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| In This Issue: Congress Raises Alarm Over DOGE Activity at NOAA | SKY Perfect JSAT is Planet’s Customer for LEO Constellation | ThinKom and Boeing ThinAir GT 2517 Antenna | FCC Chairman Carr Names Jay Schwarz to Lead Space Bureau | Maxar’s Fifth and Sixth WorldView Legion Imaging Satellites |
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Members of Congress Raise Alarm Over DOGE Activity at NOAA
Members of Congress raised the alarm over reports that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) representatives were onsite at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric……[continued] |
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Imagery and Sensing
SKY Perfect JSAT is Planet’s Customer for New LEO Constellation
SKY Perfect JSAT is entering the Earth Observation (EO) market in a big way. Sky Perfect JSAT is Planet's previously unnamed partner investing $230 million……[continued] |
Mobility
ThinKom and Boeing Report ThinAir GT 2517 Antenna Demonstration
ThinKom and Boeing report successful tests of the ThinAir GT 2517 antenna and modem hardware through a range of trials for government officials, ThinKom announced……[continued] |
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FCC Chairman Carr Names Jay Schwarz to Lead Space Bureau
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has named Jay Schwarz to lead the FCC’s Space Bureau, Carr announced Feb. 4. The Space Bureau, established in 2023, leads……[continued] |
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Imagery and Sensing
SpaceX Launches Maxar’s Fifth and Sixth WorldView Legion Imaging Satellites
The fifth and sixth satellites in Maxar’s WorldView Legion constellation are performing well after a Wednesday evening launch. SpaceX launched the satellites on a Falcon……[continued] |
Podcast
ICYMI: The Satellite Industry’s Policy Priorities for Trump 2.0 With Madeleine Chang
This week on On Orbit, we hear from Madeleine Chang, director of policy for the Satellite Industry Association about the policy priorities SIA is advocating……[continued] |
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