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Telesat and MDA Space Achieves Major Milestone for Lightspeed Constellation
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced that they have concluded a key phase in the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation program with the successful completion of the spacecraft Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The…
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Space science in 2024: Moon missions, Martian milestones, astrophysics discoveries, and more
2024 was another busy year for space science, with many new missions, successes, and discoveries across the solar system and beyond. Three new missions were launched to the Moon, while one mission was canceled, and Curiosity and Perseverance continued to explore and make discoveries in their respective regions on Mars. Beyond the Earth-Moon system and…
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The Year in Space: Amazon’s Project Kuiper revs up to join the megaconstellation market
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket sends two prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper to orbit in 2023. The first operational Kuiper satellites are due for launch on a different Atlas V in early 2025. (ULA Photo) Get ready for Amazon’s Project Kuiper to pick up the pace in the megaconstellation space race. So…
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Gilat Logs $18M in IFC Orders
Gilat Satellite Networks received more than $18 million in recent in-flight connectivity (IFC) orders, the company announced on Dec. 30. The orders are scheduled for delivery in the next 12 months. The orders are mainly for Gilat SkyEdge platforms, related services and solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs). The IFC market remains a critical one for Gilat…
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Video: Editors Preview the 10 Tech Trends to Shape 2025
10 Tech Trends. Via Satellite Illustration Ready to shape the future? Via Satellite editors Mark Holmes and Rachel Jewett preview the 10 Tech Trends set to shape the satellite industry in 2025 in this video. Check out the video and read the full article by Anne Wainscott Sargent: “10 Tech Trends That Will Impact the…
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India launch SpaDeX space docking demonstration, begins assembly of human-rated launch vehicle
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a space docking experiment — a critical mission for India’s upcoming human spaceflight campaign. The mission will demonstrate the technology to rendezvous, dock, and undock in orbit. The successful completion of the mission will be a key step towards India’s ambitions for future missions to the lunar…
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Astranis Launches 4 MicroGEO Satellites on Dedicated Falcon 9 Mission
Four Astranis MicroGEO satellites are on their way to orbit after a dedicated SpaceX launch early Sunday. SpaceX launched the four satellites to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 12:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 29. Astranis confirmed post-launch that it has control of all four spacecraft. Astranis builds…
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A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?
With 39th President Jimmy Carter passing away at the age of 100, we are revisiting this story of how he unexpectedly saved the space shuttle. We’d been chatting for the better part of two hours when Chris Kraft’s eyes suddenly brightened. “Hey,” he said, “Here’s a story I’ll bet you never heard.” Kraft, the man…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Completes Hotfire Test for First Launch with Blue Ring Pathfinder
New Glenn completed an integrated launch vehicle hot-fire test, the final major milestone on our road to the first flight. NG-1 will carry a Blue Ring Pathfinder as its first manifested payload and will launch from Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, FL. The seven-engine hotfire lasted 24 seconds and marked the first time we…