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BlackSky Provides Very High-Resolution Imagery from its Inaugural Gen-3 Satellite Launch
BlackSky Technology has delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company’s inaugural Gen-3 satellite just five days following its successful launch on February 18. “Initial Gen-3 image quality is exceeding customer expectations with minimal calibration. Our first Gen-3 satellite is delivering remarkable initial image clarity at insertion altitude, and we expect image quality to…
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Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO Demonstrates 4G Connectivity via HAPS Over Kenya
Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO, jointly announced that they have successfully completed data connectivity tests between the LTE base station and smartphones using high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) from the stratosphere (altitudes of around 20km) in Laikipia County, Kenya. In this test, a communication demonstration using LTE was carried out between the HAPS flying at altitudes…
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Lynk Global and MEO Demonstrates Direct-to-Device Satellite Technology in Portugal
Lynk Global, a leading satellite-direct-to-device (D2D) provider, announced the successful demonstration of its patented D2D technology in Portugal, in partnership with MEO, the market-leading telecommunications operator in Portugal. This milestone continues Lynk’s successful testing of its technology on all seven continents and marks the first time a national operator in Portugal, MEO, has implemented D2D…
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Aalto Completes Test Flight of Zephyr HAPS Vehicle in Kenya
Aalto HAPS has conducted a successful connectivity test on the behalf of customer Space Compass and its partner NTT Docomo. The test saw Aalto conduct a stratospheric connectivity test in Kenya, connecting a 4G mobile device to the Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), the company announced March 3. Zephyr was equipped with a connectivity…
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Rocket Lab Signs Electron Launch Agreements with iQPS
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed one of its largest Electron launch agreements to date in a second multi-launch deal with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth-imaging company. This newly signed deal follows an earlier multi-launch contract signed with iQPS in…
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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Launch SatCo the European Satellite Service
Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone), a leading European and African telecommunications company, and AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, have signed an agreement to create a jointly-owned European satellite service business (“SatCo”) to serve mobile network operators…
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The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week
The idea of flying satellites in “very” low-Earth orbit is not new. Dating back to the dawn of the space age in the late 1950s, the first US spy satellites, as part of the Corona program, orbited the planet as low as 120 to 160 km (75 to 100 miles) above the Earth. This low…
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SATELLAI Unveils First-Ever Satellite-Powered Pet Tracker at MWC 2025
SATELLAI, an innovator in AI-integrated pet technology, is making its European debut at MWC 2025 with the launch of the SATELLAI Tracker, the world’s first always-connected pet tracker powered by satellite technology. Designed for pet owners who explore off-the-grid locations, it ensures pets stay safe and connected anywhere on Earth. Unmatched Connectivity—Wherever Adventure Takes You…
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Launch Roundup: Starship and Ariane 6 launch after scrubs
SpaceX launches Starship’s eighth flight test, Arianespace’s Ariane 6 launches from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, and China sends another Chang Zheng 3B/E to space. Ariane 6 kicks off the week by launching high-resolution reconnaissance satellites for the French Space Agency, followed by Starship’s eighth flight test. Then, Chang Zheng 3B/E takes another…
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Spire Global Achieves Two-Way Optical Link Between Satellites in Orbit
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, successfully established a two-way optical link between two satellites in orbit. This achievement marks a major step toward enhancing the speed, reliability, and security of data transmissions for future missions. The satellites, which launched in June 2023, are equipped with optical inter-satellite link…