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Globalstar Revenue Up 19% in 2022, Apple Loans Operator $252M to Finance Constellation
Globalstar’s revenue increased 19% in 2022 compared to 2021, and the operator said transformation over the past year sets Globalstar up for success moving forward. Globalstar announced a deal in 2022 to serve as the satellite provider for Apple’s emergency messaging service on iPhone 14 phones. Apple designed the iPhone 14 to communicate directly with…
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European Startup UNIO Appoints Katrin Bacic as its New CEO
Katrin Bacic is the new CEO of ambitious European startup UNIO. The company announced the appointment, March 1. UNIO’s goal is to build a commercial satellite constellation for high-speed, high-performance and high-secure connectivity with a main focus on enabling new products and services in the mobility industry. In the European automotive sector alone, the market…
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Rocket Lab More Than Triples its Revenue in 2022, Led by Space Systems Growth
Rocket Lab more than tripled its revenue in 2022, propelled by growth in its Space Systems business. The launcher and spacecraft manufacturer released 2022 financials on Feb. 28, reporting $211 million in revenue, up from $62 million in 2021. Notably, this total 2022 revenue of $211 million exceeds Rocket Lab’s revenue targets from when the…
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Japan selects two new astronauts with focus on supporting Artemis Moon missions
Makoto Suwa, 46, and Ayu Yoneda, 28, are the two Japanese citizens chosen from this year’s selection that featured over 4,000 applicants. The two will undergo two years of training before being certified as astronauts. Only then will they be allowed to join missions to the ISS and the Moon through NASA‘s Artemis Program. First…
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Live coverage: Four-man crew docks at International Space Station
Follow our live coverage of the countdown and flight of SpaceX’s Crew-6 mission carrying NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren “Woody” Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”Live NASA TV Docking Coverage”] [tabby title=”Replay of SFN…
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IoT Provider emnify Partners With Lynk to Extend its Network
IoT provider emnify has signed a deal for satellite capacity with Lynk to enable IoT service. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, emnify customers will now be able to leverage their existing GSM or LTE cellular radio device to connect to Lynk’s “cell tower” satellites. emnify operates the IoT SuperNetwork which connects millions of IoT devices…
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Sidus Space Signs an Agreement with SpaceX for Additional Launches
Sidus Space, a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, announced it has signed an agreement with SpaceX to launch on Transporter missions manifested for 2024 and 2025. This additional agreement further extends the Company’s relationship with SpaceX, chosen in part due to their successful…
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BeetleSat Successfully Deploys Ka-Band Expandable Satellite Antenna in LEO
BeetleSat, formerly NSLComm, a leading provider of satellite communication technology and services, announced the successful deployment of its lightweight, very high data rate, expandable antenna in space. The in-orbit deployment of BeetleSat’s 60 cm expandable antenna from a 6U CubeSat, an industry first marks a significant milestone in the development of the BeetleSat constellation and…
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Soyuz MS-23 arrives at space station over the weekend to replace leaky MS-22
What is going on with the Russian spacecrafts? If you’ve been following the news from the Russian side of the International Space Station, you’ll know that they have had a few issues with their spacecraft lately. First, Soyuz MS-22 sprang a leak in its cooling system in December. After an investigation, it said by Roscosmos…
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Intelsat Demonstrates Multi-Orbit Antenna in Tests Flights for Airlines
Intelsat recently demonstrated its new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna on test flights with global airlines on the company’s Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet. The antenna, announced in June 2022, can operate between Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites. It uses Ball Aerospace ESA technology with a modular design and integration from Stellar Blu…