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Inmarsat Confirms Successful Launch of I-6 F2 Spacecraft Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
Inmarsat, one of the world leaders in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced the successful launch of its latest I-6 F2 spacecraft from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch saw I-6 F2 lift off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, reaching a top speed of almost 40,000km/h as…
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EnSilica to Develop New Satellite Broadband Chip for Next Generation User Terminals
EnSilica, a leading ASIC and mixed-signal chip maker, has announced a contract to develop a new chip to address the next generation of mass-market satellite broadband user terminals. The contract has been awarded through the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems Core Competitiveness programme (“ARTES CC”), through the support of the UK…
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Kongsberg NanoAvionics Doubles its Satellite Production Capacity
Small satellite mission integrator and bus manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has doubled its satellite production capability by officially opening its manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing (MAIT) facility in Vilnius, Lithuania. After a gradual occupancy, the facility is now fully operational and an expansion to the company’s existing facilities in Lithuania (HQ), the UK and the…
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Scientists create new types of salt crystals that could exist on Europa
An image from NASA’s Galileo orbiter shows Europa’s icy surface, crisscrossed by reddish-brown streaks of radiation-darkened salt. (Credit: NASA / JPL / Ted Stryk) A prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life is Europa, a moon of Jupiter that’s covered with a sheet of salty ice. But what kind of salt is there? Researchers…
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Astronomers believe to have found a mirrored galaxy to the Milky Way
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers believe to have found a galaxy that was a near identical image to the Milky Way 13 billion years ago. What it can tell us about our own galaxy could be groundbreaking. The JWST is the largest and most powerful optical telescope ever built. It’s equipped with…
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SpaceX launches Inmarsat I-6 F2 on 12th mission of 2023
SpaceX has launched the Inmarsat I-6 F2 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit atop a Falcon 9. The vehicle lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at the opening of the 89-minute long launch window on Feb. 17 at 10:59 PM EST (03:59 UTC on Feb.…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches 51 more Starlink satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the Starlink 2-5 mission with 51 Starlink internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SpaceX Webcast”] [tabby title=”SpaceX Mission Audio”] [tabbyending]
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Thaicom CEO Targets a Financial Turnaround With Satellite Investment Project
Thaicom saw a fall in its net profits and overall revenues in 2022. The company reported its financial results the week of Feb. 15. In 2022, the company had a net profit of 42 million baht ($1.24 million), an over 70% decrease compared to 2021. However, while its net profits were down, its core profits…
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Luojia-3 01 Satellite Completes Key Technical Tests
The Luojia-3 01 satellite has completed several technical tests, and its multi-mode intelligent remote sensing service capability has reached the expected target, according to Wuhan University. The Luojia-3 01 is an intelligent remote-sensing scientific experiment satellite, mainly developed by Wuhan University and launched by a Long March-2D rocket on January 15. It adopts the in-orbit…
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SpaceX completes Friday doubleheader with launch for Inmarsat
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket launched the Inmarsat 6 F2 communications satellite. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending] SpaceX completed a launch doubleheader Friday night…