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Advanced satellite images released to public
The China National Space Administration published the first images taken by an advanced Chinese Earth-observation satellite on Tuesday afternoon. The 14 images were taken by the world-class apparatus on the Hyperspectral Multifunctional Observation Satellite, including a wide thermal infrared imager and an advanced hyper-spectral imager. They will help scientists track greenhouse gases such as nitrogen…
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Dawn Aerospace Receives Certification for Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane
Dawn Aerospace CEO Stefan Powell announced that the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane has received certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) for the rocket-powered flight campaign. The mission of the Mk-II Aurora is to fly to space twice a day and, in doing so, demonstrate that rocket-powered systems can be as reusable as…
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SES Confirms Merger Talks With Intelsat
SES confirmed the operator is in talks for a potential combination with fellow operator Intelsat. SES issued a statement Wednesday morning after Bloomberg reported the satellite companies are nearing a deal. “In response to rumors in the market, SES S.A. confirms that the company has engaged in discussions regarding a possible combination with Intelsat. At…
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Falcon 9 launches for eigth time in March carrying Starlink 5-10
Falcon 9 B1077-4 launched 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites into low Earth orbit on Wednesday, March 29 at 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC), from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 flew on a southeast trajectory, as is usual during winter months to avoid recovery operations in rough seas to the northeast.…
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First flight of astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft slips to July
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Starliner crew module for Boeing’s Crew Flight Test was lifted for attachment to the spacecraft’s service module earlier this year inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Boeing/John Grant The first piloted flight of Boeing’s Starliner astronaut ferry…
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ReOrbit and SatixFy Sign a Deal to Develop On-Board Processor for ReOrbit’s Gluon Satellite
ReOrbit and SatixFy Communications announced a purchase deal of a communication subsystem for Reorbit´s Gluon platform. Gluon is a highly flexible software-defined satellite platform, capable of accommodating several types of payloads, from Earth Observation to Relay laser communications services. This platform will utilise state-of-the-art SatixFy radios to accommodate the need for high data rate links to enable…
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First launch for Pentagon’s own mega-constellation set for Thursday
This artist’s concept illustrates how the Space Development Agency’s mesh network will detect and track missiles, relay data, and perform navigation and tech demo missions. Credit: Space Development Agency The U.S. military’s Space Development Agency, established in 2019 to fast-track new national security capabilities in orbit, plans to launch the first 10 satellites for a…
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E-Space to Develop IoT Solutions With UAE Tech Firm e&
E-Space is collaborating with United Arab Emirates tech firm e& to develop IoT solutions, the companies announced March 28. The companies plan to develop cloud-native IoT solutions using e&’s terrestrial infrastructure and E-Space’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. The partners said this will create new business models in IoT for governments and large-scale enterprises worldwide. E-Space…
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Axess Networks Strikes New Healthcare Partnership in Africa
Axess Networks is forming a new three-way partnership as it looks to make healthcare more accessible to everyone in Africa. It is joining forces with Wazima Health, Africa’s integrated e-health telemedicine and health management UK company and Comitas e-Health, a Spanish telemedicine service provider in an exciting new partnership. The three companies announced the partnership,…
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SpaceX launches another bundle of Starlink internet satellites
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 5-10 mission at 4:01 p.m. EDT (2001 GMT) on March 29 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending] SpaceX delivered 56…