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SpaceX Shares Details of Higher Bandwidth V2 Mini Starlink Satellites
SpaceX shared details of mini second-generation Starlink satellites on Feb. 26, calling them “V2 Minis,” saying the new technology will provide more bandwidth and increased reliability. SpaceX deployed the first round of the satellites in a Monday evening mission from Cape Canaveral, launching 21 V2 Minis to orbit. This announcement came after the FCC recently…
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SatixFy to Supply Chips to Astrome for Terrestrial 5G Wireless Backhaul
SatixFy has landed a deal to supply chips to Astrome, in a move the company says takes its business into the terrestrial 5G market and establishes a foothold in India. Astrome is a tech startup based in Bengaluru, India, developing a “Gigamesh” terrestrial backhaul technology. GigaMesh is a multi-gigabit wireless X-haul radio that Astrome is…
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Kratos Introduces the Satellite Industry’s First Open Edge Terminal
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a National Security Solutions provider, has released the first of its new OpenEdge™ products, the industry’s first open standards-based and software-enabled satellite terminals. Part of Kratos’ OpenSpace® Platform, OpenEdge is the first generally available family of satellite network edge devices employing a modern, software-defined approach for a range of communications,…
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SpaceX launches first batch of second-generation Starlink internet satellites
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-1 mission at 6:13 p.m. EST (2313 GMT) on Feb. 27 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending] SpaceX launched the first…
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Maxar Partner with Umbra for Direct Access to Radar Imaging Satellites
Maxar Technologies, a provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, and Umbra, a technology company, announced an agreement to provide Maxar with dedicated capacity from satellites in Umbra’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery constellation, making that data available in Maxar’s portfolio of Earth Intelligence products and services. The combined offering, which is…
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Redwire Partners With Starfish Space for Otter Pup Satellite Docking Mission
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it has partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire’s ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space’s first-ever satellite docking mission, Otter Pup. Additionally, Redwire has secured a contract option with Starfish Space to demonstrate Redwire’s Cerebro Resident Space…
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Astroscale Raises $76 Million, Including Manufacturing Deal with Mitsubishi Electric
Astroscale raised $76 million in its Series G round, with funding from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation. Alongside the investment from Mitsubishi Electric, Astroscale and the company agreed to jointly develop and manufacture satellite buses for Japanese national security constellations. Astroscale, which…
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INTEGRASYS Launches Efficient ITU/FCC Filing Tool for Automating the EPFD Compliance Evaluation
INTEGRASYS introduces VeryFiling, an infallible and efficient ITU/FCC Filing tool for automating the EPFD compliance evaluation, as well as speeding the process, and ensuring obtaining the license seamlessly. VeryFiling is a fast and easy-to-use disruptive technology, based on the well-known Link Budget Calculation, Beam Budget. VeryFiling is a web-based and multi-user tool to facilitate the…
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Live coverage: SpaceX scrubs launch of four-man crew to space station
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the scrubbed countdown for the Feb. 27 launch attempt 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 on a flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us…
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SpaceX crew launch scrubbed after concern with engine ignitor system
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A Sunday night. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography SpaceX scrubbed the launch from Florida of a four-man crew heading to the International Space Station early Monday with less than three minutes remaining in the countdown, delaying the start of a six-month mission to examine a…