After Wednesday’s scrub SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, May 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from […]
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SpaceX Starlink part two of ‘two-fer’ scrubbed, part one a success
SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, May 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex […]
SpaceX’s successful first of a two part series as 23 Starlink smallsats soar, and launch part two includes 13 dedicated Direct to Cell
Despite a few delays it was another success for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 with the launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The […]
SpaceX has another ‘two fer two’ launches on two coasts same day including 13 Direct to Cell sats
SpaceX will be busy Wednesday May 8 with two launches same day from two coasts. The first launch, timewise, is from Florida’s Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space […]
SpaceX’s Hat Trick of launches – 3 for 3 in 3 days
It’s been a busy and successfull weekend for SpaceX with three launches from Friday through Sunday. Most recently SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 11 satellites from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) […]
SpaceX’s part 2 in a 3 part series of launches, Saturday’s Direct to Cell
SpaceX has delayed the Fridqy Starlink launch now targeting Saturday, April 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including six with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth […]
UPDATE #5 SpaceX launches 21 Starlink smallsats including the first 6 with Direct to Cell capabilities
On Tuesday, January 2 at 7:44 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]
UPDATE 4: SpaceX plans Tuesday launch of 21 Starlinks including six Direct to Cell satellites
UPDATE 4: SpaceX is now targeting Tuesday, January 2 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg […]
Viasat and Skylo Technologies launch world’s first direct-to-device network
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), provider of satellite communications, and Skylo Technologies, a non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider, launched the world’s first global direct-to-device (D2D) network. The companies’ global infrastructure agreement […]
MediaTek + Inmarsat join forces on two-way, SATCOM direct to smartphones, IOT devices + cars
MediaTek and Inmarsat have expanded their collaboration to bring ultra-reliable, two-way satellite services to smartphones, IoT devices, automotive and other industries. The two companies are focused on enabling mobile operators, […]