Bandwidth-hungry regional satellite operators hunting for options Original Publication Date: 2022-09-14 14:17 Regional satellite operators are looking for faster ways to add more capacity. Arabsat is in talks to buy Ka-band capacity in the Middle East and Africa. South Korea-based KT Sat is ...

FCC to set five-year deadline for deorbiting LEO satellites Original Publication Date: 2022-09-09 02:57 The FCC issued a draft order Sept. 8 setting a “five-year rule’ for post-mission disposal of LEO satellites. The commission will take up the order at its Sept. 29 open meeting. The rule would ...

China performs two launches inside two hours Original Publication Date: 2022-09-06 12:27 China conducted its 36th and 37th orbital launches of 2022 within a couple of hours of each other. A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket lifted off into clear skies from a transport erector launcher at the Jiuquan ...

SLS ready for long-delayed first launch Original Publication Date: 2022-08-28 21:42 Space Launch System, carrying the Orion spacecraft, is scheduled to launch Aug. 29. Launch preparations are on track for liftoff at the beginning of a two-hour launch window. Forecasts project an 80% chance of ...

Artemis 1 passes flight readiness review Original Publication Date: 2022-08-23 10:53 NASA says flight readiness review confirms plans for a launch of the Artemis 1 mission. The uncrewed test of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft moved a step closer to launch. A launch on Aug. 29 ...

Long March 5B rocket stage makes fiery uncontrolled reentry over Indian Ocean Original Publication Date: 2022-07-30 17:59 Debris from a Chinese Long March 5B rocket first stage made a fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere over Southeast Asia. The rocket launched July 24, sending the Wentian ...

NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Roman Space Telescope Original Publication Date: 2022-07-19 23:10 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The contract is valued at $255 million for the launch and other mission-related costs. Roman is the next large, or ...

First JWST images excite and relieve astronomers Original Publication Date: 2022-07-12 22:49 NASA releases first science observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Observations include images of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region previously observed in lower resolution by the ...