The Air Force has twice taken a pair of space surveillance satellites out of test mode and used them to make observations in geosynchronous orbit.
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Avanti, SES Bury Hatchet with Ka-band Spectrum Deal
Satellite fleet operators SES of Luxembourg and Avanti Communications of London have concluded a Ka-band spectrum agreement under which Avanti has transferred to SES spectrum rights outside Avanti’s current commercial coverage regions valued at $25.1 million, the two companies said.
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NASA Inspector General Warns of Risks to Cygnus Return to Flight Plans
Orbital ATK’s plans to resume cargo flights to the International Space Station, using both an existing launch vehicle and an upgraded version of its own Antares rocket, face risks that could delay those missions, according to a new report.
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SES Betting on SpaceX, Falcon 9 Upgrade as Debut Approaches
SES is confident SpaceX will finish its Falcon 9 failure review, take corrective measures and qualify its Falcon 9 Upgrade to launch before year’s end.
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ILS Mission Assurance VP Replaces Slack as President
International Launch Services on Sept. 11 said President Phil Slack is leaving the company after three years in his job and is being replaced by Kirk Pysher, who has been ILS’s mission assurance vice president.
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Inmarsat Government Nabs Large Pentagon Bandwidth Contract
The company bested incumbent Intelsat General and one other company in winning a contract potentially worth $450 million to provide commercial satellite connectivity to the U.S. Navy.
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Op-ed | Consumers Win in a Competitive Space-based Broadband Race
Right now, several companies, notably OneWeb and SpaceX, are working to launch massive satellite constellations into space to provide super-fast Internet virtually anywhere on Earth. It remains a question whether the path to the new era of space-based connectivity will be spurred by healthy commercial competition or regulatory turf wars over satellite spectrum.
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Registration Open for Women in Aerospace’s 30th Annual Awards Dinner and Ceremony
Register Today for the30th Annual Women in Aerospace Awards Dinner and Ceremony The Women in Aerospace Awards Ceremony and Banquet is an annual event dedicated to celebrating women’s professional excellence […]
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ARCA Space To Perform Flight Tests at Spaceport America
A company that has it roots in a Romanian venture that competed for the Ansari X Prize more than a decade ago plans to carry out tests of high-altitude drones and suborbital rockets at New Mexico’s Spaceport America, spaceport officials announced Sept. 1.
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Space Station Schedule May Delay Antares Return to Flight
While Orbital ATK says it is on schedule to have the new version of its Antares launch vehicle ready for flight in March, the vehicle’s first launch may be delayed by other missions to the International Space Station, including a Cygnus cargo spacecraft launching on an Atlas 5.
