Rocket Lab finally launches ‘Changes in Latitudes Changes in Attitudes’ customer may be E-Space
Satnews captured this image from Rocket Lab's launch video. It was a long journey that began as Rockeet Lab prepared for a launch in record breaking time for an unknown client. The launch contract was signed less than two months ...
Approval granted for the Whalers Way Orbital launch complex in Australia
Southern Launch has been granted all approvals for the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex located on the tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia — work on permanent facilities will start in earnest with the first launches from the ...
U.S. S.F.’s SSC releases RFP for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 On-Ramp
Space Systems Command (SSC) has released the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 On-Ramp Request for Proposals (RFP). This is the first on-ramp opportunity following the initial NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract awards in June 2024 ...
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SpaceX’s Wednesday Starlink satellites’ launches on East and West Coasts still “Go”
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, November 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink Group 6-77 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 3:39 p.m ...
Forrester’s Digest: SES, WBD renew deal
SES will unveil its latest quarterly results on November 7th and on top of its renewal and expansion capacity announcement for Telekom Srbija comes a similar deal with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in a multi-year contract renewal. Under the agreement, ...
Southern Linc wireless subsidiary promotes Engineering Director to VP of Engineering and Operations
Southern Linc, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), has announced that Alan McIntyre has been named the Vice President of Engineering and Operations by the Southern Linc Board of Directors. He will lead a team that is known for providing highly ...
SpaceX Wednesday Starlink Group 9-10 smallsats launch from Vandenberg including 13 Direct to Cell
SpaceX will launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. The launch includes a mix of 13 Direct to Cell and 7 normal v2-mini satellites. The cost of the ...
SpaceX’s busy Wednesday with two Starlink satellites’ launches on East and West Coasts
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, November 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink Group 6-77 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 3:39 p.m ...
Japan Strengthens Military Communication Capabilities with Launch of Kirameki 3 Satellite Aboard H3 Rocket
The fourth H3 rocket lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center, carrying the Kirameki 3 communications satellite (Picture source: JAXA) On November 4, 2024, Japan took a significant step in enhancing its military communication capabilities by successfully launching a defense communication ...
Juno satellite to be built by SSTL for the UK’s MOD DE&S for advanced military ops
United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel are to have access to the latest space technology for military operations, following a contract procured by Ministry of Defence's Defence Equipment & Support DE&S for a new satellite. The £40 million project with Surrey ...
GlobalData: Apple’s billion$ deal with Globalstar will change the D2D satellite game
Following the news that Apple plans to invest $1.1 billion in satellite communications company Globalstar alongside a further $400 million for a 20% equity stake in the business, Emma Mohr-McClune, the Chief Analyst, Technology, at GlobalData, offers her view... “According to GlobalData, this prospective deal ...
Oz axes Lockheed military satellites, leaving a hole in the sky
Image: Lockheed Martin In a significant blow to Australia’s defense capabilities, the federal government is canceling what would have been the nation’s largest-ever space project: an A$7 billion (US$4.6 billion) military satellite communications system. The decision was confirmed in a ...
MEASAT’s young talent receives recognition from APSCC
MEASAT Global Berhad has once again been recognized by the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (“APSCC”) for the quality of the company's young talent, when Ahmad Faisal Hartono, Senior Engineer in Satellite Engineering at MEASAT, received the 2024 APSCC Young ...
