BeiDou making mark among navigation systems
Friday, 11 November 2022 10:06
China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will be further developed and feature better compatibility and interoperability coordination with the world's other navigation systems, including the GPS system of the United States, Russia's GLONASS system and the Galileo system of the European Union, an official said during the World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit in Zhejiang province on Wedn Viasat and Cobham Satcom announce strategic collaboration on maritime connectivity system
Friday, 11 November 2022 10:06
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and Cobham Satcom have announced that the companies are collaborating on a new, advanced satellite connectivity solution for the maritime and energy industries in preparation for the launch of Viasat's next generation satellite constellation, ViaSat-3.
The connectivity system, which will include a portfolio of groundbreaking antenna systems from Cobham Satcom, is WA researchers lead the way in hi-tech communications
Friday, 11 November 2022 10:06
The researchers, from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), have been working on this project for two years, with their findings published in the internationally respected science journal, Nature Scientific Reports.
Although optical communications have been in use since the 1980's, government and industry have continued to rely on radio transmission technology in s D-Orbit signs Framework Agreement with NPC Spacemind
Friday, 11 November 2022 10:06
The space transportation and logistics company D-Orbit has announced the signing of a framework contract with NPC SPACEMIND, an Italian space company specializing in smaller satellite hardware, complete platforms, and end-to-end mission services.
The contract covers the launch and deployment of FUTURA-SM1 and FUTURA-SM3, a 3U and a 6U CubeSats respectively, which will be integrated into NP Arralis to launch new beam steering antenna
Friday, 11 November 2022 10:06
Arralis is pleased to announce the launch of our new Ka-band Phased Array Beam Steering Antenna at Space Tech Expo Europe.
Our low profile, active Phased Array Beam Steering Antenna has many vital applications for providing satellite communications on the move for aviation and ground communications in remote areas.
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The Earth from Space: Santiago, Chile
Friday, 11 November 2022 08:00
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured this image of Santiago – the capital and largest city of Chile.
Momentus upbeat about second Vigoride mission
Thursday, 10 November 2022 23:04
Momentus says it has “higher confidence” in its second space tug set to launch in December after fixing problems encountered with its first vehicle launched earlier this year.
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UK grants Starlink and Telesat NGSO licenses
Thursday, 10 November 2022 23:02
The United Kingdom gave SpaceX permission Nov. 10 to expand its Starlink satellite broadband network in the country, while also granting a license to Telesat for a competing constellation bound for non-geostationary orbit.
Advanced Space wins $72 million Air Force contract for lunar experiment
Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:41
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $72 million contract to Advanced Space to develop an experimental spacecraft to monitor deep space, far beyond Earth’s orbit.
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Space Development Agency still hoping to launch satellites next month, ‘but there’s risk’
Thursday, 10 November 2022 20:59
The Space Development Agency remains optimistic it will launch next month the first satellites of a planned mesh network of sensors and communications nodes in low Earth orbit
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Apple lays the groundwork for emergency SOS via satellite service
Thursday, 10 November 2022 20:19
Apple said Nov. 10 its $450 million investment in an SOS via satellite service has helped Globalstar upgrade ground stations across the United States and elsewhere with high-power antennas.
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Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor
Thursday, 10 November 2022 18:21
Cosmic radiation detection takes front seat during NASA's Artemis I space mission
Thursday, 10 November 2022 16:35
Although bad weather and technical issues forced NASA to postpone its August and September launch attempts for Artemis I—an uncrewed space mission that will voyage around the moon and back—the space agency is looking towards a launch window in the second half of November 2022, possibly November 16. The highly anticipated space flight will be the first to test the new Orion spacecraft along with its rocket and ground systems.
The Artemis I mission is the first step in NASA's plans to carry human crews to further explore the lunar surface and eventually establish a sustainable outpost on the moon. The flight would also contribute to the groundwork required for a mission to Mars. When it blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Artemis I will carry two mannequins strapped into its crew module.
Antenna developer NXT Comm’s assets up for sale
Thursday, 10 November 2022 15:06
Satellite antenna developer NXT Communications Corp.’s equipment, property, and other collateral are being auctioned off amid production delays that have left L3Harris Technologies in the lurch.
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Video: What is ESA's Moonlight initiative?
Thursday, 10 November 2022 15:06
Going to the moon was the first step. Staying there is the next ambition.
ESA is a key partner in NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return people to the moon by the end of the decade. Dozens of other international public and private missions are setting their sights on the lunar surface in the coming years.
But to achieve a permanent and sustainable presence on the moon, reliable and autonomous lunar communications and navigation services are required.
This is why ESA is working with its industrial partners on the Moonlight initiative, to become the first off-planet commercial telecoms and satellite navigation provider.
Following their launch, three or four satellites will be carried into lunar orbit by a space tug and deployed one by one, to form a constellation of lunar satellites. The number and specification of these satellites are currently being defined.
The constellation's orbits are optimized to give coverage to the lunar south pole, whose sustained sunlight and polar ice make it the focus of upcoming missions.