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HawkEye 360 Closes $145M in Series D Funding to Expand Satellite Constellation & Accelerate GEOINT Market Growth; John Serafini Quoted

HawkEye 360 has generated $145 million in Series D round funding, bringing the company’s total amount of capital raised to $302 million to date. The company said Monday the funding will be used to expand HawkEye 360’s satellite constellation and complementary infrastructure, which is anticipated to accelerate its growth trajectory and provide enhanced services to federal […] More

by Summer Myatt November 8, 2021, 11:19 am
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FCC OKs Boeing’s Plan for Satellite Constellation in Non-Geostationary Orbit

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Boeing to build and deploy a satellite constellation in non-geostationary orbit to offer communications and broadband services. The company’s future constellation will globally provide connectivity for government, commercial, professional, institutional and residential applications, FCC said Wednesday. The fixed-satellite service system will operate with frequencies and inter-satellite links in parts […] More

by Nichols Martin November 4, 2021, 11:51 am
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Amazon Seeks FCC Approval to Launch 2 Prototype Satellites for Project Kuiper; Rajeev Badyal Quoted

Amazon has filed with the Federal Communications Commission an experimental license application to launch and operate two prototype satellites for a low Earth orbit satellite constellation project meant to deliver broadband service to underserved and unserved communities worldwide. Amazon said Tuesday it signed an agreement with ABL Space Systems to launch from Cape Canaveral Space […] More

by Jane Edwards November 3, 2021, 11:48 am
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Maxar Invests in WorldView Legion Satellite Constellation; Tony Frazier Quoted

Maxar Technologies is investing $600 million in the development of a constellation of Worldview Legion imaging satellites as the National Reconnaissance Office prepares to launch a competition for commercial satellite imagery products in the next few months, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. In June, NRO released a draft request for proposals for the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer procurement […] More

by Jane Edwards October 6, 2021, 11:44 am
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Iridium’s Matt Desch on LEO Network Innovation, M&A Activity in Satellite Industry

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said he believes the entire satellite industry will benefit from all the innovation in low-Earth orbit satellite constellations, Via Satellite reported Tuesday. “It’s making stuff cheaper and making stuff better. My next satellites are going to cost a lot less to build than […] More

by Jane Edwards September 8, 2021, 11:49 am
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HawkEye 360 Announces Arrival of Cluster 3 Satellites at Launch Site; Alex Fox Quoted

HawkEye 360 announced that its Cluster 3 satellites designed to geolocate radio frequency signals and deliver RF geospatial intelligence data to government and commercial customers have arrived at the Cape Canaveral launch site in Florida in preparation for its upcoming launch aboard Spaceflight’s SXRS-5 mission. Cluster 3 consists of three satellites scheduled for liftoff as […] More

by Jane Edwards June 8, 2021, 11:52 am
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Isotropic Systems, SES Wrap Up Phase One of Antenna Terminal Trials With US Military

Isotropic Systems and SES Government Solutions have completed the first of a two-phase trial program meant to assess the capability of a multibeam antenna to provide warfighters access to real-time data through multiple military and commercial satellites. Isotropic and SES GS conducted the initial phase of the trials with the U.S. Air Force and the […] More

by Jane Edwards June 4, 2021, 7:06 am
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SpaceX, Google Cloud Form Starlink Connectivity Partnership; Gwynne Shotwell Quoted

Google Cloud and SpaceX have teamed up to enable public sector agencies, companies and other organizations to deliver data, applications and cloud services to their teams that are operating at the network edge. SpaceX will establish Starlink ground stations within Google’s data centers to facilitate the delivery of data and applications to any location using Google Cloud and SpaceX’s constellation of more than 1,500 Starlink satellites as part of the partnership.

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by Jane Edwards May 14, 2021, 4:53 am
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FCC OKs SpaceX’s License Modification Request for Starlink Constellation

The Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s request for modification of its license for its Starlink satellite constellation. The modified license will allow SpaceX to move the operational altitude for its 2,814 satellites to the range of 540 to 570 kilometers, reduce the number of satellites in the constellation from 4,409 to 4,408 and change the minimum earth station elevation angle for gateway and user beams.

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by Jane Edwards April 28, 2021, 4:44 am
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HawkEye 360 Cluster 2 Satellites Achieve Initial Operating Capability; Alex Fox Quoted

HawkEye 360 announced that its Cluster 2 satellites meant to geolocate radio frequency signals and deliver RF geospatial intelligence data to customers have completed functional testing and reached initial operating capability status. Cluster 2 is composed of three satellites that launched in January aboard a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket and features GNSS antenna to detect GPS interference and increased computing capabilities capabilities for onboard data processing.

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by Jane Edwards April 1, 2021, 2:43 am
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SpaceX Seeks FCC License to Expand Broadband Satellite Service to Users in Moving Vehicles

SpaceX has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking a blanket license to operate Earth Stations in Motion equipment that will communicate with its Starlink satellite constellation, SpaceNews reported Monday. “Granting this application would serve the public interest by authorizing a new class of ground-based components for SpaceX's satellite system that will expand the range of broadband capabilities available to moving vehicles throughout the United States and to moving vessels and aircraft worldwide,“ the regulatory filing reads.

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by Jane Edwards March 9, 2021, 5:08 am
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Isotropic Systems Raises Funds to Advance Multibeam Antenna Development

Isotropic Systems has raised over $40 million in a round of funding led by telecommunications company SES and will use the capital to further develop its multibeam antenna. Boeing's HorizonX Global Ventures, Firmament Ventures, Space Angels, Promus Ventures' Orbital Ventures fund and the U.K. government's Future Fund participated in the funding round.

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by Jane Edwards February 9, 2021, 4:43 am