NASA’s Juno Mission captures lightning on Jupiter
In this view of a vortex near Jupiter’s north pole, NASA’s Juno mission observed the glow from a bolt of lightning. On Earth, lightning bolts originate from water clouds, and […]
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Viasat’s Official Statement regarding acquisition of Inmarsat
Viasat Inc., (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced the completion of its acquisition of Inmarsat. The following is their Official Announcement. The combined company enhances our scale and scope […]
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SpaceX’s launch ties its heaviest payload ever of 56 Starlink smallsats
SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 successfully launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Sunday, May 14 at 1:03 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
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Intellian’s $100M investment to develop satellite communication technologies in Maryland
Intellian Technologies, a global provider of multi-constellation, feature-rich, future-proof satellite user terminals and communications solutions, announced their $100M investment into the research and development of satellite communication technologies at the […]
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First Eurostar Neo satellite reaches operational electric orbit
The first Eurostar Neo satellite built under ESA’s Neosat Partnership Project has completed its electric orbit raising to reach its geostationary position some 36,000 kilometers above Earth. The satellite — […]
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ReOrbit and SatixFy to develop the on-board processor for ReOrbit’s Gluon satellite
ReOrbit, provider of software-defined satellites, and SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE AMERICAN: SATX), provider of satellite communication systems based on in-house developed chipsets, announced a purchase arrangement of a communication subsystem […]
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GomSpace’s new CEO comes from Zero Error Systems
GomSpace Group AB, provider of nanosatellites, today announces that Carsten Drachmann has been appointed CEO of GomSpace as of March 13, 2023. Carsten Drachmann comes from the position as CEO […]
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In celebration of Easter…
The Satnews offices will be closed on Monday, April 10 and resume business on Tuesday, April 11. Photo by Pattie Lesser
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Four Star General joins Vaya Space as senior advisor to the Board and Company
He brings global defense, investment banking, and industry leadership experience to support investment and expansion of Vaya’s technologies in both Space and Defense Vaya Space, Inc., the green Space and Defense […]
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AAC Clyde Space wins SEK 6.1 M order for smallsat reaction wheels
AAC Clyde Space has won a USD 0.59 M (approx. SEK 6.1 M) order for reaction wheels to be used on a number of small satellites. The order comes from […]
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