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SES Partners with Quvia to Enhance Multi-Orbit Connectivity with AI-Driven Network
SES is partnering with Quvia, the AI-powered quality of experience (QoE) platform formerly known as Neuron, to advance SES’s multi-orbit connectivity solutions by enhancing network orchestration capabilities. The collaboration combines SES and Quvia technologies to intelligently manage network resources and adapt dynamically to customer demand, driving enhanced QoE for SES’s mobility, enterprise, and cloud customers,…
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Storytelling for Space: Sarah Cruddas on Communicating the Value of Space
Space journalist and TV personality Sarah Cruddas joins the On Orbit podcast this week ahead of her appearance as guest host at SATELLITE 2025. Sarah has had an exciting career in space journalism and communications from being a weather presenter and science correspondent to being a TV personality, industry consultant and author. She’s extremely passionate…
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Arabsat and Qvest Partner for New OTT Platform
Arabsat is teaming up with Qvest to launch a new OTT (over-the-top) streaming platform, as it looks to generate more revenues through video services. The strategic partnership will enable Arabsat to extend its direct-to-consumer services while providing white-label solutions for broadcasters and content providers. The two companies announced details of a new MoU detailing this…
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NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract to SpaceX
NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose an impact threat to Earth. The firm fixed-price launch service task order is being awarded under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity NASA Launch Services II contract. The total cost…
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Chang Zheng 8A launches as Chinese spaceport expansions begin
Chinese spaceflight activities have been on pause in recent weeks due to the annual Spring Festival and New Lunar Year celebrations. Nonetheless, February saw the maiden launch of the Chang Zheng 8A (CZ-8A) rocket, which debuted new engines and other technologies to expand China’s spaceflight capabilities. Construction is underway to extend infrastructure at the Hainan…
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Rocket Lab Completes Key Design Review for US Space Force VICTUS HAZE Mission
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the successful completion of its Critical Design Review (CDR) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, VICTUS HAZE. In April 2024, Rocket Lab announced its…
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Xona Space Systems Wins AFRL Contract to Demonstrate LEO GPS Alternative
Xona Space Systems signed a $4.65 million contract with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to demonstrate commercial PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) solutions for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) missions, Xona announced on Feb. 25. Awarded through the Space Technology Advanced Research – Fast-tracking Innovative Software and Hardware (STAR-FISH) program, the contract increases Xona’s total…
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Bayer Expands its License Agreement With Planet for Agricultural Data
Bayer has expanded its work with Planet in a multi-year enterprise license agreement for greater access to Planet’s satellite imagery for its agriculture products. Planet announced the deal on Feb. 25, financial terms were not disclosed. Bayer has been a longtime customer of Planet. The expanded enterprise agreement will provide better access to Planet’s data…
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PLD Space Expands Global Reach with Second Launch Site at Etlaq Spaceport in Oman
PLD Space, an international space services company with vertical integrated engineering and manufacturing, has announced that the Etlaq spaceport in Oman will be its second global launch base for MIURA launch vehicle family. This infrastructure joins the company’s Launch Complex at the CSG (Kourou, French Guiana), owned by CNES and ESA, thus expanding vehicle service…