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Intelsat Upgrades 900 Sites for Openserve to Expand Connectivity in South Africa
Intelsat is working with longtime partner Openserve to modernize more than 900 network sites to advance satellite connectivity throughout South Africa. Openserve is Africa’s largest telecommunications infrastructure provider and a subsidiary of Telkom SA SOC. The project, announced Tuesday, will improve network performance and help deliver higher throughputs to end customers at a lower cost.…
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Unseenlabs Secures $92M in Fundraising for Maritime Surveillance Constellation
Unseenlabs, a France-based detection and geolocation company that specializes in maritime surveillance, closed on its latest financing round of 85 million euros ($92 million), the company announced Tuesday. New investors Supernova Invest, ISALT, and UNEXO led the funding round. The company provides maritime surveillance from space with its constellation of satellites dedicated to detecting radio…
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Telefónica and Lynk Demonstrate Satellite-to-Cell in Argentina
Lynk Global has successfully demonstrated its satellite-to-cell technology in Patagonia, a remote area of Argentina. The trial was done with Telefónica through its business units, Telefónica Argentina and Telefónica Global Solutions. Lynk Global revealed details of the trial, Feb. 26. Lynk’s Sat2Phone technology aims to enable Telefónica to offer its subscribers enhanced geographic coverage, including…
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Northrop Grumman Completes Space Launch System’s First BOLE Solid Rocket Motor Segment
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) motor segment for the next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket booster. BOLE adds nearly five metric tons of payload capacity for SLS Block 2 Moon and Mars missions above the enhancements already in work for the SLS Block 1B configuration slated to…
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SpaceX discloses cause of Starship anomalies as it clears an FAA hurdle
A little more than three months after the most recent launch of a Starship vehicle, which ended with both the booster and upper stage being lost in flight, the Federal Aviation Administration has closed its investigation of the mishap. “SpaceX identified, and the FAA accepts, the root causes and 17 corrective actions documented in SpaceX’s…
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MtronPTI Advances Space Mission Success with RF Component and Sub-Assemblies Testing
MtronPTI has over 125 design wins across satellite platforms and manned spacecraft. With expertise supporting LEO, MEO, and GEO applications, MtronPTI has a well-established team and a proven track record of meeting demanding space requirements. With the evolving need for high-power space-level transmitters, high-power handling space-level RF components and sub-assemblies are instrumental for mission success.…
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Virgin Voyages Debuts SES and Starlink Connectivity Service
Virgin Voyages will be the first cruise operator to deploy an integrated SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink PRO offering to its customers. Combining Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite coverage, it will provide connectivity of up to 1.5 Gbps per ship. Launched in 2021, Virgin Voyages offers adult-only voyages and sails to more…
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Virgin Voyages Debuts SES and Starlink Connectivity Service
Virgin Voyages will be the first cruise operator to deploy an integrated SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink PRO offering to its customers. Combining Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite coverage, it will provide connectivity of up to 1.5 Gbps per ship. Launched in 2021, Virgin Voyages offers adult-only voyages and sails to more…
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Final images of Ingenuity reveal an entire blade broke off the helicopter
It has now been several weeks since NASA’s tenacious helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, made its final flight above the red planet. This happened last month. On January 6, Ingenuity flew 40 feet (12 meters) skyward but then made an unplanned early landing after just 35 seconds. Twelve days later, operators intended to troubleshoot the vehicle…