Rocket Lab schedules the launch for 1st of multiple missions for BlackSky
Photo of an Electron launch, courtesy of Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) will soon launch a satellite on a dedicated Electron mission, the first of a bulk order of multiple new missions for real-time space-based intelligence company ...
NASA awards launch service task order for the Pandora mission
NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to find out how changes in stars affect our observations of ...
U.S. Space System Command + Japan launch first bilateral space effort
Artistic rendition of Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space ...
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Forrester’s Digest: T-Mobile starts Starlink US tests
T-Mobile has started “wide-scale” testing of its satellite-to-cellular service by using SpaceX’s Starlink and its direct-to-cellular satellites. The telco says its aim is to eliminate ‘no-zones’ where conventional transmission towers simply do not exist. T-Mobile says the beta-tests will be ...
Amazon’s Kuiper-1 launch brought forward
The USA’s United Launch Alliance (ULA) is bringing forward the launch of its debut Kuiper-1 mission (officially its KA-01 launch). This will be the first operational launch for Amazon’s giant Project Kuiper mega-constellation, and it is expected to launch in ...
GlobalData’s Report: African telcos pivot amid Starlink competition
As Starlink intensifies competitive pressures and African governments remain uncertain about intervening to protect telco incumbents, African telecom companies are increasingly focusing on underserved regions. In response, they are launching strategic initiatives to tackle the rising challenge of low Earth ...
Ericsson, Telstra, Qualcomm record-breaking 5G uplink speeds
Ericsson, in collaboration with Telstra and Qualcomm Technologies, has announced a record-breaking uplink speed of 516 Mbps, surpassing the previous record of 447 Mbps in October 2024. This is the highest uplink speed achieved on a live commercial sub-6GHz 5G ...
SES and Eutelsat possibly in line for C-band $bn bonus
The FCC is kickstarting the process to auction new C-band spectrum for use by US cellular operators and 5G expansion. The auction will wrap by mid-2026, according to FCC’s new Chairman Brendon Carr. Analysts at investment bank BNP Paribas say ...
SpaceX’s Florida success with Starlink Group 12-18 launch of 21 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell
On Tuesday, February 11 at 1:53 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by ...
Eutelsat America Corp. + OneWeb Technologies partner with Hughes to deliver LEO capability to the L3Harris multi-mission RASOR ecosystem
Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies Inc (EACOWT), operating in combination as a wholly owned independent U.S. proxy company and subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, have announced a contract with Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), to develop ...
Oxford Space Systems selected for UK EO mission
The above image illustrates the 3 meter version of the Wrapped Rib Antenna which is being incorporated into an in-orbit demonstration mission (separate from the Oberon mission) due for launch in 2025 as a collaboration between Oxford Space Systems, SSTL ...
ST Engineering iDirect names new CTO
ST Engineering iDirect has promoted Sridhar Kuppanna to the position of Chief Technology Officer with immediate effect—this appointment is concurrent with his role as Senior Vice President of Engineering at ST Engineering iDirect. Sridhar Kuppanna Kuppanna brings more than 25 ...
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 11-10 smallsats into a California sunset
SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 launched 23 smallsats from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, California on Monday, at 6:09 pm PST into a setting sun background. All photos provided by Satnews. SpaceX stood down from a launch attempt ...
