Author: Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
SpaceX launched its 19th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-19) on Friday at 17:29 UTC, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon separated from Falcon 9’s second stage about nine minutes after liftoff and will attach to the space station on Sunday, December 8. The Dragon spacecraft that is supporting…
October 14, 2019
Qualcomm Technologies is teaming up with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to support India’s Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) and Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) in select chipset platforms across Qualcomm's upcoming portfolio. The initiative aims to help accelerate the adoption of NavIC and enhance the geolocation capabilities of mobile, automotive, and the Internet…
October 11, 2019
Northrop Grumman successfully launched the company-built Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite for NASA. The first phase of the launch was aboard Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer L-1011 carrier aircraft, which took off at 8:31 p.m. EDT on Oct. 10 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Shortly after release from Stargazer, Pegasus ignited, carrying ICON to its intended…
August 30, 2019
Due to the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., Via Satellite will not publish its Daily News Feed on Monday, September 2. We will resume our normal publishing schedule on Tuesday, September 3rd. The next episode of the On Orbit podcast will also be published on September 3rd.