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Satellite Broadband Revenue Grew 18% in 2022, SIA Annual Report Finds
Revenue from satellite broadband services grew 18% in 2022, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) 2022 “State of the Satellite Industry Report” by BryceTech. The annual report examines the global space economy including satellite services, launch, manufacturing, ground equipment, and government space budgets. Satellite broadband revenue was a standout area of growth, while the…
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Rocket Lab to Launch Seven Satellites as Part of Upcoming Electron Mission
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced its next Electron mission will deploy seven satellites to space and include an attempt to recover the rocket’s booster after launch. The ‘Baby Come Back’ mission, Rocket Lab’s 39th Electron launch, is scheduled to deploy from Pad A at Rocket…
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United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches NROL-68 Mission for the National Reconnaissance Office
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off on June 22 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 156 times with 100 percent mission success. “We continue to build on our valued partnership with…
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Rocket Report: Electron scoops up Virgin launch, ULA flies first 2023 mission
Welcome to Edition 5.43 of the Rocket Report! I am thrilled to announce that Stephen Clark is joining Ars Technica to cover space alongside me. You’ve already read some of his fine work here in the Rocket Report, as he has been the long-time editor of Spaceflight Now. But now, starting Monday, he’ll be writing frequently…
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SpaceX closes out first half of 2023 with another Starlink launch
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 5-12 mission at 11:35 a.m. EDT (1535 UTC) on June 23 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”Launch Broadcast”] [tabby title=”Launch Pad Live”] [tabbyending]…
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Sidus Space Awarded Contracts for Two Projects Under Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space, and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company, announced it has been awarded contracts for two projects with Israeli partners Maris-Tech and Lulav Space by Space Florida under the Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership. This is the first time Sidus has received two awards from the same round of projects from the Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership. The…
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Lynk Starts Initial Satellite-to-Cell Service in Palau With Local MNO
Lynk Global has started initial satellite-to-cell service in Palau, an island nation in Oceania with mobile network operator PNCC. This is the first MNO in the world to launch Lynk’s satellite-to-cell technology as a service for its subscribers. Service will begin with periodic SMS texts, Lynk said in a June 21 announcement. It will start…
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Qualcomm Goes Further into the Satellite Arena With New IoT Modems
Qualcomm Technologies, one of the biggest names in the telecoms world, is releasing two new modem chipsets with satellite capability, the company announced June 22. The two modems: the Qualcomm 212S modem and the Qualcomm 9205S modem will power off-grid industrial use cases that require standalone non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity or hybrid connectivity alongside terrestrial…
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India Signs the Artemis Accords in a Milestone for Space Diplomacy
India has signed the Artemis Accords, a multinational agreement with a common vision for space exploration. India and the U.S. announced the signing on Thursday while India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the U.S. on a state visit. The Artemis Accords began in 2020 and now have 27 countries committed to peaceful, sustainable, and transparent…
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ESA Entrusts a Consortium Led by Sener to Conduct Feasibility Study of Future European Reusable Launchers
The European Space Agency (ESA) has tasked a consortium led by Sener with helping to define the architecture of future European space launch systems. In addition to Sener (through its subsidiary Sener Aerospace and Defence), the consortium is formed by other leading companies in the European space sector and research institutes, such as Beyond Gravity,…