Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite ready for commercial service
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-05 21:19
Ovzon 3 is the first fully owned satellite owned by a commercial company in Sweden. France's elite police tactical unit plans to use the satellite for connectivity. Ovzon’s proprietary T7 mobile user terminal has also achieved 135 megabits per second. The U.S. Department of Defense has traditionally been Ovzon's biggest customer.
Seeding the future of space warfare
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-05 13:00
SpaceWERX is a relatively unknown entity within the U.S. Space Force. SpaceWERX is making bets on startups and small businesses to the tune of about $460 million a year in research and development contracts. SpaceWERX has set a goal to help guide promising space technologies through the “valley of death”
What the biggest solar storm in decades revealed about space system resilience
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-05 13:00
The biggest solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on May 10 and 11. Planes were rerouted to prevent interference with high-frequency radios. Power grid managers saw enhanced amps on high-voltage transmission lines. Most space-based and terrestrial infrastructure survived the storm relatively unscathed.
Kazakhstan joins China’s ILRS moon base program
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-05 11:05
Kazakhstan and China sign a memorandum on cooperation on the China-led ILRS. The two sides will also explore commercial use of each other’s spaceports. The development further bolsters China’s lunar exploration plans. The China-led project envisions constructing a permanent lunar base in the 2030s.