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SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Florida
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX’s 27th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Launch Replay”] [tabbyending] A SpaceX Cargo…
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Sidus Space Awarded New Contract for Next Phase of NASA ASTRA Project
Sidus Space, a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and space-based data collection was awarded a follow-on agreement for the next phase of NASA’s Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications (ASTRA) project. During this phase of the ASTRA project, the Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) team at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near…
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Examining the Changing Dynamics of Competition for Rapidly Evolving Satellite Constellations
Established satellite operators, SES and Eutelsat, joined panelists from SpaceX, emerging constellation provider Mangata Networks and network orchestration player Aalyria, in a lively debate on the viability of constellations businesses, the state of competition, the merits of vertical integration and the role of cloud infrastructure in changing the face of the market. Moderator Christopher Baugh,…
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Delta Expands IFC Deal With Viasat to Widebody Fleet
Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution will be installed on more than 1,000 Delta Air Lines aircraft, the company announced on Tuesday, March 14. Delta has now selected Viasat IFC services for its widebody fleets, including all active aircraft in its Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 767 fleets. This is an expansion of the deal…
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Fine-Tuning the Work Needed to Adapt Commercial 5G to Military Communications
Space-based 5G is a growing development with the promise of a big impact in military communications because of its high reliability, and its accuracy for communication and information exchange in remote areas where low latency instant warfighting data is critical. A key issue addressed by the four panelists at the presentation, “The Role of Space-Based…
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‘Open for business’: Amazon shows off antennas for its Kuiper satellite network
Amazon’s Dave Limp compares the size of the smallest Kuiper antenna, at right, to a Kindle ebook, at left. (Satellite 2023 via YouTube) After years of development, Amazon is showing off the antennas it plans to use for its Project Kuiper satellite broadband network — and says it plans to begin offering beta service for…
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Wireless Telecom Group Showcases Test Solutions for Satellite Communications at SATELLITE 2023
The Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., is showcasing its test and measurement brands Boonton, Holzworth, and Noisecom will showcase unique instrument capabilities for analyzing critical network performance metrics for satellite communications at SATELLITE 2023. Many new satellites are being launched into low Earth orbit (LEO) to deliver low-latency communications for various commercial and military applications, including ubiquitous coverage for 5G and mission-critical connectivity. With deployments growing…
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Measat Selects Hughes Jupiter System for Measat-3D
Measat has selected the Hughes Network Systems Jupiter System ground platform to enable broadband services on the Measat-3D high-throughput satellite (HTS), the companies announced to- day. Measat-3D will leverage the Jupiter System gateway and terminals to extend its CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband services throughout Malaysia. Measat-3D launched in June 2022 and entered commercial service in…
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Satellite Industry CEOs Strike Optimistic Tone, While Assessing Risks to the Space Economy
Satellite industry leaders struck a cautiously optimistic note about the industry’s future at the Tuesday morning Opening General Session at SATELLITE 2023, hailing innovations fueling the space economy, while cautioning industry stakeholders about looming threats that must be addressed. Throughout the hourlong, conversational panel, moderated by Mark Holmes, Via Satellite Senior Editorial Director, five satellite…
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Maxar Awards Contract to L3Harris to Design and Build Large Deployable Reflector Antennas
L3Harris Technologies announced a contract from Maxar Technologies to design and build reflector antennas for two geostationary communication satellites. The two nine-meter unfurlable mesh reflector antennas will provide high-power signals and improved service quality across the satellites’ coverage areas. Similar to an umbrella, the flexible architecture of the antenna makes it collapsible, lightweight, compact, and…