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Forrester’s Digest: Starlink active in Iran

Despite missiles raining down — and perhaps to ensure connectivity — Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite is now active in Iran. On June 13th, Iran’s communications ministry […]

AST SpaceMobile and U.S. National Science Foundation’s Coordination Agreement between satellite and ground-based astronomy operations

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), is building the first space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, has signed a Coordination Agreement […]

Turkey establishes satellite production ecosystem

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the country’s home-produced TÜRKSAT 6A on April 21st, said that Turkey was now one of only a few counties […]

Firefly Aerospace’s Firefly Alpha to launch Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission on Friday

On Friday, April 18 Firefly Aerospace will launch FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) between 6:37 AM – 8:17 AM PDT Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, at a cost […]

FireFly Alpha Message in a Booster on hold launch to be determined

The projection of a Sunday launch of FireFly Alpha’s Message in a Booster has come and gone with no statement issued as to a new date. There is a possibility […]

Momentus + Solstar Space announce strategic partnership for on-demand space comms

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) and Solstar Space Company(“Solstar”) earlier this month signed a strategic partnership agreement and will collaborate on creating new ways of operating in space by enabling customers […]

Northrop Grumman-built Optus X for Australia’s Optus ready for SpaceX launch on Sunday

SpaceX will launch Northrop Grumman-built geostationary communications satellite, Optus X for Australian satellite operator Optus on Sunday, November 17 at 1:29 PM – 3:27 PM PST from Launch Complex 39A, […]

SpaceX is finally ready for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, August 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) to Molniya transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) […]