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SES, Abra Group Launch Multi-Orbit Inflight Connectivity
SES, a leading space solutions company, and Abra Group launched a fast and reliable multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service on the first of more than 100 aircraft, solidifying SES’s position as a leading provider of satellite-powered broadband in-flight service in the Americas. “Abra Group’s commitment to passenger experience will now include consistent, reliable, multi-orbit satellite connectivity…
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Cobham Satcom and Gatehouse Satcom Collaborate on Next-Gen 5G Satellite Infrastructure
Cobham Satcom, a global leader in satellite communications technology, and Gatehouse Satcom, a global frontrunner in advanced 5G NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) software, announced a strategic merger between Gatehouse Satcom and Cobham Satcom’s Network Division. This merger marks a major step in accelerating the satellite industry’s transition towards standardized 5G-based connectivity across commercial, government, defense, and…
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Viasat’s Rocket Telemetry Service Selected by INNOSPACE for First Commercial Launch from Brazil
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced it will provide its launch telemetry service for INNOSPACE – a South Korean satellite launch service company. The mission, currently targeted for later this month, will see INNOSPACE’s HANBIT-Nano launch vehicle carry a total of eight registered payloads, including five small satellites and three non-separating experimental devices,…
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ULA Atlas 5 launch puts Amazon’s 180th broadband satellite in low Earth orbit
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket streaks across the sky above Florida’s Space Coast on the Leo Atlas 4 mission, sending 27 more Amazon Leo satellites towards low Earth orbit. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 16, 3:52 p.m. EST (0852 UTC): Successful liftoff of the Atlas 5 rocket and subsequent…
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Viasat Integrates Global Xpress Fleet Into Unified Ka-Band Network for Gov Users
Viasat has integrated the Global Xpress satellite fleet from Inmarsat, its Ka-band satellites, and partner satellites into a unified Ka-band network for government and military users, the company announced Monday. The network is also fully interoperable with MILSATCOM Ka-band networks. The Global Xpress Ka-band satellites have been part of Viasat since the 2023 acquisition. This…
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Viasat Integrates Global Xpress Fleet Into Unified Ka-Band Network for Gov Users
Viasat has integrated the Global Xpress satellite fleet from Inmarsat, its Ka-band satellites, and partner satellites into a unified Ka-band network for government and military users, the company announced Monday. The network is also fully interoperable with MILSATCOM Ka-band networks. The Global Xpress Ka-band satellites have been part of Viasat since the 2023 acquisition. This…
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Cailabs Partners With DataPath to Build Transportable Optical Ground Stations
Cailabs is working to bring transportable optical ground stations to market through a new agreement with DataPath to integrate its optical instruments onto DataPath’s transportable ground stations. Cailabs has signed an agreement valued up to $60.82 million with Datapath to integrate and deploy the first-unit produced Transportable Optical Ground Station (T-OGS) and the first lot…
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Starfish Space announce Autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity mission success with Impulse Space
Starfish Space and Impulse Space have revealed the successful execution of the “Remora” mission, marking a significant milestone in autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). This covert demonstration, conducted without prior public disclosure, validated advanced software for satellite guidance and highlighted precise maneuvering technology using minimal hardware. The Remora mission…
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Rocket Lab Electron rocket aborts liftoff at engine ignition
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket stands at Launch Complex 1 ahead of the flight of the ‘Bridging the Swarm’ mission for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Image: Rocket Lab Update Dec. 16, 1:26 am EST (0626 UTC): Rocket Lab said they aborted the mission on Dec. 15/16 after “one of Electron’s…
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Startups team up to demonstrate satellite rendezvous using Starfish Space’s navigation system
A sign on Impulse Space’s Mira spacecraft in orbit reads “How’s My Orbital Maneuvering?” (Impulse Space Photo) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space and California-based Impulse Space say they’ve successfully demonstrated an in-space satellite rendezvous during a mission that handed over control of an Impulse Mira spacecraft to Starfish’s guidance and navigation system. The demonstration was code-named…