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Verizon Expands Satellite Texting Capabilities for Select Android Phones
Verizon is expanding texting capabilities for Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 smartphones that allow customers with these phones to send text messages to any other customer device via satellite. Verizon announced March 19 that upgrades enabling this service will take place over the next two weeks. Satellite text messaging works when phones are…
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SSC Expands Ground Station Support for EU Copernicus Program
The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded SSC expanded satellite ground station contracts to support the Copernicus program, the company announced Wednesday. These new contracts add SSC’s Punta Arenas Satellite Station in Chile to the Copernicus ground network. SSC has supported the Copernicus program since 2020. Copernicus is Europe’s Earth observation satellite program to provide data…
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SSC Expands Ground Station Support for EU Copernicus Program
The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded SSC expanded satellite ground station contracts to support the Copernicus program, the company announced Wednesday. These new contracts add SSC’s Punta Arenas Satellite Station in Chile to the Copernicus ground network. SSC has supported the Copernicus program since 2020. Copernicus is Europe’s Earth observation satellite program to provide data…
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Pixxel’s Firefly Satellites Capture World’s Highest-Resolution Hyperspectral Images
Pixxel, a space technology company building the world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation, announced that its three Firefly satellites have successfully captured and downlinked their ‘First Light’ images – setting a new benchmark as the world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral images. With all three satellites having completed commissioning successfully and in perfect working condition, this marks a significant…
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Spire Global and Nvidia Collaborate on AI Weather Models
Spire Global introduced two AI weather models: AI-WX and AI-S2S, developed on the Nvidia Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 platform, Spire announced on March 18. These models utilize Spire’s satellite data to generate medium-range and sub-seasonal forecasts, providing prediction capabilities for energy, utilities, and commodities sectors. Spire said the AI-WX model offers forecasts up to 20…
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Spire Global and Nvidia Collaborate on AI Weather Models
Spire Global introduced two AI weather models: AI-WX and AI-S2S, developed on the Nvidia Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 platform, Spire announced on March 18. These models utilize Spire’s satellite data to generate medium-range and sub-seasonal forecasts, providing prediction capabilities for energy, utilities, and commodities sectors. Spire said the AI-WX model offers forecasts up to 20…
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Interstellar Communication Launches First icMercury PocketQube Satellite HADES-ICM
Interstellar Communication Holdings, celebrated a major milestone with the successful launch of its first icMercury PocketQube satellite, HADES-ICM. The satellite was deployed into low Earth orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:43 AM EDT on March 15, 2025. This mission represents a significant step toward expanding space…
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Firefly Aerospace Successfully Concludes 14 Days of Surface Operations on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced that it met 100 percent of its mission objectives for Blue Ghost Mission 1 after performing the first fully successful commercial Moon landing on March 2, completing more than 14 days of surface operations (346 hours of daylight), and operating just over 5 hours into…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Kinéis Constellation with Electron Launch
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its Electron rocket, deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operator Kinéis. The mission was the fifth in a five launch deal with Kinéis that has seen Rocket Lab deploy a complete constellation of 25 IoT…
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Why the Aviation Industry Needs Robust Cybersecurity Strategies
Aviation is a key pillar of the global economy, linking millions of people every day. However, the growing reliance on digital technology in the sector has brought about significant cybersecurity challenges. These can jeopardize security, disrupt operations, and undermine public trust in an industry where cybersecurity is not just for safeguarding essential systems, but also…