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Executives Unpack the Practical Challenges of the Satellite and Cellular Convergence
Satellite players are advocating heavily for the convergence of cellular and satellite networks, while working through the challenges involved in achieving this goal. Leaders from Comtech, Viasat, EchoStar, Iridium, Globalstar, and John Deere outlined the key issues during the Opening General Session at SATELLITE 2024 on March 19. “We’ve gone from a place where raw…
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Soyuz MS-25 launches to ISS with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA
The fourth human spaceflight — and third orbital human flight — of the year has successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station (ISS). Soyuz MS-25 was scheduled to fly on Thursday, March 21, at 13:21 UTC from Site 31/6 at the spaceport. Mission commander Oleg Novitsky, representing Roscosmos, NASA’s Tracy Caldwell…
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Tyvak International Delivers Hera Milani Deep-Space Nanosatellite for ESA’s Hera Mission
Tyvak International SRL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation and a leading European nano and microsatellite manufacturer based in Torino, Italy, announced that they have completed the formal delivery of the Hera Milani satellite to the European Space Agency. For this historical event, a ceremony was held on March 14th at Tyvak International’s premises…
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ExoAnalytic Launches Advanced Tracking Service for Satellite Operations in GEO
ExoAnalytic Solutions, a pioneer in commercial space domain awareness (SDA) solutions, launched ExoTrack, a tracking service for operators of satellites in geosynchronous orbit. The precision ephemeris and safety of flight service provided by ExoTrack for geosynchronous orbit operations bring new levels of reliability and cost-effectiveness. Piloted and proven with select companies over the past year,…
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China launches new relay satellite for Earth-Moon communications
China launched a new relay satellite on Wednesday to provide Earth-Moon communications services, a key step for its future lunar exploration missions such as retrieving samples from the far side of the moon. A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the satellite dubbed Queqiao-2, or magpie bridge-2, soared into the sky at 8:31 a.m. from the Wenchang…
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Frontgrade Introduces Plastic-Encapsulated Arm Microcontroller for New Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a provider of mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, has introduced its first plastic-encapsulated Arm Microcontroller to the Space market. This new Arm Microcontroller will achieve flight grade production in July 2024 through NASA’s PEM INST-001 Level 2 qualification standard for plastic-encapsulated microcircuits. The PEM qualification assures Frontgrade’s customers that the device meets…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on sunset Starlink flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base
File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at pad 4E ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX kicked off another busy week following the third test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday and three Falcon 9 missions. The company notched a Monday launch with 22 Starlink satellites from its pad at…
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MDA Space Unveils New Software-Defined Satellite Product Line at Satellite 2024
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, unveiled AURORA as the name of its new software-defined satellite product line at the Satellite 2024 Conference taking place in Washington, D.C. Designed to meet the changing and highly competitive technical and business requirements of the satellite industry, the fully integrated AURORA…
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Northrop Grumman to Develop Lunar Railroad for DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected Northrop Grumman to design and concept a Moon-based railroad network as part of DARPA’s 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study. The envisioned lunar railroad network could transport humans, and resources across the lunar surface for commercial use. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Northrop Grumman will…
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Kymeta Begins Delivery of First Multi-Orbit Flat-Panel Antenna for Military Users
One of the world’s leading flat-panel satellite antenna companies, Kymeta announced at SATELLITE 2024 that the Osprey u8 HGL, a hybrid geostationary/low Earth orbit (GEO/LEO/LTE) terminal purpose-built for military users, is shipping out of their facility in Woodinville, Washington. This marks the first commercially available multi-orbit terminal and the first multi-orbit terminal on Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO network.…