OneWeb’s CEO Neil Masterson has largely given up in trying to retrieve satellites worth some $50 million in a dispute related to the Ukraine conflict. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos – in essence – confiscated a batch of 36 satellites that had been delivered ahead of a planned launch from Baikonur and as retaliation to the […]
March 26th, subject to the usual weather constraints, should see an Indian rocket lift-off with 36 OneWeb satellites, and place them into their transfer orbits. This launch, taking place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, will be OneWeb’s 18th launch to date and its third in 2023, completing its first generation LEO constellation, […]
The US Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework to facilitate innovative collaborations between satellite operators and wireless companies. These partnerships leverage the growth in space-based services to connect smartphone users in remote, unserved, and underserved areas. Numerous such collaborations have launched recently, and the FCC seeks to establish clear and transparent processes […]
Aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems and commercial space launch specialist Astraius are collaborating to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. During a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise Ivan McKee, the companies commemorated the announcement with a signing ceremony. Prestwick Spaceport, a joint partnership between Glasgow […]
Denmark-based QuadSat has raised €9 million in fresh funding for its work to measure and calibrate antennas and satellite systems anywhere in the world accurately. The company uses drones to replicate satellites which can then be calibrated on the ground. The new cash comes from existing investors including Seraphim Space, Danish state Vækstfonden, and angel […]
Virgin Orbit, the Sir Richard Branson-backed rocket launching business, is suspending operations and payments to staff as it seeks fresh funding. Virgin Orbit has ‘furloughed’ all staff according to business news channel CNBC, and the situation confirmed by senior staff. Shares in Virgin Orbit crashed 33 per cent on March 15th and closed at just […]
Low Earth orbit satellite communications company OneWeb, and aerospace manufacturer and satellite Internet Service Provider mu Space and Advanced Technology have agreed a multi-million, multi-year deal to deliver OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity solutions across mainland Southeast Asia, also known as Indochina, which includes Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia. As one of OneWeb’s […]
Satellite operator Viasat used the Washington Satellite 2023 show to announce it had secured orders from Delta Airlines for further expansion of Delta’s in-flight communications systems on its aircraft. Viasat says it will now be connecting a total of more than 1,000 aircraft including widebody fleets, and all active aircraft in its Airbus A330, Airbus […]
Novelsat has signed up Intelsat, which will utilise Novelsat’s satellite modems to supply high-speed trunking and backhaul connectivity for its wireless and wireline networks. Novelsat also said that Tusass, a communications provider in Greenland, has selected its products and technology for a major capacity network in Greenland that will provide high-speed broadband services to remote […]
The Kazakhstan authorities have seized the property of the main operator of the Russian spaceport at Baikonur which trades as the Center for the Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI), itself a subsidiary of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency. A formal reason is a debt of 2 billion Russian roubles (€24.7m), and the report says that […]