Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX; quits LEO plan
It seems that Charlie Ergen and EchoStar have decided to trim — if not exit — the satellite direct-to-consumer market. It is selling its AWS-4 and H-Block licenses (c. 50MHz of spectrum) to SpaceX for $17 billion (€14.5bn), with up ...
One giant leap for Irish spaceflight—EIRSAT-1
Artistic rendition of EIRSAT-1 courtesy of University College Dublin, Ireland EIRSAT-1, developed by a team of students and staff at University College Dublin through ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! program, has made history as Ireland’s first satellite. Technicians at work building ...
Thales Alenia Space selects NanoAvionics for ESA-led urban heat monitoring constellation study
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO program mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban Sustainability). NanoAvionics will contribute its small satellite expertise, including the ...
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Thales Alenia Space leads 5G D2D demo for CNES with Capgemini + Thales Paris
Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed call for projects under the France 2030 program to lead an innovative demonstration of 5G Direct-to-Device (D2D) connectivity. The project—named ...
SpaceX scrubs launch of Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima mission moves to Tuesday however Cape’s weather doesn’t look good again
SpaceX scrubs Monday's launch and is now targeting Tuesday, September 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Nusantara Lima mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The116-minute ...
US State Department approves Starlink satellite services to Ukraine
Ukraine secures Starlink satellite communications services under a US$150 million foreign military sale approved by the US State Department. The US Congress was notified of the possible foreign military sale by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 29 ...
Es’hailSat, neXat MENA collaboration
A partnership between Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, and neXat, creators of the first satellite-specific open OSS/BSS platform, seeks to improve the way managed services are accessed and delivered across the Middle East and Africa. Es’hailSat will ...
Aechelon + partners Niantic Spatial, ICEYE, BlackSky and Distance debut Project Orbion
Aechelon Technology has announced ‘Project Orbion,’ together with its partners — a groundbreaking, new initiative that will integrate best-of-class technology solutions to create a live Digital Twin of the Earth. All of this is complete with accurate physics, real-time weather ...
ST Engineering iDirect achieves 1st 5G NTN PoC milestone
ST Engineering iDirect has achieved interoperability between the company's ground system and the 5G Core through its Interworking Gateway Function. This demonstrated a non-3GPP satellite network connecting seamlessly with the 5G ecosystem, while appearing fully 3GPP-compliant. This proof of concept ...
QinetiQ + Xona increase resilience of GPS using new satellites
QinetiQ and Xona Space Systems have demonstrated how GPS navigation can be bolstered by using LEO satellites during the first UK tests of Xona’s new satellite navigation system, Pulsar. This marks a major milestone in the development of next generation ...
General Atomics + Kepler Communications demo air-to-space optical comms capability
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications US, Inc. have successfully demo'd bi-directional, air-to-space, optical communications between the GA-EMS Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) mounted on an aircraft and a Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0-compatible Kepler satellite in LEO ...
China’s CERES-1 rocket launches new satellites
CERES-1 launch photo is courtesy of Wang Heng/Xinhua At 7:39 p.m., Beijing time, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China China was the location of a CERES-1 carrier rocket liftoff on September 5th. Photo of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ...
SpaceX to launch top secret Space Development Agency’s first Tranche 1 mission on Wednesday from California
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, September 10 at 7:12 a.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) first Tranche 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
