Anduril targets space domain with AI and autonomous systems
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-16 10:00
Anduril Industries is known for its use of artificial intelligence in weapons systems. The company intends to develop spacecraft for applications like space domain awareness. The space mission planned for 2025 will act as a testbed for Anduril and third-party payloads. Anduril’s expansion into space builds on the company’s broader strategy.
ImageSat International (ISI) Announces $54.5 Million Contract to Provide Space-Based Analytics Services
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-16 05:00
ImageSat International (ISI) has been awarded a $54.5 million agreement to provide space-based intelligence analytics services for an International Defense Customer. The service will be provided through GeoImpact TM – a cloud-based platform designed for analyzing space intelligence products and data using AI-based analytical capabilities.
Kudos to SpaceX bringing ’em home safely as Polaris Dawn’s commercial astronauts return from successful mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-15 00:00
After nearly five days on orbit, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew safely splashed down at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 15 off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida. Dragon capsule made splashdown off the coast of Florida shortly after 03:37 local time (07:37 GMT), in an event stream lived by SpaceX. “We are mission complete,” Isaacman radioed as the capsule bobbed in the water, awaiting the recovery team.
Rocket Lab’s Wednesday launch of Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star, “The IoT revolution is underway” – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-15 00:00
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has set the launch window for the company’s 53rd Electron Launch. The ‘Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star’ mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, during a 14 day launch window that opens on September 17, 2024, NZST. The launch is a dedicated mission for Kinéis, a French Internet of Things (IoT) company. The mission is the second of five dedicated Electron launches for Kinéis. The first mission, ‘No Time Toulouse’, launched on June 19, 2024.
SpaceX ready for Galileo L13 launch on Tuesday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-16 00:00
SpaceX is scheduled to launch Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) on September 16th. The launch is of two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Galileo provides Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations.
TNO launches Qu-STAR to pioneer quantum internet via space – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-15 00:00
TNO has launched a new project called Qu-STAR to define the role of space in quantum information networks. The quantum internet, envisioned to connect quantum devices globally, currently faces distance limitations when relying exclusively on ground networks. Ground networks can only transmit quantum information over relatively short distances, making them insufficient for global connections.
T-Mobile conducts the 1st wireless emergency alert via satellite – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-15 00:00
T-Mobile successfully sent and received – for the first time in the U.S. – a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via satellite. This breakthrough opens up the 500,000 square miles of lightly populated, mountainous and/or uninhabitable land across the country to critical, life-saving emergency alerts. The life-saving benefits of satellite-enabled WEAs are immense.
SATCOM providers changing tactics to compete with NGSO-led capacity growth – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-15 00:00
Global capacity supply reached 27 Tbps in 2023, accounted for more than 80% by Starlink. Rise of Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit (NGSO) systems has caused a decline in orders for GEO satellites. Rising competition should contribute to the Average Revenue Per Unit (ARPU) for satellite capacity falling below $100 per Mbps per month across most segments by 2033.
Polaris Dawn has returned home after landmark commercial spaceflight
Original Publication Date: 2024-09-14 21:25
The Crew Dragon splashed down off the Dry Tortugas at 3:37 AM EDT (07:37 UTC) on Sunday. Some temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) had been issued for the splashdown. Tortuga and Cape Coral were activated as possible splashdown sites. After splashdown, the recovery crew checked the spacecraft for any leaking hypergolic fuel.