Tag: satellites
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How BlackSky’s Spectra geospatial data platform uses AI to make sense of satellite images
A color-coded satellite map of an area in northern Virginia shows that parking lots around Dulles Town Center are relatively open, as noted by the oval-shaped patchwork of green blocks just above the center of the image. But other parking lots, noted in shades of orange and red, are relatively busy. Such geospatial information can…
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Amergint acquires Tethers Unlimited to focus on satellite communications and space services
An artist’s conception shows Tethers Unlimited’s LEO Knight robotic servicing spacecraft working on the company’s HyperBus payload platform. (Tethers Unlimited Illustration) Colorado-based Amergint Technology Holdings says it has acquired Tethers Unlimited, a Bothell, Wash.-based space venture that’s working on a wide range of government-funded projects. In a news release, Amergint said the deal will bring…
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Amazon reportedly registers interest in bankrupt OneWeb’s broadband satellite constellation assets
An artist’s conception shows one of OneWeb’s satellites in orbit. (OneWeb Satellites Illustration) Amazon is among the players in a bankruptcy bidding game with the assets of the OneWeb satellite venture at stake, according to Space Intel Report. Quoting unnamed industry officials, Space Intel Report’s Peter B. de Selding says other potential bidders include two…
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Report: Amazon joins other satellite constellation ventures in checking out bankrupt OneWeb’s assets
An artist’s conception shows a constellation of satellites in orbit. (Credit: OneWeb) London’s Telegraph newspaper reports that Amazon is understood to be among the entities sifting through the assets of OneWeb, a venture that began building a constellation of broadband internet satellites but filed for bankruptcy in March. Amazon’s interest has to do with its…
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SpaceX seeks regulatory changes as it gears up for Starlink broadband service
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 80 Starlink satellites into orbit on April 22. (SpaceX Photo) In a new regulatory filing, SpaceX says it plans to start offering commercial broadband internet service using its Starlink satellite constellation in the northern U.S. and southern Canada by the end of this year. Since last May, SpaceX has…
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Spaceflight signs up as anchor customer for Firefly Aerospace launch in 2021
An artist’s conception shows Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket during stage separation. (Firefly Illustration) Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. has signed an agreement to secure most of the payload mass on a Firefly Aerospace rocket that’s due to lift off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2021. The agreement, announced today, establishes Spaceflight as the mission’s anchor customer…
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Swarm Technologies chooses Momentus and SpaceX to launch constellation of tiny satellites
An artist’s conceptions shows Momentus’ Vigoride in-space shuttle moving a payload in orbit. (Momentus Illustration) Swarm Technologies has struck an agreement with California-based Momentus for the launch of a dozen telecommunication satellites, each the size of a slice of bread, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in December. The December rideshare mission is the first…
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SpaceX launches seventh batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites, and sets a rocket record
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster executed its fourth successful launch and landing as part of a mission that put 60 more Starlink broadband internet satellites into orbit, marking the seventh such mission. The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT)…
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OneWeb files for bankruptcy amid coronavirus chaos, leaving satellite network’s fate up in the air
An artist’s conception shows a OneWeb satellite in space. (OneWeb Satellites Illustration) OneWeb, the London-based venture that launched its latest batch of broadband internet satellites last weekend, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York today. “The company intends to use these proceedings to pursue a sale of its business in order to maximize…
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ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches AEHF-6 satellite on Space Force’s first official orbital mission
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket launches the AEHF-6 military communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (ULA via YouTube) The first satellite mission conducted under the name of the U.S. Space Force got underway today with the launch of the AEHF-6 military communications satellite atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5…