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Satellites
17
Dec

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile unveil launch plans for space-based mobile network initially reaching 1.6 billion people

December 17, 2020
Vodacom Group Media release https://www.vodacom.com/news-article.php?articleID=7592 Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile unveil launch plans for space-based mobile network initially reaching 1.6 billion people Thursday, 17 December 2020 •AST & Science LLC (“AST SpaceMobile”) secures necessary funding for first phase commercial launch of space-based mobile network. •Project aims to transform mobile network coverage for the 49 largest countries in...
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05
Nov

NASA objects to new mega-constellation, citing risk of “catastrophic collision”

November 5, 2020
Source: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/nasa-objects-to-new-megaconstellation-citing-risk-of-catastrophic-collison/ ERIC BERGER 11/3/2020 NASA has formally commented (PDF) on a request by a US company to build a mega-constellation of satellites at an altitude of 720km above the Earth’s surface, citing concerns about collisions. This appears to be the first time that NASA has publicly commented on such an application for market access, which is...
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02
Nov

China pushes ahead with giant 13,000 satellite LEO constellation

November 2, 2020
Source: https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/china-pushes-ahead-with-giant-broadband-satellite-constellation/ Paris, 4 October 2020. – China is pushing ahead with developing a giant Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation competing with SpaceX, Amazon and OneWeb, according to the Washington DC-based analyst Bhavya Lal and California State University’s Professor Larry Press. Press, professor of information systems at the California State University, mentioned a recent...
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26
Oct

Africa Unites its Diverse and Rapidly Growing Space Industry

October 26, 2020
Source: http://interactive.satellitetoday.com/via/november-2020/africa-unites-its-diverse-and-rapidly-growing-space-industry/ November 2020 issue: JEFFREY HILL Africa’s space community leaders want the rest of the world to stop referring to the continent as a homogenous, “developing” market. They do not want to be seen as a singular entity waiting for global commercial satellite service providers to swoop in and bring economic prosperity to a...
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16
Oct

Upper stages top list of most dangerous space debris

October 16, 2020
Source: https://spacenews.com/upper-stages-top-list-of-most-dangerous-space-debris/ by Jeff Foust — October 13, 2020 WASHINGTON — While launch providers are doing a better job at disposing of upper stages left behind in orbit, rocket bodies still constitute the most dangerous pieces of orbital debris. The European Space Agency released Oct. 12 its annual Space Environment Report, the agency’s assessment of orbital debris. The report...
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07
Oct

L3Harris, SpaceX win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites

October 7, 2020
Source: https://spacenews.com/spacex-l3harris-win-space-development-agency-contracts-to-build-missile-warning-satellites/ by Sandra Erwin — October 5, 2020 SDA Director Derek Tournear said SpaceX “came in with an extremely credible proposal” that leverages the Starlink assembly line WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency awarded  $193.5 million to L3Harris and $149 million to SpaceX to build four satellites each to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles. The contracts...
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25
Sep

Are Elon Musk’s ‘megaconstellations’ a blight on the night sky?

September 25, 2020
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/12/stars-astronomy-spacex-satellite-elon-musk Miniature satellites open up a world of technological possibility. But experts say they degrade the astronomical landscape. Stuart Clark, Sat 12 Sep 2020 17.00 BST The natural serenity of the night sky is a touchstone for all of us. Everyone alive today looks at the same stars no matter where they are located on the...
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18
Sep

Intelsat Finalizes Satellite and Launch Vehicle Contracts for U.S. C-band Spectrum Transition

September 18, 2020
By INTELSAT CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS September 17, 2020 McLean, VA – Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, today announced it has finalized all of its required contracts with satellite manufacturers and launch-vehicle providers to move forward and meet the accelerated C-band spectrum clearing timelines established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this...
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18
Sep

Elon Musk’s Next Big Thing Is 40,000 Satellites Beaming Broadband

September 18, 2020
He hopes low-Earth orbits will help him succeed where so many others have failed. Bloomberg Businessweek September 17, 2020 By Thomas Pfeiffer and Thomas Seal Every few years, someone comes along promising to disrupt the satellite industry. They burn through billions in cash before ambition crashes back down to Earth. Since the late 1990s, Globalstar, Iridium, Leosat, Skybridge, Teledesic,...
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15
Sep

The Eyes Of Argus

September 15, 2020
Raytheon Intelligence & Space discusses what Greek mythology can tell us about missile defense. By RAYTHEON INTELLIGENCE & SPACE on September 14, 2020 at 11:11 PM To the ancient Greeks, Argus Panoptes was a giant with a thousand eyes who always kept watch, even in his sleep. That constant vigilance resonates with those responsible for keeping...
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