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SKY Perfect JSAT and Planet Labs PBC Collaborate on $230M LEO Satellite Constellation
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Planet Labs PBC announce a collaboration to build a satellite constellation using Planet’s next-generation electro optical satellite Pelican. SKY Perfect JSAT, which has primarily focused on its business using its own geostationary orbit satellites, will invest approximately $230 million to build and own low Earth orbit satellite constellation, thereby fully…
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Mobix Labs Secures U.S. Defense Grant to Advance Satellite Communications Technology
Mobix Labs, a leader in advanced Wireless system and semiconductor solutions, announces that RaGE Systems (acquired by Mobix Labs) has been recently awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract. The contract, one of several awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), funds a Phase 1 project to collaborate…
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Measat Signs MoU With China’s Spacesail LEO Constellation
Malaysian satellite operator Measat has signed an MoU with the Chinese company operating the Spacesail Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, which could see Measat use the constellation to complement its Geostationary Orbit (GEO) fleet. Measat announced the deal with Shanghai Spacesail Technologies, formerly known as Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology, on Thursday. This MoU opens the door…
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More people believe in alien abductions than support an invasion of Greenland
One of the crazy ideas that have been floated by President Trump in his second term has been to annex Greenland as the nation’s 51st state. The nation hosts a key Space Force Base that deals with early warning missiles coming from Russia or China. President Trump has stated that Greenland is of grave importance…
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Chat, are you ready to go to space with NASA?
The US space agency said Wednesday it will host a live Twitch stream from the International Space Station on February 12. NASA, which has 1.3 million followers on the live-streaming video service, has previously broadcast events on its Twitch channel. However, this will be the first time the agency has created an event specifically for…
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Eutelsat Connects 1 Million People in Sub-Saharan Africa for ITU Pledge
Eutelsat has reached a major milestone by connecting 1 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to satellite internet, two years ahead of its planned schedule. This fulfill’s Eutelsat’s work under the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition pledge, backed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Eutelsat announced the milestone on Feb. 5. Eutelsat’s Konnect hotspots Wi-Fi services, powered by…
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ST Engineering iDirect and Verizon Frontline to Showcase Public Safety Solutions at Super Bowl
ST Engineering iDirect and Verizon Frontline are demonstrating public safety connectivity solutions this week ahead of the Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, ST Engineering announced Feb. 6. The event, hosted by Verizon’s public safety network business Verizon Frontline, will feature solutions designed to provide connectivity during emergency scenarios, including products that use ST Engineering…
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Astrolab’s FLIP Rover Selected as Primary Payload on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 Moon Mission
Venturi Astrolab (Astrolab) and Astrobotic announced that Astrobotic’s Griffin lander will deliver an Astrolab rover to the Moon as part of Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1). The rover, currently known as FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform), will be deployed at the Nobile Region of the lunar south pole. The Astrobotic mission, originally carrying the VIPER…
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BlackSky Receives Subscription Contract for Gen-2 Space-Based Imagery Services
BlackSky Technology won a multi-year contract with geospatial intelligence fusion company EMDYN (Emerging Dynamics) to deliver space-based imagery services to international customers. The agreement gives international ministries of defense the ability to set up API-enabled automated tip-and-cue tasking and the fusing of signals and other intelligence sources to support real-time tactical operations. “BlackSky and EMDYN’s…
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Maersk Upgrades Agreement with Inmarsat Maritime to Advance One Satcom Strategy
Maersk, a shipping company, and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, agreed to upgrade Inmarsat satellite communications services across Maersk’s global fleet of approximately 340 container ships, Viasat announced Feb. 6. Maersk will implement bandwidth upgrades across its fleet from 2025 to 2026. The company’s broader strategy is to transform its vessels into fully operational “floating…