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World Radiocommunication Conference revises the ITU Radio Regulations to support spectrum sharing and technological innovation
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) agreed on revisions to the global treaty governing the use of the radio frequency spectrum, both on Earth and in space, at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) in ...
World Teleport Association publishes Top Operator Rankings for 2023
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has published the organization's annual rankings for the Top Teleport Operators of 2023 — these annual rankings of companies by revenue and revenue growth are compiled by surveying teleport operators around the world as well ...
UPDATE 2: Rocket Lab’s The Moon God Awakens launch goes extremely well…
UPDATE 2With a round of applause from the Rocket Lab control center at Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, the firm's Electron rocket successfully lifted off with the iQPS GEO payload and headed for space. UPDATE ...
UPDATE: Three delays for SpaceX’s launch of Starlinks
UPDATE: Due to unfavorable recovery weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, SpaceX is standing down from Wednesday's Falcon 9 launch of Starlink. Teams will continue to monitor weather and a new launch opportunity will be shared once confirmed on the ...
Rocket Lab to launch South Korean satellite
Rocket Lab has signed a launch services agreement to launch an Earth Observation (EO) satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on a rideshare mission during the first half of 2024. KAIST’s NeonSat-1 will be the ...
Airbus starts Galileo Second Generation satellite production
Full production was recently started on the six Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites at Airbus’ site in Friedrichshafen, Germany, with the arrival of the first satellite Flight Model structure from Beyond Gravity in Zurich, Switzerland. After initial preparation the panels ...
Thales Alenia Space signs a multi-satellite contract with PT Len Industri
Thales Alenia Space has signed a multi-mission contract with PT Len Industri to provide a state-of-the-art Earth Observation (EO) constellation combining radar and optical sensors and dedicated to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD). Both companies will join forces to ...
US, UK, Australia announce trilateral Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability initiative
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia have announced a trilateral initiative called the Capability following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in September. The new program is designed to provide 24/7, all-weather capabilities that will increase the ability ...
SpaceX’s two launches in a weekend and plans for Falcon Heavy’s test for U.S. Space Force
Making for a a busy weekend, on Saturday, December 2 at 11:00 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 6-31 ...
UPDATE: Lift-off for EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s first ever satellite
UPDATE: Six years of hard work and dedication paid off in spectacular fashion today, as the Educational Irish Research Satellite, EIRSAT-1, successfully blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Hitching a ride on a Space-X Falcon-9 launcher, the tiny ...
UPDATE: SpaceX successfully launches the Korea 425 top secret mission with 25 smallsats on board
UPDATE: On a picture perfect Friday, December 1 at 10:19 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Korea 425 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. There were a total ...
Arcfield acquires Orion Space Solutions
Arcfield has completed the firm's acquisition of Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a Colorado-based developer of end-to-end space mission capabilities and solutions. The acquisition of Orion enhances Arcfield’s space exploration and hypersonic detection and tracking capabilities for agencies in the Department ...
Space Systems Command, SpaceX prepare to launch National Security Payload for the USSF
The Assured Access to Space (AATS) Directorate of Space Systems Command (SSC) and SpaceX are preparing a Falcon Heavy rocket for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program. The mission, designated U.S. Space Force (USSF)-52, is targeted to lift off ...
Vaya Space demonstrates tactical missile class vortex-hybrid engine a milestone in defense technology
Vaya Space, a privately owned company, achieved a significant milestone in defense technology with successful demonstrations of a revolutionary tactical missile class vortex-hybrid engine. The breakthrough tests, witnessed by representatives from Army Futures Command, NASA, and the Prime Contractor Community, took place at ...
Millennium Space Systems completes Missile Track Custody space vehicle critical design review
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing [NYSE: BA] company, achieved the Missile Track Custody (MTC) space vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) less than a year after authorization to proceed. The company will now deliver six space vehicles for MTC Epoch 1 ...
Space Development Agency completes space to ground transmission from Link 16 Tactical Data Network
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has successfully demonstrated the first-ever Link 16 network entry through space to ground connection from LEO to a series of receivers using terrestrial radios during three demonstrations held November 21-27, 2023. Operators working with SDA ...
Amazon’s Project Kuiper + NTT/SKY Perfect JSAT form strategic collaboration
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (NTT DOCOMO), NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) have formed a strategic collaboration with Project Kuiper, the LEO satellite broadband network from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), ...
Another successful nighttime SpaceX Starlink satellites launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-124 / Starlink 6-30) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 28 November 2023, at 04:20 UTC (27 November, ...
SpaceX plans 23 Starlink satellites launch on Falcon 9 Monday from the Cape
SpaceX is targeting Monday, November 27 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 11:20 p.m. ET, with ...
HummingSat is the world’s first commercial GEO smallsat creating a new chapter in space innovation
Intelsat is the first commercial customer for SWISSto12’s innovative HummingSat geostationary telecommunications satellite, developed with its patented 3D printing technology in collaboration with the European Space Agency Inspired by the tiny, fast-moving hummingbird, ESA and SWISSto12 have signed a contract ...




















