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Mitsubishi Electric Announces Two New GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors for SATCOM
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that two new 12.75-13.25 GHz (Low-Ku band) 70W (48.3dBm) gallium-nitride high-electron-mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs) will be added to the company’s GaN HEMT lineup for satellite-communication (SATCOM) earth stations. The two GaN HEMT products, one for multi-carrier1 communications and the other for single-carrier2 communications, support increased data-transmission capacity and smaller earth stations…
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SpaceX Kicks Off 2023 With Transporter 6 Rideshare Mission
SpaceX kicked off 2023 with a rideshare mission on Tuesday morning, launching 114 spacecraft to orbit. The mission — Transporter 6 — was the sixth in SpaceX’s series of dedicated rideshare missions for smallsat customers. A Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 9:56 a.m. ET. The mission…
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SpaceX launches 114 small satellites on first mission of 2023
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 Transporter 6 mission launched 114 small payloads from customers around the world. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending] SpaceX’s first launch of the…
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L3Harris Names Samir Mehta President of Communication Systems Segment
L3Harris Technologies announced Tuesday that it has named Samir Mehta as new president of its Communication Systems segment. Mehta succeeds Dana Mehnert, who is retiring after 38 years with L3Harris. The Communication Systems segment includes satellite terminals. The segment deals with tactical and airborne radios, secure communications, night vision technology, and professional and public safety…
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Planet To Launch 36 SuperDove Satellites With SpaceX
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced that it plans to launch 36 of its SuperDove satellites, Flock 4y, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 9:56 a.m. ET (14:56 UTC). Flock 4y is planned to launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission…
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AST SpaceMobile Signs an Agreement with NASA to Improve Spaceflight Safety
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, announced that its subsidiary, AST & Science, LLC, and NASA recently signed an agreement to formalize both organizations’ dedication to maintaining and improving safety in the shared environment of space. The Space Act Agreement formalizes the…
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Space solar power experiment, 36 Planet imaging satellites on SpaceX rideshare mission
Launcher’s Orbiter SN1 transfer vehicle hosts multiple payloads on SpaceX’s Transporter 6 mission. Credit: Launcher / John Kraus The 114 small satellites set for launch Tuesday on SpaceX’s first mission of the year include 36 spacecraft for Planet’s commercial remote sensing fleet, a space-based solar power experiment, and space tugs to piggyback payloads into different…
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Military officials forecast 87 launches from Florida’s Space Coast in 2023
NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket streaks into the night sky over Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 16. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography The U.S. Space Force is preparing for as many as 87 launches from Florida’s Space Coast in 2023, including dozens more SpaceX missions and the expected debuts of…
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Space Explored Podcast 56: 2022 year in review and predictions for 2023
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SpaceX launches EROS-C3 observation satellite from Vandenberg
SpaceX has launched its 61st and final mission of 2022, this one aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The EROS-C3 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 11:38 PM PST (07:38 UTC on Dec. 30). This launch deployed the…