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China’s Hainan commercial launch site to build two new launch pads
A commercial spacecraft launch site on China’s southern island province of Hainan on Saturday started constructing its second phase that will include two launch pads designed for liquid propellant rockets. The second phase will cover a total area of over 133 hectares on the coast of suburban Wenchang City, according to the Hainan International Commercial…
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China’s new transport drone to make deliveries to remote regions
China’s new-generation CH-YH1000 unmanned transport aircraft, developed by China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, completed a full-load taxiing test under full working conditions in Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen, Central China’s Hubei Province. This cargo drone has been described as a “pickup truck in the air,” and will hopefully provide a new logistics solution to “remote regions that lack free shipping.”…
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Teledyne Introduces New 50 GHz RF Switch For Space Applications
Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors announces the availability of its latest rad-tolerant wideband 50 GHz RF switch, model TDSW050A2T. This switch operates from true DC to 50 GHz, delivering excellent RF performance down to zero Hertz, making this device ideal for many complex space and defense applications. It has been developed in a 150 nm pseudomorphic High…
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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…