OneWeb, the low Earth orbit satellite connectivity company, has announced that OneWeb NEOM JV, a joint venture formed by OneWeb and NEOM in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been accepted as an Observer Member of the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO). The DCO was founded in November 2020 to enable digital prosperity for all by […]
SpaceX is again knocking on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) door and has made a fresh request to launch an overall total of 29,988 new satellites. The FCC has already approved 7,500 of the planned 29,988 but SpaceX is now being more specific with its scheme and operational methods. In essence, SpaceX wants to create […]
Elon Musk’s giant Starship combination of rocket plus Super Heavy booster looks likely to be launched in the next few days. The importance for the satellite community is its potential capacity to launch far more Starlink satellites simultaneously – or larger/heavier commercial and NASA satellites – into orbit with a single launch. There are other […]
Next-generation satellite communication systems specialist SatixFy Communications has confirmed the completion of a contracted demonstration with OneWeb Technologies and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), to demonstrate SatixFy’s new antenna for use by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), under its Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI). initiative This programme was executed in […]
Yahsat, which also controls Abu Dhabi-based Thuraya Telecommunications, is putting $17.5 million (€16m) into a satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) operator Astrocast. Astrocast is based in Switzerland and the investment is in the form of a convertible loan and will help with Astrocast’s target which is to raise almost $48 million this year. Astrocast has […]
In November 2022, AST SpaceMobile reported that it had successfully managed to unfold the ‘origami-like’ giant 64 square metre space antenna. Called BlueWalker-3, the antenna is the largest-ever placed into space and in low Earth orbit. The antenna, and its important sister craft, are vital to AST’s plans to girdle the planet with ordinary – […]
Intelsat’s latest addition to its fleet, its I-40e ‘epic’ craft has arrived at the SpaceX launch site in Florida. Launch time is 04.39am UTC on April 7th, subject to the usual weather considerations and technical limitations. SpaceX will use one of its Falcon 9 rockets. The satellite is an ‘Epic’ version and will join the […]
Communication specialist Speedcast has announced a patent-pending connectivity solution for cruise liners. Speedcast’s TrueBeam technology platform enables comprehensive tracking between satellites and ship for the highest levels of availability, meeting full vessel capacity demands. Speedcast says that its solution supplies the highest continuous capacity in cruise history. The technology is vital if a cruise vessel, […]
Despite the global disruption caused by the pandemic, UK space organisations presented a robust picture, generating £17.5 billion (€19.9bn) in 2021, compared to £16.5 billion the previous year. Figures in the latest Size & Health of the UK Space Industry report show the number of space organisations identified across the UK rose from 1,293 to […]
Telesat’s president/CEO Dan Goldberg, in a March 29th investor call, insisted that the Canadian satellite operator was still spending cash on planning and development of its Lightspeed mega-constellation of 200 satellites. Goldberg added that the business demand for Lightspeed was a strong as ever. Goldberg told analysts that Telesat was still confident of the project […]