Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications on June 14 said the launch of the first 10 second-generation Iridium Next satellites had slipped by another month, to Sept. 12 at the earliest, because of bottlenecks at the Vandenberg Air Force Base spaceport.
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First Iridium NEXT Satellites Declared Ready for Shipment and Launch Date Announced
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) today announced that its first Iridium NEXT satellites have completed assembly and testing, and are now prepared for shipment to the launch site at Vandenberg Air […]
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LeoSat corporate broadband constellation sees GEO satellite operators as partners
LeoSat Enterprises, which is designing a constellation of low-orbiting satellites to provide secure broadband links to corporate and global networks, is positioning itself as a natural partner to established geostationary-orbit satellite operators as it seeks to complete its Phase a fundraising round of $100 million.
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Proton successfully launches Intelsat-31 satellite despite lower-stage hiccup
An International Launch Services Proton rocket, in the first flight of its latest and potentially final series of upgrades, on June 10 placed the Intelsat 31 commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
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Scientific Balloon Launches Return to NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
Following a nine-year hiatus, NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has re-established the Agency’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) in Palestine, Texas, as a launch site for heavy-lift balloons. First out to […]
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ILS Proton rocket lifts off carrying Intelsat 31
Thursday’s briefing begins with a report that a US Intelsat satellite has separated from the third stage of a Russian Proton-M rocket that launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome early Thursday morning.
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Dish Network battles OneWeb and SpaceX for Ku-band spectrum rights
A coalition of 5G terrestrial mobile broadband companies led by Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network on June 8 asked U.S. regulators to strip future low-orbiting satellite Internet constellations of their priority access to 500 megahertz of Ku-band spectrum – spectrum coveted by prospective fleet owners including OneWeb LLC and SpaceX.
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Missile Defense Agency Completes Successful Flight Tests of Enhanced Nozzle for SM-3 Third Stage Rocket Motor
Orbital ATK, Inc. (OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today the Missile Defense Agency’s successful tests of its enhanced MK 136 Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) […]
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Patricia Grace Smith, former head of FAA space office, passes away
Patricia Grace Smith, a former head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s commercial space transportation office who helped foster the growth of the industry, unexpectedly passed away June 5.
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NASA Looks Back on Early Space Missions with ‘A Bunch of Plumbers’ Talk
NASA’s ‘A Bunch of Plumbers’ Talk Looks Back on Early Space Missions On Tuesday, June 7, Peggy Newcomb will present a talk based on the book “A Bunch of Plumbers” […]
