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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Launch SatCo the European Satellite Service
Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone), a leading European and African telecommunications company, and AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, have signed an agreement to create a jointly-owned European satellite service business (“SatCo”) to serve mobile network operators…
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The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week
The idea of flying satellites in “very” low-Earth orbit is not new. Dating back to the dawn of the space age in the late 1950s, the first US spy satellites, as part of the Corona program, orbited the planet as low as 120 to 160 km (75 to 100 miles) above the Earth. This low…
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SATELLAI Unveils First-Ever Satellite-Powered Pet Tracker at MWC 2025
SATELLAI, an innovator in AI-integrated pet technology, is making its European debut at MWC 2025 with the launch of the SATELLAI Tracker, the world’s first always-connected pet tracker powered by satellite technology. Designed for pet owners who explore off-the-grid locations, it ensures pets stay safe and connected anywhere on Earth. Unmatched Connectivity—Wherever Adventure Takes You…
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Launch Roundup: Starship and Ariane 6 launch after scrubs
SpaceX launches Starship’s eighth flight test, Arianespace’s Ariane 6 launches from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, and China sends another Chang Zheng 3B/E to space. Ariane 6 kicks off the week by launching high-resolution reconnaissance satellites for the French Space Agency, followed by Starship’s eighth flight test. Then, Chang Zheng 3B/E takes another…
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Spire Global Achieves Two-Way Optical Link Between Satellites in Orbit
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, successfully established a two-way optical link between two satellites in orbit. This achievement marks a major step toward enhancing the speed, reliability, and security of data transmissions for future missions. The satellites, which launched in June 2023, are equipped with optical inter-satellite link…
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Maxar Space Systems Secures New Order for High-Power GEO Communications Satellite
Maxar Space Systems, satellite manufacturer and provider of advanced solutions for space exploration, has received an order for a geostationary (GEO) high-power communications satellite from a private commercial customer. The satellite will be built on the Maxar 1300 series platform at the company’s manufacturing facilities in Palo Alto and San Jose, California. It will feature…
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SatixFy to Showcase Space and Ground SatCOM Solutions at Satellite Show 2025
SatixFy Communications, a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems powered by in-house developed chipsets, announced its participation in Satellite Show 2025, which is taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., from March 11 to 13, 2025. Visitors to the SatixFy booth (#2225) will have the opportunity to explore the Company’s…
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SES Extends Partnership with ProSiebenSat.1 for Satellite and Streaming Integration
SES announced a multi-year extension of its agreement with ProSiebenSat.1. Under the agreement, ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to distribute its programs in Germany and Austria using SES’s satellites at its prime video neighborhood of 19.2 degrees East. Additionally, ProSiebenSat.1 will integrate content from Joyn, its streaming platform in Germany, with SES’s HD+ TV App. For the…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lander Successfully Touches Down on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface in the early hours of Sunday morning. Firefly said the mission, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, is the first fully successful soft-landing on the Moon by a commercial company. As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Blue Ghost…