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SpaceX Sends Additional Starlink Broadband Satellites to Orbit
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched a batch of 60 satellites that will serve as part of the company’s Starlink broadband constellation in low-Earth orbit, SpaceNews reported Sunday. The mission, which serves as Falcon 9’s eighth launch of the year, lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 6:01 a.m. Eastern time.
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General Atomics’ Nick Bucci: Adaptive Optics to Boost Satellites’ Transmission Bandwidth
Nick Bucci, vice president for program development at General Atomics, said that adaptive optics will enable Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System-enabled satellites to rapidly transmit more data to ground stations, Breaking Defense reported Monday.
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Navy Wants New Underwater Surveillance Drone for Ocean Research, Fleet Support
The U.S. Navy has released a request for proposals for autonomous glider technologies that could support the service branch’s oceanographic survey and anti-submarine warfare missions, Defense News reported Wednesday.
Iridium CEO Matt Desch Named to 2021 Wash100 for Satellite IoT and Maritime Communications Service Leadership
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, as an inductee into the 2021 edition of the Wash100, for stewarding the company through the launch of its broadband service upgrade, satellite cloud-based offering for internet of things and maritime emergency response system. This marks Desch’s seventh consecutive Wash100 Award.
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Viasat Demos ‘NetAgility’ Software-Defined Router for Army’s Cyber Quest 2020; Ken Peterman Quoted
Viasat has showcased the capacity of its software-defined networking router to handle multipath data transmission during a live exercise with the U.S. Army and other stakeholders from the defense, government, academic and private sectors.
Analytical Space to Deliver LEO Satellite Imagery Services With Inmarsat, Addvalue Tech
Analytical Space Inc. will use network assets of Inmarsat and Addvalue Innovation to deliver new imagery transport services from low Earth orbit satellites. ASI's Fast Pixel Network will use network systems of the two partner companies to transport satellite-based data across nodes to commercial and government entities, Inmarsat said Friday.
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Inmarsat Approves L3Harris Satellite Terminal for Global Xpress Broadband Service
An L3Harris Technologies-built very small aperture terminal has been certified for military and commercial use on Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite broadband connectivity network. Inmarsat granted Category 1 and Category 4 approval for the DarkWing VSAT offering to help customers gain high-speed internet access, connect to virtual private networks and transmit videos, L3Harris said Monday.
OneWeb Gets Additional Funding From Hughes, SoftBank; Pradman Kaul Quoted
OneWeb has now raised $1.4B in total funding after it received additional investments from Hughes Network Systems and SoftBank Group. The additional funding provides OneWeb with needed capital to come up with a constellation of 648 satellites in low-Earth orbit by the end of 2022 to deliver broadband connectivity and low-latency communication services to customers worldwide.
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L3Harris Demos Multiband Antenna Prototype for Space Force Satcom Network; Ed Zoiss Quoted
L3Harris Technologies demonstrated the capacity of a phased array antenna prototype to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite Communications Network during a recent exercise at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado.
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Viasat-GBC Survey Details Need to Improve Military Comms Implementation; Ken Peterman Quoted
A new study from Viasat and the Government Business Council has found that agencies see limited funding, cultural complacency and lack of interoperability with legacy infrastructure as among the contributors to deficiencies in defense communications.
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David Bettinger Appointed CEO of Satellite Data Relay Service Company SpaceLink
Dave Bettinger, a three-decade satellite communications industry veteran, has been named CEO of Electro Optic Systems’ SpaceLink subsidiary. He will oversee the design, operations and delivery of SpaceLink's medium Earth orbit satellite relay system.