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SpaceX Falcon 9 flies from California on 5th try with Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites from California on Tuesday after four earlier tries were scrubbed. Liftoff of the Starlink 7-11 mission occurred at 4:35 p.m. PST (7:35 p.m. EST, 0035 UTC). SpaceX’s…
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Lynk Launches Initial Satellite to Cell Service in Papua New Guinea With Telikom Limited
Lynk Global has started initial satellite-to-cell service in Papua New Guinea with the country’s state-owned telecoms company Telikom Limited. The initial service will begin with SMS and is expected to expand in the future to include voice and mobile broadband, and to provide life-saving emergency alerts and SMS warnings for natural disasters. Telikom Limited said…
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AT&T, Google, and Vodafone Make Strategic Investment in AST SpaceMobile
AT&T, Google, and Vodafone have made a strategic investment in AST SpaceMobile to support the commercial roll-out of AST SpaceMobile’s network. Both AT&T and Google are new investors for the company. The investment announced Jan. 19 is a mix of equity-linked capital and non-dilutive commercial payments. According to an announcement, the three companies jointly gave…
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Rocket Report: A new estimate of Starship costs; Japan launches spy satellite
Welcome to Edition 6.27 of the Rocket Report! This week, we discuss an intriguing new report looking at Starship. Most fascinating, the report covers SpaceX’s costs to build a Starship and how these costs will come down as the company ramps up its build and launch cadence. At the other end of the spectrum, former…
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LeoLabs, Slingshot Aerospace, and COMSPOC to Provide Pathfinder SSA Project for the Office of Space Commerce
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is kicking off a commercial pathfinder project to support space situational awareness (SSA) services, placing orders for commercial data with COMSPOC, LeoLabs, and Slingshot Aerospace. OSC announced Jan. 19 that the three companies will conduct a pathfinder of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). This is part of…
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NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage moving into qualification phase of development
As NASA pushes out the schedule for Artemis II and III, development of the first major upgrade to the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is moving into qualification. SLS Stages prime contractor Boeing is activating production areas for the new Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans in…
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NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage moving into qualification phase of development
As NASA pushes out the schedule for Artemis II and III, development of the first major upgrade to the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is moving into qualification. SLS Stages prime contractor Boeing is activating production areas for the new Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans in…
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Impulse Space Reveals Design Specifications for Its New High-Performance Kick Stage
Impulse Space, an innovator of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system, has unveiled the design specifications for its latest vehicle: Helios, a high-performance kick stage. Using a medium-lift launch vehicle, Helios is designed to take payloads of over 5 tons directly from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Geostationary Orbit (GEO) in less than…
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ReliaSat’s Product Range Unlocks the Potential of Ku, K, and Ka Bands in LEO Satellites
In the dynamic realm of satellite communications, especially for LEO satellites, frequency bands like Ku, K, and Ka have become pivotal. As we progress further into the age of space technology, understanding the unique benefits of these bands is crucial. The choice of frequency band – Ku, K, and Ka – for LEO Satellites hinges…
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Axiom, SpaceX launch third all-private crew mission to space station
For the third time, an all-private crew is heading for the International Space Station. The four-man team lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday, kicking off a 36-hour pursuit of the orbiting research laboratory. Docking is scheduled for Saturday morning. This two-week mission is managed by…