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19th Annual Military Space Situational Awareness Conference to be Held in London
Military Space Situational Awareness Conference‘s 19th annual edition is supported by the UK Space Agency from April 22-24, 2024. This groundbreaking event promises to be an unparalleled experience for professionals and enthusiasts in the field of space domain awareness. 250+ space professionals, 40+ speakers, and representatives from 20+ nations will show their presence at Europe’s…
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Rocket Report: Will Northrop’s rocket be reusable? Fourth Starship gets fired twice
Welcome to Edition 6.37 of the Rocket Report! The big story this week is the final launch of the Delta IV Heavy rocket, which is one of the biggest spectacles to enjoy lifting away from the planet. Because of a scrub on Thursday, there is still time to clear your calendar for a second attempt…
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IFC Providers Balance Cost and Capabilities to Provide the ‘At Home’ Experience in the Air
In-flight connectivity (IFC) developers are working to balance cost with capabilities while offering an in-flight internet experience to match what is available at a consumer’s home. A panel of experts from Intelsat, Gogo Business Aviation, Viasat, Hughes Network Systems, Anuvu, and Gilat Satellite Networks took stock of evolving IFC expectations this month at SATELLITE 2024.…
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Space Foundation’s Space Symposium 2024 to Unify Global Space Communities
The 39th Space Symposium will be held at The Broadmoor and Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, on April 8 – 11, 2024. Space Symposium is the premier space industry event to unify the global space community by providing collaboration, innovation, and education from global space professionals. Space Symposium attendees consistently represent all…
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SDA Lays Out Tranche 2, Transport Layer-Gamma Plan
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) issued a solicitation this week for one contractor to build about 20 Tranche 2, Transport Layer (T2TL)-Gamma satellites, the final in the T2TL series. The T2TL Alpha and Beta satellites, which are to begin launches in September 2026, are to have three optical communications terminals (OCTs), and the Gamma…
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Latvian Airline airBaltic Tests SpaceX’s Starlink Internet
Latvia’s flag carrier airBaltic is testing SpaceX’s Starlink internet, with plans to equip its entire Airbus A220-300 fleet with the in-flight connectivity (IFC) system. airBaltic announced March 28 that it conducted an initial ground test of SpaceX’s Starlink internet connectivity system onboard an aircraft in Riga, Latvia, with a full cabin of airBaltic and Starlink…
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Telesat Says Starlink Impacted GEO Business in ’23, Operator Ramps Up for Lightspeed
Telesat is seeing a decline in revenue in its Geostationary Orbit (GEO) business in broadcasting with the increase in cord-cutting, and enterprise competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Yet Telesat is bullish on its own Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation Lightspeed, and CEO Dan Goldberg told investors on Thursday that the operator is in conversation with the…
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SpaceX pulls off Starlink 7-18 mission on fourth day of launch attempts
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at sunset from Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 1, 2024. Image: SpaceX Following three unsuccessful launch attempts at the end of March, SpaceX was able to pull off an April Fool’s Day Starlink launch. The Starlink 7-18 mission launched at 7:30 p.m. PDT (10:30 EDT, 0230 UTC)…
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PSLV Achieves Zero Orbital Debris Mission
ISRO’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) has accomplished milestone on March 21, 2024 with its fiery end through a re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. The PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission has practically left zero debris in orbit. The PSLV-C58 Mission was accomplished on January 1, 2024. After completing the primary mission of injecting all satellites into their desired…
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High winds, gaseous nitrogen pump failure force scrub of the final launch of Delta 4 Heavy minutes before liftoff
The final Delta 4 Heavy pictured on the eve of its final mission inside the Mobile Service Tower at Cape Canaveral’s pad 37. Photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. Update 3:10 p.m. ET: ULA flight teams called a scrub of the mission at about T-00:03:58. United Launch Alliance will have to wait a bit longer before it…