Tag: Sky Muster
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NBN’s Starlink Alternative Slips to Mid-2027 as Amazon Kuiper Deployment Lags
Australia’s national broadband provider NBN Co has pushed back the launch of its next-generation low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband service to mid-2027, delaying a program intended to replace its aging Sky Muster satellite offering and provide a government-backed alternative to SpaceX’s rapidly expanding Starlink network. The service was originally expected to be fully available…
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Photos: Ariane 5 on the eve of launch
A colorful sunset Tuesday created a dramatic backdrop to Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket, poised on its launch pad at the edge of the Amazon jungle for its 82nd mission. Flying for the fifth time this year, the expendable 18-story rocket will haul up the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 communications satellites for Australia and Argentina.…