The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) region, providing the […]
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NASA Collaborates with Australian Smart Satellite Center on Beacon Technology
In a collaboration being hailed as a significant boost for Australia’s developing space economy, the partnership aims to use emerging satellite technology to advance distress-related communications and navigation systems to […]
USSF and NOAA Begin Joint Operations of Infrared Weather Satellite
The following is an announcement from the U.S. Space Force The U.S. Space Force has declared Initial Operational Capability of the Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary (EWS-G1) spacecraft. EWS-G1, formerly […]
Dutch Company, Hyperion Technologies’, SmallSat Components launched on Vega VV16c
September 3, 2020 at 3:51 am CEST, was an historical date for the Dutch space company Hyperion Technologies, with the launch of Vega VV16, that took 53 small satellites into […]
AT&T Seeking Buyers For DirecTV… The FCC’s Response To the C-Band Objectors…
AT&T has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to advise it on a sale of its DTH pay-TV operation DirecTV. AT&T purchased DirecTV back in 2015 and – including the operator’s […]
Space Development Agency Awards Two Transport Layer Contracts For Smallsat Constellation
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded two contracts for the first generation of the Transport Layer — these awards represent one of the first major and highly visible steps […]
OneWeb Gets FCC Approval For 1.280k More Satellites
The FCC has approved OneWeb’s request to deploy an additional 1,280 satellites to provide high-speed broadband services in the US. The approval increases the number of satellites OneWeb can operate […]
Sea Launch Refurbishment Will Be Costly + $4.5 Billion Raised By FCC Spectrum Auction
The cost will be almost $500 million to refurbish the Sea Launch floating rocket launch platform, according to reports. Russia’s deputy prime minister, Yuri Borisov, recalled that before the floating […]
NSS Supports US Department Of Commerce To Manage Non-Military SSA Data
The National Space Society (NSS) strongly supports the decision by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to recommend, in line with the 2018 Space Policy Directive-3 (SPD-3), that the […]
NROL-44 Mission Set For ULA Launch In Support Of National Security
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket is in final preparations to launch the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to support national security. The launch […]