Tag: Satellite
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104-satellite launch marks success for India (and Seattle’s Spaceflight Industries)
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, sending 104 satellites spaceward. (ISRO Photo) A record-setting flock of 104 satellites was successfully deployed into orbit overnight after the launch of an Indian rocket. Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries played a part in getting nine…
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Planet Labs says it’ll acquire Google’s satellite imaging subsidiary, Terra Bella
An artist’s conception shows Terra Bella’s SkySat satelltes in orbit. (Terra Bella Illustration) Planet Labs says it has struck a deal to acquire Google’s Terra Bella satellite imaging operation and its constellation of SkySat satellites, less than three years after Google bought the operation for $500 million. Financial terms for the acquisition weren’t announced. The deal…
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SpaceX adds a big new lab to its satellite development operation in Seattle area
SpaceX has leased Building 117 at Redmond Ridge Corporate Center, which has 40,625 square feet of space. (Sierra Construction) SpaceX has taken on a 40,625-square-foot facility in Redmond, Wash., that will become a research and development lab for its ambitious satellite operation. The warehouse-style space in the Redmond Ridge Corporate Center, owned by M&T Partners,…
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America’s newest weather satellite sends glorious pictures of Earth (and the moon)
This composite color full-disk image from GOES-16, focusing on North and South America, was acquired at 10:07 a.m. PT on Jan. 15. (NOAA / NASA Photo) Two months after its launch, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-16 weather satellite is sending back its first images – and they’re spectacular. GOES-16 is watching the Western Hemisphere…
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SpaceX gets ready to return to flight amid revelations about rocket finances
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is readied to launch 10 Iridium Next satellites into orbit at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (Iridium Photo via Twitter) As SpaceX prepares for its first Falcon 9 rocket launch in five months, a new report about the company’s finances is pointing to the importance of getting back to routine…
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OneWeb wins billion-dollar boost from SoftBank for internet satellite network
An artist’s conception shows a constellation of satellites in orbit. (Credit: OneWeb) The OneWeb internet satellite venture says it has secured another $1.2 billion in investment, including a billion dollars from SoftBank Group. OneWeb said the new infusion of capital will support the construction of a high-volume satellite production facility in Exploration Park, Fla., capable…
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Syrian crisis puts Spaceflight Industries’ BlackSky satellite data platform to the test
BlackSky’s online imaging platform can link a satellite view of the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo to real-time social media streams about the area to provide greater context. (Spaceflight Industries Graphic) Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries is giving early adopters a preview of its online BlackSky satellite imagery platform, which blends overhead views of sites around the world with…
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Planet opens office in Seattle area to work on data platform for satellite imagery
Karthik Govindhasamy, Planet’s chief technology officer and executive vice president of engineering, shows off a mural that depicts Dove satellites being deployed from the International Space Station. The mural graces the reception area of Planet’s Bellevue office. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) BELLEVUE, Wash. – Planet has landed … in the Seattle area. The upstart…
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WGS-8 military satellite goes into orbit
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket is wrapped in flame and smoke as it lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, sending the U.S. Air Force’s Wideband Global Satcom 8 satellite into space. (ULA via YouTube) An advanced satellite for battlefield communications, known as Wideband Global Satcom-8, rose into orbit tonight from Cape…
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DARPA group will promote best practices for using robots to make satellite repairs in space
(DARPA Infographic) Getting a satellite into orbit may be a challenging enough endeavor on its own, but the idea of repairing one robotically could create a whole new set of risks and rewards for space-focused industries and governments. DARPA is championing the benefit of being able to use robotic vehicles to physically inspect and modify satellites once they’ve…