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Ligado Files for Chapter 11, Makes Deal with AST SpaceMobile for MSS Spectrum
Ligado Networks has filed for Chapter 11 restructuring, and has signed a deal with AST SpaceMobile to allow the company to use Ligado’s mid-band spectrum. Ligado announced the bankruptcy filing on Jan. 6, saying in a statement it incurred “large operational losses” from the U.S. government’s “unlawful taking” of its spectrum rights without compensation. In…
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Space42 Successfully Launched Thuraya 4 Satellite Into Orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, has successfully launched its Thuraya 4 (T4) telecommunications satellite into orbit. The launch represents a significant milestone in Space42’s journey as a provider of premium geospatial data, geospatial analytics AI platforms and services, non-terrestrial networks (NTN), and secure connectivity solutions. The satellite was launched aboard SpaceX’s…
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EchoStar Mobile, Murata, and Kyocera AVX Debut Remote IoT Solution
EchoStarMobile, along with Murata and Kyocera AVX are debuting a new IoT connectivity product for European and North American markets. It is a new transceiver and antenna with satellite connectivity for industries like agriculture, smart metering, and asset tracking. Murata manufactures high-density modules, and Kyocera AVX provides multi-band antenna solutions. The new product combines EchoStar…
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U-blox Introduces All-Band GNSS Platform with L-Band Correction Services for Precise Positioning
u-blox has introduced the new X20, an all-band high-precision GNSS platform that delivers global centimeter-level accuracy. This single-chip solution is designed to significantly enhance the positioning capabilities compared to the existing F9 platform by offering expanded constellation support across L1, L2, L5 and L6 bands. It also includes an L-band receiver for GNSS correction services.…
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MRO observes dormant InSight lander; collects data on Martian dust movements
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recently imaged NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) lander, which has been dormant on the Martian surface for two years. The new imagery highlights movements in Martian surface dust around InSight, providing planetary scientists with more information on Mars’s climate and atmospheric qualities. On Nov.…
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SpaceX to attempt first payload deployment, engine reuse during Starship Flight 7
The Starship upper stage on a test firing mount ahead of a static fire demonstration in December 20204. It’s the first Block 2 Starship that will be launched by SpaceX. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is launching into 2025 with what is poised to be a blistering pace of launch for its super heavy lift rocket, Starship.…
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Elon Musk: “We’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.”
Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site X, he has been relatively restrained when it comes to US space policy in recent years. For example, he has rarely criticized NASA or its overall goal to return humans to the Moon through the Artemis Program. Rather,…