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ALifecom to Unveil its IoT Platform for Non-Terrestrial Networks at SATELLITE 2024
At the SATELLITE 2024 Show in Washington, D.C. this week, ALifecom has released its Non-Terrestrial Networks IoT Platform. This platform is the industry’s first integrated solution embedding a channel emulator into ALifecom’s NE6000 network emulator to effectively simulate and test NTN communications within a small form factor, user-friendly, and cost-effective solution. The ALifecom NE6000 network emulator has been upgraded with the latest 3GPP release 17 standards to support…
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Launch Roundup: two missions to the ISS, including first Dragon 2 from SLC-40
SpaceX is preparing to launch three Falcon 9s, including two Starlink missions. Additionally, launching this week are two Chinese rockets, an Electron, and a crewed Soyuz. SpaceX will continue to strive for a record-breaking year by launching from all three of its Falcon 9 launch pads this week, which will take its launch total to…
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Maxar’s First WorldView Legion Satellites Shipped to Launch Site
The first two WorldView Legion satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and could be launched as soon as April. Maxar Space Systems, which built the satellites for Maxar Intelligence, announced the news on Monday morning. SpaceX will launch the satellites in a Falcon 9 mission. Monday’s news comes after a long…
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New WAVE Consortium Debuts to Promote Virtualized Ecosystems
There is a new industry standard consortium in the satellite industry, geared at advancing waveform virtualization for satellite gateway and terminals. The new consortium, Waveform Architecture for Virtualized Ecosystems (WAVE), announced Monday, is under the auspices of IEEE-ISTO. The founding members include Microsoft, SES, Comtech, iDirect, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Reticulate Micro, and The Space…
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New WAVE Consortium Debuts to Promote Virtualized Ecosystems
There is a new industry standard consortium in the satellite industry, geared at advancing waveform virtualization for satellite gateway and terminals. The new consortium, Waveform Architecture for Virtualized Ecosystems (WAVE), announced Monday, is under the auspices of IEEE-ISTO. The founding members include Microsoft, SES, Comtech, iDirect, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Reticulate Micro, and The Space…
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Terran Orbital Set to Showcase SmallSat GEO Solution at Satellite 2024
Terran Orbital one of the leading manufacturers of small satellites and an end-to-end satellite solutions provider will showcase their latest advancements and share valuable insights with the space community at Satellite 2024 in Washington, DC. Visit Terran Orbital at Booth #2251 or set an appointment to meet their dedicated team of experts and explore their…
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China’s space station completes material exposure tests
China has completed the material extravehicular exposure tests on its space station, with the experimental equipment and the first batch of material samples safely retrieved to the orbiting spacecraft, the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said on Friday. The experimental equipment and samples were transferred from the exterior of the…
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China prepares to launch relay satellite Queqiao-2
The combination of the relay satellite Queqiao-2 and the Long March-8 Y3 carrier rocket was vertically transferred on Sunday to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province. The satellite is projected to be launched at an appropriate time within the next few days, according to the China National…
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Carrier rocket for China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe arrives at launch site
The carrier rocket for the Chang’e-6 lunar probe has arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday. The Long March-5 Y8 carrier vehicle will undergo assembly and testing at the launch site together with the lunar probe, which has already been transported…
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Scientists discover first long-lasting radio bursts above sunspots
A team of NASA-funded scientists recently discovered long-lasting radio signals above sunspots — regions of the Sun’s surface where the magnetic field is so strong that surface temperatures are reduced and surrounding atmospheric pressure decreases, creating dark spots on the solar surface. The team’s results show the radio signals are emanating from the sunspots in…