SpaceX launched its 10,000th Starlink satellite on October 19th at 17.39 UTC. Some observers said there had been a malfunction but SpaceX later confirmed all the satellites had been deployed […]
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SpaceX’s launch of Amazon’s KF-03 mission now set for Saturday with improved weather
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, October 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in […]
EchoStar selling off more spectrum?
There are widespread reports that US cellular giant Verizon Communications is negotiating to buy wireless spectrum from EchoStar. Reuters summed up the situation saying the discussions involve EchoStar’s AWS-3 licences, […]
Lynk Global seeks FCC approval for S-Band trial in South Africa
Lynk Global, a LEO satellite provider, has applied to the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to conduct an S-Band trial in South Africa. The company is seeking […]
Forrester’s Digest: Ergen explains “cash rich” future plans
EchoStar co-founder Charlie Ergen appeared at the Novaspace Paris World Space Business Week (WSBW) and, along with EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan, explained his strategy for delegates. “We are going to […]
Forrester’s Digest: FCC ends EchoStar investigation
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been something of a thorn in the side of Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar, and frequently complaining that EchoStar’s use of its wholly-owned 5G cellular spectrum […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveils proposed rule to unleash American drone dominance
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has unveiled a new proposed rule—Beyond Visual Line of Sight (VBLOS) that plans to unleash American innovation and safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]
SpaceX delivers for Amazon — launches Project Kuiper-01’s smallsats from the Cape on Wednesday
On Wednesday, July 16 at 2:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the KF-01 mission of 24 smallsats to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
The focus is on the future… SES acquisition of Intelsat approved by the U.S. FCC
The official SES press releases follows… SES S.A. (“SES”) and Intelsat S.A. (“Intelsat”) announce an agreement for SES to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of […]
Forrester’s Digest: FCC approves Intelsat sale to SES
July 11th saw the clearest indication that the long wait for SES to receive its permissions to acquire rival Intelsat is coming to an end, with the Federal Communications Commission […]