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SpaceX’s Starlink Signs Luxury Cruise Connectivity Deal with Seabourn
Seabourn, a company that specializes in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, will equip its fleet of ultra-luxury ships with Wi-Fi connectivity provided by the Starlink satellite constellation, SpaceX announced Thursday. Starlink is now available on Seabourn’s two new purpose-built ultra-luxury expedition ships, Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit, as well as its ocean ships, Seabourn Sojourn,…
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China’s L-SAR 01 satellite group put into use
China’s L-SAR 01 satellite group has been officially put into use after completing in-orbit tests, according to the China National Space Administration on Friday. China’s L-SAR 01 is a satellite group composed of two satellites equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), namely the L-SAR 01A and the L-SAR 01B. The SAR is a microwave-imaging…
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China’s first commercial space launch site reaches construction milestone
Construction work was completed Friday on the No. 1 launch pad of China’s first commercial spacecraft launch site, in the city of Wenchang, on south China’s island province of Hainan. The project serves as the dedicated site for China’s new-generation medium-sized rocket, Long March 8, according to Yang Tianliang, chairman of Hainan International Commercial Aerospace…
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China launches test satellite for satellite internet technologies
China on Saturday launched a test satellite for satellite internet technologies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 8:13 a.m. (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit. It was the 505th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
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Starlink launches first “cellphone towers in space” for use with LTE phones
SpaceX last night launched the first six Starlink satellites that will provide cellular transmissions for customers of T-Mobile and other carriers. SpaceX said it launched 21 satellites overall, including “the first six Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities that enable mobile network operators around the world to provide seamless global access to texting, calling,…
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NASA awards funds to study deep-space interferometer and other far-out ideas
This collage highlights several concepts proposed by 2024 NIAC Phase I awardees, including miniaturized interstellar spacecraft, a Venus glider, a water detoxifier for Mars, a solar-system-scale interferometer and an electric aircraft flying above Mars. (NASA Illustration) A proposal to build a far-flung set of radio antennas to measure the cosmos is one of 13 far-out…
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SpaceX Launches First Starlink Satellites for Direct to Cell Service with T-Mobile
T-Mobile announced that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the first set of Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities, following the live streamed webcast. This is a significant milestone following last year’s joint announcement of the Coverage Above and Beyond initiative, which aims to bring connectivity nearly everywhere in the U.S. for Un-carrier customers —…
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Sidus Space Granted Remote Sensing License by NOAA to Provide Imaging Services to Clients
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has granted Sidus a Tier 1 remote sensing license to include Panchromatic (PAN) and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) imaging capabilities. This approval includes Sidus’ upcoming LizzieSat scheduled for launch in March 2024, as well as subsequent LizzieSat satellites. Through…
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Astrobotic Utilizes Ansys’ Simulation Solutions to Prepare for Historic Lunar Mission
Leveraging Ansys multiphysics and digital mission engineering (DME) solutions, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is poised to make one of the first Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) deliveries to the Moon. Scheduled to launch in early January and land in late February, Peregrine will ferry 20 payloads from seven countries and will help NASA explore the…
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How WRC-23 Set the Path for a Framework for the Future of Space Communications
With the 2023 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) behind us it is time to look ahead to WRC-27. And what a road it will be to get there. WRC-23 made progress on many notable achievements including ensuring we have access to the spectrum we need for 5G terrestrial and non-terrestrial services, providing increased flexibility for operators,…