Ten additional Iridium® NEXT satellites have been launched by SpaceX from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to their orbits — the push to space occurred at 7:13 a.m. today (Friday, March 30, 2018).
Israel's Spunky SpaceIL Team Forges Ahead Despite Win or No Win of Google's Lunar X Prize
Even though Google's Lunar X Prize competition expires on Saturday, March 31, and even though there is no winner, Israel's nonprofit SpaceIL CEO Dr. Ido Anteby said, “We are moving forward with the project, regardless o...
Iridium's Next NEXTs Scheduled for Launch on March 30 Via SpaceX
Iridium Communications, in partnership with SpaceX, is prepared to launch their fifth set of 10 Iridium® NEXT satellites on March 30 on a SpaceX flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket. The full payload and rocket have been ...
EO's Future to Change — ICEYE and ESA Disclose New Partnership
EO's Future to Change — ICEYE and ESA Disclose New Partnership ICEYE will be cooperating with the European Space Agency (ESA) to mutually explore opportunities provided by ICEYE's technology. By using ICEYE's SAR satell...
India's Launch of GSAT-6A This Week Will Be a Boon to Their Military
The GSAT-6A is scheduled to be launched from Siharikota in Andhra Pradesh on March 29. | Photo Credit: ISRO GSAT-6A, the second predominantly S-band communications satellite, is set to be launched from Sriharikota on M...
No Joke ... Chinese Space Station, Heavenly Palace, Could Crash to Earth on April 1, But Where?
An out-of-control Chinese space station hurtling towards our planet could crash land on April Fool’s Day — and that is not a joke. But when will Tiangong-1 fall to earth exactly? Where will it crash? Space experts say t...
Double News: A $1.4 Million Order from a Global Satellite Operator and an Award from a DoD Contractor for Comtech EF Data Product
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s (NASDAQ: CMTL) Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, was awarded a $1.4 million infrastructure equipment orde...
Update: Orbital™ Research Ties Up an Agreement with Tethers Unlimited Good News for Smallsats
A combination of companies and expertise will better serve the smallsat market. The two companies are... Orbital™ Research Ltd., a provider of frequency conversion products for SATCOM industries, announced a new partne...
China Plans to Launch and Recover Its First Commercial Satellite by 2020
China will launch its first commercial recoverable satellite between 2019 and 2020, an official with the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) has said. Recoverable satellites are an important part of China's s...