SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload
Satnews captured the launch of Starship from SpaceX's live video. SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test as Elon Musk continues his mission of sending memes to the moon. His Starship rocket will blast off ...
Impulse Space secures three SpaceX Falcon 9 missions
The launches are currently planned to begin in 2026 and will support the deployment of the Helios vehicle, among other payloads Impulse Space has signed a contract with SpaceX for three, Falcon 9 rocket launches that will support the ongoing ...
Boeing delivers advanced O3b mPOWER satellites to SES
Boeing [NYSE: BA] teams have successfully delivered the 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES. These satellites, featuring Boeing’s advanced software-defined communications payload, are being transported to Cape Canaveral for a planned launch in December. O3b mPOWER satellite at ...
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Lite Sat 2.2A certified to operate on SES O3B mPOWER managed network
Lite Coms LLC announced earlier this month that O3B mPOWER certification has been given in coalition with SES Space & Defense, on the company's Lite Sat 2.2A Auto Acquire Terminal. Lite Coms brings this first to market industry advancement to warfighters ...
IEC Telecom to unveil flexible Starlink solutions for yacht owners
IEC Telecom will showcase its cutting-edge maritime connectivity solutions at Metstrade 2024, highlighting the transformative impact that LEO services, such as Starlink will have on the sector. Maritime communication has been transformed, with Starlink disrupting traditional connectivity norms. In the ...
U.S. Navy awards Comtech million$$ SLM-5650B modem contract
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) has been awarded a sole source contract for Comtech’s U.S. sovereign software-defined SLM-5650B SATCOM modems, upgrade kits, firmware options and technical support by the U.S. Navy Information Warfare Systems Command. The contract has a four-year ...
New WTA Research Report: Ground Segment for the VHTS Generation
WTA has released its newest research report, Ground Segment for the VHTS Generation. The report is free for WTA Members and available for purchase by others. About...While all eyes may be on low Earth orbit, the real story is about high-throughput satellites (HTS) ...
ZenaTech to execute series of acquisitions to launch Drone-as-a-Service
ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) , a technology company specializing in AI Artificial Intelligence) drone solutions and enterprise SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions, announces today that it will pursue a series of acquisitions to launch its Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) operations. These acquisitions ...
Forrester’s Digest: Rivada loses SpaceX launches
Rivada Spec Networks, already suffering much negative press about missed financial deadlines, is now reported to have lost 12 dedicated launch slots on SpaceX. It is not said whether Rivada has paid ‘deposits’ on the launches when the contracts were ...
Textron Systems awarded UAS contracts For additional U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs)
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company as been awarded a task order valued at up to $47 million by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide COCO UAS services to three Independence Class Littoral Combat ...
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 6-66 smallsats on Thursday
SpaceX plans to launch Starlink Group 6-66 smallsats to low Earth orbit on Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral, Florida at 7:53 AM - 11:53 AM PST. The forecast calls for a temperature of 65°F, clear skies, 0% ...
Orbit secures million$ advanced SATCOM contract for naval surface platforms
Screenshot Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., (TASE: ORBI) gained a $3 million contract with a prominent European integrator earlier this month to supply the company's advanced OceanTRx 4MIL satellite communication systems for a NATO navy — the systems will be installed ...
Forsway secures funding from the ESA to build Xtend 5G
Forsway has secured a major development funding contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) with support from the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). In this new project, Xtend 5G, Forsway will build a next generation, 5G NTN, two-way/hybrid satellite connectivity ...
