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NSIL to Undertake its Second Demand Driven Satellite Mission GSAT-20
As part of Space Sector reforms announced by the Govt. of India in June 2020, NSIL was mandated to build, launch, own, and operate satellites in “Demand-driven mode” to meet the service needs of the user. As part of this, NSIL successfully undertook its 1st Demand-driven satellite mission, GSAT-24 in June 2022, wherein the capacity…
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Skylo and FocusPoint Collaborate on New IoT Service
Skylo will interconnect its NTN network with FocusPoint’s PULSE platform enabling FocusPoint’s IoT monitoring and emergency escalation service, the companies announced January 4th. This new service will monitor IoT devices and provide real-time escalation of alerts globally to the appropriate authorities. The integration and collaboration with the FocusPoint platform aims to offer users and customers…
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Top Satellite Antennas in 2023
Satellite Antennas play a pivotal role in the vast network of global communication, serving as the crucial link between Earth and the vast network of communication satellites orbiting above. These sophisticated devices are designed to receive and transmit signals, enabling the seamless exchange of information for various purposes, including telecommunications, broadcasting, weather monitoring, and scientific…
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NASA discusses Moon-bound science as ULA’s Vulcan rocket gets go ahead for Jan. 8 launch
The payload for the Certification-1 (Cert-1) flight test on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is encapsulated inside its payload fairing in preparation for launch. The mission will launch the first Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,000…
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ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Set to Debut with Upper-Stage Engine Built by Aerojet Rocketdyne
When the next-generation Vulcan rocket developed by United Launch Alliance takes flight for the first time in the coming days, it will usher in a new era for the RL10 upper-stage rocket engine built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company. Versions of the RL10 have been reliably propelling payloads into space for 60 years,…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Signs Luxury Cruise Connectivity Deal with Seabourn
Seabourn, a company that specializes in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, will equip its fleet of ultra-luxury ships with Wi-Fi connectivity provided by the Starlink satellite constellation, SpaceX announced Thursday. Starlink is now available on Seabourn’s two new purpose-built ultra-luxury expedition ships, Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit, as well as its ocean ships, Seabourn Sojourn,…
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China’s L-SAR 01 satellite group put into use
China’s L-SAR 01 satellite group has been officially put into use after completing in-orbit tests, according to the China National Space Administration on Friday. China’s L-SAR 01 is a satellite group composed of two satellites equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), namely the L-SAR 01A and the L-SAR 01B. The SAR is a microwave-imaging…
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China’s first commercial space launch site reaches construction milestone
Construction work was completed Friday on the No. 1 launch pad of China’s first commercial spacecraft launch site, in the city of Wenchang, on south China’s island province of Hainan. The project serves as the dedicated site for China’s new-generation medium-sized rocket, Long March 8, according to Yang Tianliang, chairman of Hainan International Commercial Aerospace…
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China launches test satellite for satellite internet technologies
China on Saturday launched a test satellite for satellite internet technologies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 8:13 a.m. (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit. It was the 505th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
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Starlink launches first “cellphone towers in space” for use with LTE phones
SpaceX last night launched the first six Starlink satellites that will provide cellular transmissions for customers of T-Mobile and other carriers. SpaceX said it launched 21 satellites overall, including “the first six Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities that enable mobile network operators around the world to provide seamless global access to texting, calling,…