Capestone, a division of OptConnect, announced it has acquired all activities of Next Era, a France-based, specialized niche distributor of 4G/5G/mobile networks and critical communications in EMEA. With this step, […]
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SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload
SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test as Elon Musk continues his mission of sending memes to the moon. His Starship rocket will blast off […]
SpaceX ramps up for Integrated Flight Test 6 Tuesday
The sixth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch Tuesday, November 19. The 30-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT. and be conducted at the SpaceX Starbase, […]
SpaceX orders “Hold, hold, hold” at two minutes left and scrubs Starlink Group 6-77 due to helium leak
All ready to launch SpaceX’s Starlink Group 6-77 of 23 smallsats on Sunday, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, when the call came to scrub with […]
SES’s satellite services provide Digicel Pacific critical communications to Tonga Islands after major earthquake
Amidst the increase in natural disasters in the Pacific Region, Digicel Pacific and SES have announced an agreement to bolster Digicel Pacific’s network with SES’s service to enable critical communications […]
Viasat and BSNL successfully trialed in India for first time Direct-to-Device satellite services
Viasat, a global provider of satellite communications, has successfully demonstrated direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity in India for the first time. Working alongside partner BSNL, India’s telecommunications provider, Viasat engineers successfully […]
SpaceX launches Europa Clipper, NASA’s largest spacecraft to “study an ocean world beyond Earth…mind blowing science”
On Monday, October 14 at 12:06 p.m. ET Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Europa Clipper mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the […]
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink D2C testing in New Zealand
SpaceX’s Starlink ‘Direct-to-Cellular’ (D2C) telephony system is being tested in New Zealand. Ben Longmier, SpaceX’s Senior director, satellite engineering, has confirmed the activity, saying the trials are being conducted with […]
Space Systems Command and U.S. Space Command’s $13.2M contract to Astranis to add Military Compatibility to new satellites
U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) and U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) awarded Astranis a $13.2M contract, with $3.3M of SSC funding, to add Military Ka frequency compatibility to […]
U.S. Space Force’s SpaceWERX announces Program Year 24.2 STRATFI selections at Fed Supernova
SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a special division within AFWERX, recently announced the Program Year 2024.2 Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, contract award selections from […]