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Square Peg Communications Advances 5G Network Validation with Radio Link Simulation
Square Peg Communications has advanced Radio Link Simulation capabilities for 5G networks, designed to support the development and validation of hybrid satellite-terrestrial communication systems. As global demand for high-speed connectivity continues to grow, the company’s simulation technology enables satellite operators, network providers, and defense organizations to test, optimize and deploy satellite-enabled 5G networks with greater…
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Mitsubishi Electric and Lockheed Martin Sign MOU to Develop Geostationary Defense Communication Satellites
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lockheed Martin, a U.S.-based global defense technology company, to collaborate on geostationary defense communications satellites. Under the agreement, the two companies will deliver advanced geostationary defense communications satellites to customers in Japan and overseas. Satellite communication has become indispensable for national…
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CPI Announces Starfield Tactical Antenna and Stardust Gateway at Satellite 2026
Communications & Power Industries (CPI) will showcase two of its latest antenna technologies in booth #2506 at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition 2026, March 23-26, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Starfield is a portable multi-orbit, multi-mission, constellation-agnostic tactical flyaway antenna terminal. Its hybrid carbon fiber/aluminum superstructure is engineered to lead…
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NASA and HeroX Launch MPLAN Challenge to Advance Space and Aeronautical Research
HeroX, the leading platform for crowdsourced solutions, announced the launch of MPLAN on behalf of NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP). This two-phase program seeks research proposals from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) across NASA’s 2026 topic areas, providing funding to MSIs to further develop ideas, facilitate research, and engage stakeholders. “We are excited…
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EDA Commits to New VLEO Military Research Project
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is going to explore the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) region in space in a major new research project. The project, called VLEO-DEF, will design the first European military satellite concept specifically for VLEO. The project will run for 36 months. The EDA revealed details of the project, March 13. The…
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A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites
Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago. It was not an overly impressive flight. The rocket, fueled by gasoline and liquid oxygen, rose just 41 feet into the air, and the flight lasted 2.5 seconds before it struck ice and snow. Nevertheless, this rocket, named…
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Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 10-46 mission on March 17, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX kicked off the St. Patrick’s Day holiday on Tuesday with a Falcon 9 rocket launch, flying from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.…
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SSC Space Inks New Launch Deal
Sweden has moved one step closer to being and to control and launch satellites into orbit from its own territory from a national security perspective. SSC Space has signed an agreement with the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) to establish satellite launch capability from Esrange Space Center. The contract is valued at SEK 209 million…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Spectrum, Electron to launch during busy week of launches
Another busy launch manifest is scheduled for this week, with nine launches expected from various providers and launch sites around the world. As usual, SpaceX is expected to dominate the week with five missions, all of which are Starlink missions. Internationally, Rocket Lab is set to launch an Earth observation satellite on Electron from New…
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Isar Aerospace Wins New Astroscale Contract
Isar Aerospace will launch the ‘ELSA-M’ In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission, thanks to a new deal with Astroscale Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. The mission will be launched aboard Isar Aerospace’s ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle from the company’s dedicated launch site at Andøya Space. Isar Aerospace announced details of the mission, March 16. The…