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WAVE Achieves First Cloud-to-Gateway Satcom Virtualization with AI Signal Analysis
Members of the Waveform Architecture for Virtualized Ecosystems (WAVE) Consortium, an IEEE standards body, achieved the first instance of standardized waveform virtualization using field-programmable gate array (FPGA) acceleration in the cloud during SATShow last week. WAVE members AWS, Gilat Defense, and SES Space & Defense accomplished multiple firsts during a SATShow demonstration, said WAVE Executive…
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SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California
File: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the Starlink 17-31 mission on March 13, 2026. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched 119 payloads to a Sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit on a rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the Transporter-16 mission from Space…
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Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the launch of the Starlink 6-88 mission. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now SpaceX’s fleet-leading Falcon 9 booster made a record-breaking 34th flight Monday on a mission to deploy a batch of 29 satellites…
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Portal Space’s ‘Mini-Nova’ payload goes into orbit to test technologies for maneuverable space vehicles
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Portal Space Systems’ “Mini-Nova” technology demonstration payload and more than 100 other payloads into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. (SpaceX Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems has made its first foray into Earth orbit, in the form of a piggyback payload that will test technologies for…
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Orbital AI: Seattle-area startup Starcloud hits $1.1B valuation to build space-based data centers
Image of a Starcloud deployment of its space-based data center. (Starcloud Photo) Starcloud, a startup building solar-powered data centers that operate in space, announced $170 million in new funding Monday, vaulting it to unicorn status with a $1.1 billion valuation. The Redmond, Wash.-based company is now the fastest in Y Combinator history to hit that…
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Starcloud Raises $170M to Fund Orbital Data Center Plans
Starcloud, a space startup working to deploy satellites to serve as orbital data centers, raised $170 million in a Series A round announced Monday that values the company at $1.1 billion. The company was just founded in 2024 and launched its first satellite, Starcloud-1, in November 2025. It has raised more than $200 million and…
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SpaceX Launches 119 Payloads on the Transporter-16 Rideshare Mission
SpaceX launched 119 payloads into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) at 4:02 a.m. PT on Transporter-16, a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday morning. The mission was the first stage booster’s 12th flight. It landed vertically on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean after releasing its payloads. With this mission,…
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NASA is set to send humans around the Moon no earlier than Wednesday
Image: Jared Sanders / Space Explored Space Launch Delta 45, the Space Force unit tasked with managing the Eastern Range, shares an 80% chance of good weather for a Wednesday launch. Weather continues to be good on later backup dates in case of a delay. NASA couldn’t have picked a better time of year to…
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Launch Preview: SLS, Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Soyuz launches comprise busy launch manifest
Nine launches are scheduled this week, with rockets expected to liftoff from Florida, California, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China. Most notably, NASA’s long-awaited Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch the first humans to the Moon in over 50 years on Wednesday. SpaceX has four Starlink missions scheduled for the week, with Falcon 9 launching two…
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SpaceBridge Launches UniHub as Streamlined VSAT Platform
SpaceBridge launched a its new Estella’s UniHub, a new compact all-in-one VSAT hub platform. The solution aims to simplify satellite network deployment alongside high performance, efficiency, and scalability. SpaceBridge made the announcement of UniHub during SATShow Week. UniHub integrates key gateway functions, including software defined radio (SDR) multichannel modulator and burst multichannel demodulator (up to…