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

April 29, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Agreement, Agreement, AST SpaceMobile, Astronomy, Business Agreements, Business Moves, Cellular Broadband, Commercial, Communications Satellite, Education, Environmental Changes, Environmental Monitoring, Government, Healthcare, Interference, Network, Satellite Direct-to-Smartphones, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

Turkey establishes satellite production ecosystem

April 22, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Communication Satellites, Communications Satellite, Deep Space, Deep Space Exploration, Ecosystems, Engineers, Export, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO), India, Indonesia, Lunar, Malaysia, President, satBroadcasting, Satellite Production, Spacecraft Platform, Thailand, Turkey, Turksat

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

April 15, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Communications Satellite, Connectivity, Earth Observation Satellites, Firefly Aerospace, Firefly Space Transport Services, Forecasting, Imagery, Launch, Lockheed Martin, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Missile, Missile Warning, Missile Warning System, Multi-Launch Agreement, Payloads, Radar, Radar Imaging, Remote Sensing, Satellite Buses, Space Launch Complex, Tracking, Vandenberg SFB

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

April 1, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Booster, Communications Satellite, Demonstrations, Firefly Aerospace, Launch Delay, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Space, Payloads, Satellite Buses, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Payloads, Vandenberg SFB, Weather

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

March 25, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Communication Satellites, Communication Services, Communications Satellite, Deke Space Communicator (Solstar), Momentus, News, On-Orbit Communications, Solstar Space, Strategic Partnership

SpaceX Thuraya 4 mission now on for Friday

January 2, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 3 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Space42 Thuraya 4 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral […]

Filed Under: Booster, Booster Recovery, Communications Satellite, Droneship, Falcon 9, Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), Launch, Launch Delay, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, Thuraya Telecommunications Company, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yahsat

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

November 16, 2024

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, […]

Filed Under: Asset Purchase Agreement, Australia, Communications Satellite, Geostationary Orbit (GEO), Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Managing Director, Mission Extension Pod (MEP), Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), New Zealand, Northrop Grumman, On-Orbit Servicing, Optus, SpaceLogistics, SpaceX, Vice President, Weather Forecasting

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

August 10, 2024

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) […]

Filed Under: Arctic, Arctic Satellie Broadband Mission (ASBM), Booster, Booster Recovery, Broadband, Broadband Connectivity, Business Moves, Communications Satellite, Constellation, Droneship, Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R), Extremely High Frequency (EHF) MILSATCOM payloads, Falcon 9, Inmarsat, Military, Northrop Grumman, Norwegian Ministry of Defence, Partnerships, Payloads, Space Norway, SpaceX, U.S. Space Forces-Central, Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX has two Monday launches from each coast—1st is Türksat 6A comsat then Starlink smallsats

July 6, 2024

As usual SpaceX is busy and on Monday has two launches from each coast. If on schedule Falcon 9 will launch Türksat 6A communications satellite for the Turkish operator Türksat […]

Filed Under: Booster, Booster Recovery, Cape Canaveral SFS, Communications Satellite, Droneship, TÜBİTAK UZAY (Turkey), Turkey Tagged With: Featured

Astranis’ next generation product: Omega

April 10, 2024

Astranis has announced Omega which, according to the company, is pound-for-pound the most powerful communications satellite for a GEO satellite to ever offer, with more than over 50 Gbps in […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Astranis, Communications Satellite, GEO, Military, News, OMEGA, Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW), SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Modeling, Smallsat Payloads, Software Defined Radio (SDR), Space Symposium, The Space Symposium, U.S. Government, U.S. Government (USG) Communications Tagged With: Featured

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