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Open Cosmos Unveils ConnectedCosmos: Europe’s Secure Space Connectivity Alternative
Open Cosmos, the company building satellites to understand and connect the world, has announced ConnectedCosmos – a new LEO constellation that will provide sovereign and secure communications and resilient capabilities for businesses and government bodies across the globe. Counteracting overreliance on transcontinental mega-constellations, ConnectedCosmos will also connect Open Cosmos’ Earth Observation (EO) capabilities deployed in…
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Telekom and Starlink Expand Satellite-to-Mobile Connectivity Across Europe
Deutsche Telekom is expanding its network coverage through satellite-based direct connectivity. In partnership with Starlink, Deutsche Telekom will bring mobile communications to areas where network expansion is particularly challenging, for example, due to nature conservation requirements or demanding topography. “We provide our customers with the best mobile network. And we continue to invest heavily in…
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Amazon Leo and Vanu Partner to Expand Rural Broadband Access Across Africa
Amazon Leo is partnering with Vanu, Inc.—a provider of mobile network equipment and services—to help bring high-quality internet to rural communities across Africa. “Even in places like the United States, 20 to 30 million people have no access to broadband internet. In Africa, the problem is an order of magnitude worse. You’re looking at hundreds…
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Isar Aerospace Commences Second Test Site at Esrange Space Centre
Space company Isar Aerospace is making access to space scalable by significantly expanding its testing operations at the Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden. In partnership with SSC Space, the company will establish a second test site to support the development and production ramp-up of its ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle. While Isar Aerospace’s new production facility…
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Skyroot Aerospace: Indian Launch Player Ready for the Big Stage
Skyroot Aerospace is set for a critical year as it counts down toward the debut launch of its Vikram-1 rocket, targeted for April of this year. The launch startup, founded in India in 2018, hopes to build on India’s space heritage and become a reliable provider of launch services to commercial and government customers worldwide.…
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Marlink Launches LEO-Based Service for Maritime Customers
Marlink has made a move in bringing state-of-the-art LEO based services to its maritime customer base. It is launching a new hybrid connectivity service – Sealink Multi-LEO. It will deliver a single, fully managed data allowance across the Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb LEO satellite networks, with future LEO networks to be added when they become…
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Details of EchoStar Transformation After SpaceX-Spectrum Sale Are Still Unclear
EchoStar is still not ready to give more insight into how it plans to deploy capital after it closes the sale of spectrum rights to SpaceX. Leadership CEO Hamid Akhavan and Chairman Charlie Ergen didn’t give a business update in its first quarter financial call on Monday, and instead mostly took questions from investors about…
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L3Harris Selects Intuitive Machines as Subcontractor for SDA Trache 3
L3Harris is sticking with Lanteris Space Systems, now owned by Intuitive Machines, as the bus provider for its spacecraft for its work for the Space Development Agency (SDA). Intuitive Machines announced Tuesday that L3Harris selected the company to provide spacecraft platforms for Tranche 3 Tracking Layer of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. L3Harris received the…
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As Moon interest heats up, two companies unveil plans for a lunar “harvester”
The Moon has received a lot of attention in recent months, particularly the surface of Earth’s cold and dusty companion. This has largely been driven by a decision from SpaceX founder Elon Musk to pivot, at least in the near term, from Mars to lunar surface activities and the potential for using material there to…
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Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 moving through preflight test objectives
Progress on the path to Flight 12 continues to be focused on testing at Massey’s test site at Starbase, with Ship 39 passing multiple cryoloading objectives. The testing follows Booster 19’s successful “proofing” at Massey’s, setting the stage for another major milestone, booster rollout and Static Fire testing on Pad 2. Following its rollout from…