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Intelsat Brings New Services to Customer Base in Brazil
Intelsat has launched new services in Brazil, one of Latin America’s biggest markets, as it targets more revenues from this market. It announced Sept. 27 that new services in Brazil combine local support, new teleport facilities, and broader satellite coverage to deliver connectivity services to more users across the region. Intelsat will be using its…
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Intelsat Brings New Services to Customer Base in Brazil
Intelsat has launched new services in Brazil, one of Latin America’s biggest markets, as it targets more revenues from this market. It announced Sept. 27 that new services in Brazil combine local support, new teleport facilities, and broader satellite coverage to deliver connectivity services to more users across the region. Intelsat will be using its…
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First Long-Duration Lidar Satellite CALIPSO Ends its Scientific Mission
CALIPSO, a lidar satellite that advanced the world’s understanding of climate, weather, and air quality, ended its scientific mission on Aug. 1, 2023. Across 17 years of operation, the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation recorded more than 10 billion lidar measurements and informed thousands of scientific reports. CALIPSO was launched jointly by NASA…
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Rapid response Victus Nox launch success open new possibilities for Space Force, commercial space industry
Proving a quick turnaround capability for the U.S. Space Force’s Space System Command’s Space Safari Program Office, the Victus Nox mission launches using a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. Image: Firefly Aerospace Nearly two weeks after the successful launch of a payload for the U.S. Space Force’s Space System Command, leaders from the branch along with…
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Eutelsat Partners with Can Marine to Bring Satcom Services to Maritime Sector Across Asia
Eutelsat Communications has announced a partnership with Can Marine Systems, a prominent provider of maritime systems in Asia. The collaboration brings next-generation satellite communication services to the maritime sector across Asia, offering enhanced connectivity and capabilities for maritime businesses operating at sea (cargo shipping, passenger ferries, and offshore) in this vast region. The partnership leverages…
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NOAA Seeks More Vendors for Radio Occultation Data Contract
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is looking for more vendors for commercial radio occultation data, according to a recent request for information. NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) is conducting market research to on-ramp additional vendors to the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) multiple award vendor pool. The administration currently has two commercial providers…
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NOAA Seeks More Vendors for Radio Occultation Data Contract
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is looking for more vendors for commercial radio occultation data, according to a recent request for information. NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) is conducting market research to on-ramp additional vendors to the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) multiple award vendor pool. The administration currently has two commercial providers…
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Scientists just opened the lid to NASA’s asteroid sample canister
Dante Lauretta, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona, has waited nearly 20 years to get his hands on pristine specimens from an asteroid, which he says is a key to unlocking answers to mysteries about the origin of life on Earth. On Tuesday, he got his first look at dust grains returned by…
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Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan to end record-breaking mission; Rubio: “It’s good to be home”
The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft descends under its parachute in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth early Wednesday, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out an unexpected yearlong stay…
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Quantic BEI’s Encoder Enables Advanced Position Sensing for Raytheon’s Weather Instrument
Quantic BEI, a business of Quantic Electronics, announced that its precision optical encoder is enabling high-resolution rotational position sensing for Raytheon’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Instrument, which collects atmospheric imagery that provides detailed weather patterns for predicting the weather. The first images are being released from the NOAA-21 VIIRS Instrument. Quantic BEI’s optical…