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Marlink Integrates 3 LEO Solutions on Polar Vessel
Marlink integrated both Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) internet services on a Ponant polar vessel, marking Marlink’s first installation combining VSAT, Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, and Iridium services. The installation announced Tuesday was for French cruise operator Ponant’s luxury icebreaker vessel, Le Commandant Charcot. Marlink said that combining three primary services means that Ponant…
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Ukraine’s Space Startups Recalibrate to Meet the Challenges of the War
The Ukrainian space tech startup scene was only taking its first breaths when the Russian army invaded Ukraine. The war may set its development back, but it could also give it a boost. The outcome will depend on the decisions of Ukraine’s future government, insiders agree. In 2021, Dnipropetrovsk University rocket engineering professor Vitaliy Yemets…
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Rocket Lab sets return to flight mission launch date for mid-December
Rocket Lab sets next launch date for December In a post on social media, Rocket Lab shared a photo of its next payload, a synthetic aperture radar satellite from Japanese company iQPS, being integrated to its Electron rocket. The company also shared that the launch is set for no earlier than December 13. Called TSUKUYOMI-I,…
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What’s Next in the Constellation Era?
2023 was quite a year for the companies with heavy bets in Low-Earth Orbit. Eutelsat completed its deal for OneWeb. Amazon launched its prototype satellites for Project Kuiper. Telesat swapped manufacturers to move forward with its Lightspeed network. Starlink continued to launch satellites at a dizzying rate. Add to that new players such as E-Space…
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Millennium Space Systems Completes Critical Design Review of MTC Space Vehicle
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, achieved the Missile Track Custody (MTC) space vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) less than a year after authorization to proceed. Millennium Space Systems will now deliver six space vehicles for MTC Epoch 1. This includes the original contract option for two additional vehicles and an expanded Other Transaction Authority…
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Amazon Strikes Landmark Deal for Kuiper in Japan
Some of the biggest names in Japanese communications will team up with Amazon to use its Project Kuiper Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services. NTT, NTT DOCOMO, NTT Com, and SKY Perfect JSAT have formed a strategic collaboration with Project Kuiper, the LEO satellite broadband network to bring satellite connectivity options to customers in Japan.…
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Smiths Interconnect Secures UK Space Agency Funding for its Space Qualification Laboratory
Smiths Interconnect announced that it has received £1,907,065 in funding from the UK Space Agency through its ‘Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund’ (SCIF). The funding will be used by Smiths Interconnect to enhance its Space Qualification Laboratory, a cutting-edge facility in Dundee that simulates the extreme conditions of space – one of the harshest environments known…
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to Visit India and UAE to Discuss Space Cooperation
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will travel to India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a series of meetings beginning Nov. 27, with key government officials. Nelson also will meet with space officials in both countries to deepen bilateral cooperation across a broad range of innovation and research-related areas, especially in human exploration and Earth…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 heads on a south-easterly trajectory from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 28, 2023, carrying a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. Image: Pete Carstens. The next batch of Starlink satellites for SpaceX’s space-based internet service soared into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff occurred…
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AAC Clyde Space Secures SEK 13.4 Million Order for Starbuck Power Systems
AAC Clyde Space a company that specialises in small satellite technologies and services has won a EUR 1.14 million (approx. SEK 13.4 million) order on Starbuck power systems. The order, which comes from an existing customer, is scheduled for final delivery in the first quarter of 2025. The Starbuck power system is a PCDU (Power…