Busy week ahead with multiple launches + agencies
Here’s a listing of upcoming launches from September 17th thorough the 25th. All launch dates are subject to changes due to technical, weather issues and more.
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Iridium initiates integration of NTN Direct with Deutsche Telekom
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) recently entered into a new partnership with Deutsche Telekom (DTAG) that will deliver global connectivity to their customers through the Iridium NTN DirectSM service. Deutsche […]
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Forrester’s Digest: SES commits to MEO ‘next-gen’ MEO Sphere
Luxembourg-based satellite operator, now the world’s biggest player in the sector, used the Novaspace Paris World Space Business Week to announce an expansion of its Mid-Earth orbiting fleet. Adel Al-Saleh, […]
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Globalstar to enter next era of mobile satellite connectivity with expanded operational frequencies
Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) has plans to bring-into-use the company’s HIBLEO-XL-1 satellite system filing in preparation for its next era of mobile satellite connectivity. Since 2000, Globalstar has been operating […]
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Forrester’s Digest: Amazon’s Kuiper rolls out KA-03 payload
Amazon’s broadband-by-satellite Project Kuiper rolled out its next batch of satellites on September 12th ready for a planned launch next week, likely on September 25th subject to the usual weather […]
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Intellian + Eutelsat developing ultra-portable military-grade LEO manpack terminal
Intellian Technologies Inc. and Eutelsat are developing an ultra-portable, fully integrated, military-grade Manpack for Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO network. Developed for Defense and Government, this military-grade unit provides the uninterrupted, dependable […]
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SpaceX launches Space Development Agency’s top secret Tranche 1 mission on Wednesday from California
On Wednesday, September 10 at 7:12 a.m. PT the Falcon 9 launched the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) first Tranche 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East […]
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US State Department approves Starlink satellite services to Ukraine
Ukraine secures Starlink satellite communications services under a US$150 million foreign military sale approved by the US State Department. The US Congress was notified of the possible foreign military sale […]
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QinetiQ + Xona increase resilience of GPS using new satellites
QinetiQ and Xona Space Systems have demonstrated how GPS navigation can be bolstered by using LEO satellites during the first UK tests of Xona’s new satellite navigation system, Pulsar. This […]
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General Atomics + Kepler Communications demo air-to-space optical comms capability
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications US, Inc. have successfully demo’d bi-directional, air-to-space, optical communications between the GA-EMS Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) mounted on an aircraft and a […]
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