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Launch Spotlight: SES-18/19 – SpaceX set to launch new communications satellites to orbit
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ARSAT Awards CPI $20 Million Contract For ARSAT-SG1 Ground Station Ka-Band Program
ARSAT, the national Argentinian telecommunications company, has awarded Communications & Power Industries (CPI) an approximately $20 million contract to provide large, Ka-band telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) and gateway systems to support the ARSAT-SG1 satellite. CPI will provide two 13.2 meter TT&C antennas and six 6.3 meter gateway earth station antennas, each fully integrated with CPI satellite communications amplifiers, to be installed…
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Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches two commercial radar satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia. The Electron rocket will carry two commercial radar remote sensing satellites for Capella Space. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Rocket Lab’s live video webcast begins approximately 30…
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Cargo Dragon CRS-27 docks with ISS
The International Space Station has received another cargo delivery, essential for keeping the Station’s seven-person crew supplied with experiments, consumables, and equipment during its operation in low Earth orbit. This mission, CRS-27, launched on Tuesday, March 14 at 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC on Wednesday, March 15) from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center. It…
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Neuraspace Introduces Machine Learning Prediction Plots
Neuraspace, a European-born global leader in space traffic management (STM), has introduced “Machine Learning Prediction Plots”, giving satellite and satellite constellation operators a tool for earlier collision avoidance planning. As a first in the space industry, the latest addition to Neuraspace’s STM software, using artificial intelligence (AI), enables operators to decide several days earlier whether…
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CesiumAstro Unveils New In-Flight Connectivity System with Planned Airbus Demonstrations
CesiumAstro announced its entry into the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market, providing the industry’s most advanced multi-beam active phased array for airborne satellite communications applications. As the leading designer of active phased array technology for low-Earth orbit (LEO) space, CesiumAstro will provide the industry’s first multi-beam make-before-break phased array supporting multiple Ka-band constellations for airborne commercial…
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Cobham Satcom announces O3b mPOWER Transportable Terminals for SES
Cobham Satcom and SES signed a contract for a range of O3b mPOWER-enabled communications on the pause (COTP) terminals, the companies announced Tuesday, March 14. The contract consists of Cobham Satcom’s multi-orbit capable Tactical Tracker terminal series and Explorer 8120 vehicle mount tracking antenna. The Tactical Tracker terminal serves the government and defense segment, while…
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Cobham Satcom announces O3b mPOWER Transportable Terminals for SES
Cobham Satcom and SES signed a contract for a range of O3b mPOWER-enabled communications on the pause (COTP) terminals, the companies announced Tuesday, March 14. The contract consists of Cobham Satcom’s multi-orbit capable Tactical Tracker terminal series and Explorer 8120 vehicle mount tracking antenna. The Tactical Tracker terminal serves the government and defense segment, while…
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FCC plans to set up a new framework for connecting satellites with smartphones
Lynk Global has demonstrated its satellite-to-smartphone network in Mongolia. (Lynk Global Illustration) The Federal Communications Commission plans to set up a new regulatory framework to facilitate hookups between satellite operators and wireless companies, with the objective of connecting smartphone users in remote or underserved areas of the world. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, adopted today,…
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SpaceX supply ship docks at International Space Station
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking Thursday. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now A day-and-a-half after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station Thursday to deliver fresh food, experiments, CubeSats, and a suite of U.S. military tech demo payloads. The automated linkup between the…