Function Testing Is “A-OK” For First Launch Of Iridium NEXT
"Completion of this testing phase is a huge step forward in launching the constellation."—Scott Smith, CEO, Iridium Communications Inc.
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Thales Alenia Space’s Four O3b Space Constellation Sats Launch New Record For Arianespace
The 11th launch of the year sets a new all-time record and passes the cumulative mark of 500 satellites in orbit<br />
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Fregat + Fairing Finished—Arianespace Milestone For O3b Launch Completed
Thales Alenia Space built the satellites as prime contractor, with the spacecraft having individual liftoff masses of 700kg.
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Space X’s Elon Musk Takes It Up a Notch…Maybe… Investing in Small Sats for Global Internet
It's interesting to learn of people with projects and plans, and then see if they fail or fly.
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Arianespace + O3b’s Satellites… Unpacks ’em, Cleans ’em Up + Checks ’em Out
“We believe in a world where affordable, high speed connectivity is always within reach,” Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks.
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Arianespace Welcomes O3b Networks’… Three Out of Four Arrive to Bridge the Digital Divide
[SatNews] ... into a circular orbit at an altitude of 8,062 km., which is four-times closer to Earth than traditional geostationary satellites, providing substantial performance benefits due to lower latency or delay.
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MISHAAL Aerospace Wins Another Contract…Outernet is All In With Their Small Sats
...wants to offer a mobile service from a constellation of Cubesats sent to Low Earth Orbit to provide news, education and emergency alerts to the 60 percent of humanity who do not have access to it.
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Third Group Of Four Satellites Should Realize Release This December
“These additional satellites will provide more capacity and drive even higher performance."
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ORBCOMM—First Six Service Started (Satellites)
[SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has launched commercial service for their first six...
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Laser Light™ Communications + Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.—A New MEO Constellation With A Light Touch (Satellite Builds)
[SatNews] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected by Laser Light(tm) Communications, LLC (Laser Light(tm)) to be its prime contractor for...
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