United’s FAA certification for Starlink aircraft with first commercial flight for May 2025 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-01 00:00 The FAA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Embraer 175. The first commercial flight is planned for May. The Starlink system, when ...

SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 12-14 smallsats including Direct to Cell on Friday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-02-20 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Friday, February 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff is targeted ...

SpaceX launches two satellites for Arctic broadband mission Original Publication Date: 2024-08-12 02:15 SpaceX launches two communications satellites for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission. The rocket lifted off at 10:02 p.m. Eastern from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. ...

Cygnus spacecraft suffers glitches after launch Original Publication Date: 2024-08-04 21:23 Falcon 9 lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:02 a.m. Eastern. Cygnus spacecraft separating from Falcon's upper stage nearly 15 minutes after liftoff. Cygnus carrying ...

AI powering commercial insights into the final frontier Original Publication Date: 2024-06-07 06:00 Artificial intelligence is transforming the space industry. The military is taking a cautious approach to adopting commercial SDA technologies. The challenge for the Space Force is ensuring it ...

L3Harris demonstrates digital phased array antenna system Original Publication Date: 2024-02-09 06:03 L3Harris Technologies announces results of three-month demonstration of DPAAS. DPAAS prototype handled more than 300 satellite contacts per day. Technology “supports the idea of scaling and ...

BlackSky inks $50 million deal to supply imagery services and satellites to Indonesia Original Publication Date: 2024-02-08 11:00 BlackSky will provide satellite imagery services and imaging spacecraft to the Republic of Indonesia. Jakarta will gain access to BlackSky’s high-revisit imagery and ...

Jupiter-3 deploys solar arrays and antennas in orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-11-21 02:12 EchoStar’s Jupiter-3, the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite, is performing as expected. Maxar Technologies built the nine metric ton Ka-band satellite and supplied its solar ...

Ericsson announces appointment of Chief Compliance Officer – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-03 00:00 Jan Sprafke, who has been acting CCO since February 2023, will report to Scott Dresser, Group Chief Legal Officer and the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors. ...

A Florida Friday night successful SpaceX Starlink launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-09-30 00:00 SpaceX is now aiming to launch the Starlink 6-19 mission on Friday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This is the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, ...