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SDA is set to award satellite servicing contracts
Space Development Agency director Derek Tournear speaks with reporters April 5, 2022, at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Credit: Tom Kimmell Photography LAS VEGAS – The Space Development Agency is preparing to award contracts to companies focused on satellite servicing. Through the contracts, SDA, which is part of the U.S. Space Force, will not
SpaceX launches Türksat 6A satellite, Turkey’s first domestically-build satellite
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It carried the TÜRKSAT 6A satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 8:10 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the Türksat 6A satellite. Turkey launched its first home-grown communications satellite aboard a SpaceX
Latest satellite production delay sends AST SpaceMobile stock plummeting
BlueWalker-3 has a 64-square-meter antenna, the largest deployed commercially in low Earth orbit. Credit: AST SpaceMobile TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile’s shares plunged to a new low after the direct-to-smartphone developer said initial commercial satellites will not be ready for launch until at least July following its latest production delay. The company disclosed the delay
Satellite connectivity backups put to use over Red Sea
An artist's rendition of the Intelsat-37e satellite. Credit: Boeing TAMPA, Fla. — Satellite operators are being called in to help keep Europe and Asia connected after subsea internet cables in the Red Sea were severed last week. Four of around 15 submarine cables in the Red Sea have been affected, according to Hong Kong-based cable
Iran Says Launches Satellite In New Aerospace Milestone
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a research satellite Saturday, a minister said, putting it into a higher orbit in a new milestone for its aerospace programme that has faced Western criticism. The United States has repeatedly warned Iran against such launches, saying the same technology can be used for ballistic missiles, including ones designed to deliver
NASA satellite sees an aurora in infrared light (image)
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument on the NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite captured the low-light emissions from an aurora in the night sky over western Canada on Nov. 5, 2023. (Image credit: NASA/Lauren Dauphin and Wanmei Liang; NOAA) Generally, photos of auroras capture bright, colorful bands dancing across the night sky, but a
HELSINKI — China launched three low Earth orbit broadband test satellites Friday, completing a record-breaking year for launches globally. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 7:13 p.m. Dec. 29 (0013 UTC, Dec. 30). The China Aerospace Science and Technology Group (CASC) confirmed launch success
This Giant Satellite Is Causing Astronomical Problems For Scientists: Here’s Why
For years, scientists have been raising the alarm about the light pollution caused by satellites operating in low-Earth orbit (LEO), such as the ones launched by SpaceX for its Starlink internet service — in fact, such concerns even resulted in a petition. SpaceX has taken various measures over the years to address the problem, such as testing
5,400-Pound NASA Satellite Falls Back to Earth After 38 Years in Space
Here's one for the "what goes up must come down" file. NASA's retired Earth Radiation Budget Satellite got a blazing welcome back to Earth on Sunday after nearly four decades in space. The Department of Defense confirmed the 5,400-pound (2,450-kilogram) satellite had reentered Earth's atmosphere over the Bering Sea, NASA said on Monday. ERBS made contributions to climate
Eutelsat satellite to get last ride from SpaceX’s oldest active Falcon 9 booster
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 9 p.m. EST on Nov. 20 with 24-hour launch delay. The Eutelsat 10B communications satellite inside an antenna test range at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France. Credit: EutelsatA 12,000-pound European broadband communications satellite designed to beam internet signals to airplanes and ships is ready to rocket into a high-altitude orbit from