Exolaunch has initiated its launch campaign that will integrate 30 small satellites from the U.S. and Europe aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rideshare mission. The launch is scheduled for no earlier than January 2021. “Through our partnership with SpaceX, Exolaunch has become the bridge for multiple European smallsat developers and others from around the world interested to launch on Falcon 9,” said Jeanne Medvedeva, vice president of Launch Services at Exolaunch.
Read More »SES Selects Northrop, Boeing to Build Satellites for C-Band Spectrum Clearing Plan; Steve Collar Quoted
SES announced Tuesday its selection of Northrop Grumman and Boeing to build four new satellites as part of an accelerated C-band clearing plan to help address the Federal Communications Commission’s 5G service rollout objectives.
Read More »Intelsat Plans C-Band Spectrum Transition, Places Satellite Orders With Maxar & Northrop
Intelsat has signed a pair of deals to procure four satellites from Maxar Technologies and another two from Northrop Grumman in efforts to meet the Federal Communications Commission deadline for reallocating some C-band spectrum to support 5G network services.
Read More »Christopher Scolese, NRO Director, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Advancing Space Technology and Advocating for New Partnerships
Executive Mosaic is thrilled to present Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for advancing the office’s space initiatives, developing new satellite systems and forging new partnerships for proactive defense.
Read More »Fourth SpaceX Internet Satellite Batch Reaches Orbit Through Falcon 9 Launch
A fourth batch of 60 SpaceX satellites launched into space as part of the Hawthorne, Calif.-based company's program to deliver broadband connectivity worldwide. The upper stage of a company-built Falcon 9 rocket deployed the latest internet satellite batch in low-Earth orbit Wednesday one hour after it lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Read More »TriSept Wins Spot on NASA Contract for Cubesat Launch Integration Support
TriSept has won a spot on an $18M contract to help NASA launch small cube-shaped satellites, or cubesats, designed for deployments in low-Earth orbit, Space News reported Monday.
Read More »Northrop-Made Satellites Reach Decade-Long Operational Milestone
Northrop Grumman-made satellites have completed ten years of operations, surpassing more than double the original four-year lifespan, in support of the Missile Defense Agency.
Read More »Descartes Labs to Build Data Refinery for New Mexico’s Environmental Efforts
Descartes Labs is working to develop a geospatial data platform that would help New Mexico meet greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Read More »Raytheon Works With USAF, DARPA on New Space-Based Sensors
Raytheon is helping the U.S. military build a new blanket of sensors, which will be stationed in outer space, for expanded capability to detect missile threats.
Read More »SpaceX Launches 60 Satellites for New Global Internet Service
SpaceX has lifted off an initial wave of 60 small satellites that would provide internet connectivity for customers worldwide, Reuters reported Friday. The 500-pound satellites will beam signals as part of the Starlink constellation for the internet service of the same name. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted the satellites Friday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to orbit.
Read More »Report: Lockheed Plans Antenna Deployment for AWS-Powered Ground Station
Lockheed Martin is planning to deploy a dish antenna network across the country to support the company’s Verge ground station intended to handle low-Earth orbit satellite communications, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
Read More »NASA Posts Sources Sought Notice for LISA Satellite Development Program
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking potential contractors that could build three satellites for the space agency’s new Laser Interferometry Space Antenna. LISA will measure gravitational waves in space to identify new black holes and other previously unknown objects across the universe, NASA said in a statement posted Monday on FedBizOpps.
Read More »Inmarsat, Orbit Communication Systems Partner for Wideband Satcom Terminal Effort; Steve Gizinski Quoted
Inmarsat has partnered with Orbit Communication Systems, a satellite communications terminal provider, to develop a compact and lightweight aviation terminal that will support unmanned aerial vehicles, military aircraft and business jets.
Read More »ULA Sets Launch Schedule for USAF’s 10th Wideband Comms Satellite; Gary Wentz Quoted
United Launch Alliance is set to launch the U.S. Air Force’s 10th wideband communications satellite using its Delta IV rocket on Friday.
Read More »Lockheed Partners With Sequans on LTE-Satcom Project
Lockheed Martin and French 4G technology provider Sequans Communications are working together to develop an LTE-to-satellite communications solution. The goal of the partnership is to make it possible for LTE devices to network directly with satellites in geostationary orbit, Sequans said Tuesday.
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