Starlink and SES join forces for multi-orbit cruise connectivity
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-13 06:50
SES and SpaceX are pooling their broadband satellites to offer cruise operators an integrated service. The SES Cruise mPowered + Starlink service would mostly use SpaceX’s low Earth orbit network. SES would sell and manage the multi-orbit service when it becomes operational later this year.
Small satellite maker Swissto12 gets capital to shake up GEO market
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-13 05:55
Swissto12 has raised about $28 million in debt to scale up a manufacturing business. The company is seeking to disrupt the geostationary market with much smaller satellites. HummingSat is about the size of a dishwasher and can be at least three times cheaper.
Decadal survey recommends massive funding increase for NASA biological and physical sciences
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-13 05:50
NASA’s budget for BPS is $85 million in fiscal year 2023. NASA had requested $100 million for the division in its 2023 budget proposal. National Academies: Budget must rise by a factor of 10 well before the end of the decade. Report: BPS research at NASA is “severely underfunded”
Kuiper launch companies say they can meet Amazon’s schedule
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 22:13
Amazon announced contracts in April 2022 with Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance. The contracts combined represent the largest single commercial launch order to date. All three vehicles have suffered extensive development delays and still have yet to attempt a single launch. For all three companies, Amazon is their largest commercial customer and perhaps their most impatient one.
Space Force to create “integrated” units responsible for acquisition, maintenance and operations
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 20:15
Two integrated units will be established, each run by a Space Force colonel. One will be for space electronic warfare; the other for positioning, navigation, and timing. This is a departure from the current structure where responsibilities are fragmented. The Space Force will name these units “integrated mission deltas”
Phase Four demonstrates Maxwell Block 2 thruster in orbit
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 20:13
Phase Four’s Maxwell Block 2 radio-frequency thruster has been demonstrated on a commercial satellite. Phase Four is not yet revealing the name of the satellite customer. Maxwell Block 2 draws on the heritage of Phase Four’s Block 1 thruster first demonstrated in orbit in 2021.
Intelsat plotting a MEO constellation in 2027 with C-band windfall
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 19:20
Intelsat expects to decide whether to proceed with plans for a medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation early next year. The company expects to get responses back in October from a mix of traditional and startup manufacturers. The constellation could be funded from a portion of the $3.7 billion the operator is due in October.
Rocket Lab to launch four Leidos HASTE missions – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-13 00:00
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2025, will lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
Thaicom contracts Airbus for a OneSat flexible telecommunications satellite – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 00:00
Thaicom Public Company Limited has selected Airbus for its new generation, software-defined, High Throughput Satellite. Airbus will provide one of the company’s latest satellites — a fully reconfigurable OneSat. This Thaicom satellite will provide extended connectivity in Ku-band over the Asia-Pacific region for millions of users.
Mission Microwave: Debut of a 1 kW Ku-Band SSPA/BUC – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 00:00
Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC. Has introduced a new, Ku-band, high power product. The company’s signature Stinger, Javelin, Titan and MOAB BUCs are used by leading gateway and SATCOM terminal customers across the globe. Mission brings revolutionary design for RF (Radio Frequency) and microwave electronics, using the latest in semiconductor technology.
O3b mPOWER’s milestone a successful RF end-to-end testing – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 00:00
SES has been performing a series of system validation tests encompassing both space and ground components, including key Radio Frequency (RF) end-to-end testing. The tests confirm the readiness and reliability of various ground segment components to operate the O3b mPOWER constellation.
XipLink + NOVELSAT deliver multi-gigabit throughput to support critical services network in Greenland – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 00:00
XipLink Inc. And NOVELSAT have deployed XipOS for their customer Tusass, Greenland’s leading communications provider. XipOS enables a highly scalable multi-gigabit Layer 2 over Layer-3 backhaul service. XipOS delivers an improved end user Quality of Experience while addressing several challenges in the satellite, cellular and wireless markets.
EM Solutions unveils expansive factory upgrade + will soon celebrate 25 years of business success – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-12 00:00
EM Solutions is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the first stage completion of the company’s factory expansion. This additional space is required to accommodate the design, manufacture and testing of its flagship Naval SATCOM systems. The expansion plan also incorporates a 125 cubic meter, environmentally-controlled chamber for MIL standard certification of the firm’s 2 meter King Cobra systems.
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