Space News for Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Viasat partners with MinFarm + Global Beam Telecom to launch 1st satIoT hub in Dubai – SatNews

Original Publication Date: 2023-10-17 00:00

Viasat has announced ELEVATE partners MinFarm Tech Ltd. And Global Beam Telecom LLC are opening a new facility in Business Bay, Dubai, UAE, for IoT-over-satellite (satIoT) innovation. Announced at Viasat’s ELEVATE partner event earlier this month, the hub, scheduled to open in November, is the first of its kind in the region.

ESA’s Proba-3 mission, led by Sener, enters the last test phase prior to launch – SatNews

Original Publication Date: 2023-10-17 00:00

The Proba-3 mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) has reached a new milestone after successfully completing the environmental testing campaign of the two satellites. The main goal of the mission is to achieve, for the first time, a high-precision formation flight between two platforms in space. Proba-3 will also conduct a scientific study of the solar corona.

Major changes to the Airbus leadership team – SatNews

Original Publication Date: 2023-10-16 00:00

Airbus announced changes to the leadership team led by Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury. Airbus also announced appointments to the new Commercial Aircraft management team. The roles marked with a (*) have been proposed by the CEO and approved by the Board of Directors to form the Airbus Executive Committee, which consists of 13 members.

OQ Technology clinches a Best Satellite IoT Award – SatNews

Original Publication Date: 2023-10-16 00:00

OQ Technology recently won the Best Satellite IoT Award at the Middle East Technology Excellence Awards 2023. OQ Technology’s comprehensive range of IoT products and services cater to a broad spectrum of industries. OQ Technology announced the successful launch of MACSAT aboard Arianespace’s Vega (Mission VV23) This addition propels OQ’s LEO fleet count to 6, with ambitions to expand to 10 by the close of 2023 and 72 satellites by 2025.

OSIRIS-REx Delivers NASA’s First Asteroid Sample to Earth

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Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in Clouds of Hot Gas Giant

Crystals detected in the clouds of WASP-17 b are not swept up from a rocky surface. Instead, they originate in the atmosphere itself and are only about 10 nanometers across. The clouds are likely present along the day/night transition (the terminator), which is the region that our observations probe.