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Transforming Military SATCOM: The Power of SpaceBridge's Next Generation ESTELLA

November 29, 2024

SpaceBridge’s Next Generation ESTELLA core is a transformative Satellite Communication (SATCOM) solution oﬀering advanced feature sets to support various operational needs critical for modern defense, including secure, reliable, and flexible connectivity. Read More

Connectivity

FCC Approves Starlink Direct-to-Cell Service With T-Mobile

By Rachel Jewett | November 27, 2024

The FCC gave SpaceX approval to operate satellite direct-to-cellular service with T-Mobile in an order released Nov. 26. This is the FCC’s first instance of approving supplemental coverage from space...

Sustainability

NOAA Awards Slingshot Aerospace Small Contract for Space Traffic User Interface

By Calvin Biesecker | November 27, 2024

Slingshot Aerospace on Nov. 25 received a potential $13.3 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to develop the user interface for a new space traffic coordination...

Space Economy

KSAT to Work on Australian Lunar Project

By Mark Holmes | November 27, 2024

Kongsberg Satellites Services (KSAT) will play a key role in an ambitious lunar project in Australia. It will team up with Australian company Starsite to build a 20-meter antenna for...

Government/Military

Airbus to Provide UK MoD With Modems for Skynet Milsatcom

By Rachel Jewett | November 27, 2024

Airbus has signed a contract with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to provide the next-generation modems for the nation’s Skynet satellite communications constellation. Airbus is building the Skynet 6A...

Connectivity

Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm, and Skylo Trial SMS Over Satellite

By Rachel Jewett | November 26, 2024

Working together, Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm, and Skylo completed a trial to send a text message over a Geostationary (GEO) satellite, the companies announced Tuesday. The proof-of-concept was conducted in Greece...

Manufacturing

D-Orbit USA Selects Spectrum AMT as its Manufacturing Partner

By Rachel Jewett | November 26, 2024

D-Orbit USA has selected Spectrum AMT as its manufacturing partner in the U.S. to support satellite bus design, manufacturing, and business development. The deal announced Tuesday is with Spectrum Advanced...

Rendering of the Dragonfly rover on Saturn’s moon Titan. Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben

Government/Military

NASA Picks SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Launch Mission to Saturn’s Titan Moon

By Rachel Jewett | November 26, 2024

NASA awarded SpaceX a contract to launch the agency’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s Titan moon on a Falcon Heavy rocket in 2028. The firm-fixed-price contract announced Monday is worth $256.6...

Opinion

Lasercom Can Lessen the Strain on RF — But It Could Bring Unintended Consequences

By Jean-Francois Morizur | November 26, 2024

As satellite operators raise concerns about radio frequency (RF) congestion, greater use of laser communications in response could have unintended consequences. SpaceX, for example, has warned that its cellular Starlink...

Opinion

How Satellites Helped Uncover a Maritime Militia in the South China Sea

By Robert Bell | November 25, 2024

About one year ago, the chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force spoke to attendees at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland. General Chance Saltzman described...