AT&T, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon Leo have announced work to modernise the US’s connectivity infrastructure and unlock the next wave of cloud driven innovation for the nation’s businesses. Building on a long-standing relationship, the companies will combine AT&T’s expansive fibre network with the security, performance and AI capabilities of AWS to create a […]
Panasonic Avionics, a supplier of in-flight engagement and connectivity (IFEC) solutions, announced at the Singapore Airshow a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shanghai Spacesail Technologies (Spacesail) to explore opportunities to add Spacesail’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to Panasonic Avionics’ IFC global network. The MOU allows the parties to immediately begin developing the plan […]
Telesat launched its LEO-3 demo satellite back in July 2023. But it is now suffering problems with its on-board thruster. Telesat informed the FCC on February 2nd that it would not now be able to de-orbit the satellite at the end of its mission. The Ottawa-based operator is building a fleet of satellites for its […]
SpaceX and xAI have formally announced that they are merging. A statement from SpaceX Elon Musk said: “SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s foremost real-time information and free speech platform. This marks not just […]
Intelsat, now owned by Luxembourg–based SES, is looking to take control of an old Eutelsat satellite. The craft, known as Eutelsat 50 WA was launched on December 20th 2008 and is licensed by France. The satellite was recently relocated from its orbital slot at 12.5 degrees West to 50.3 West. Intelsat is asking the FCC […]
Viasat, a specialist in satellite communications, has announced the expansion of its European Aviation Network (EAN) to include Serbia. This network enhancement, delivered in partnership with Deutsche Telekom, improves in-flight connectivity (IFC) performance for airlines and passengers flying through Serbian airspace on EAN-equipped aircraft. The expanded coverage is enabled by the activation of new ground […]
The recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos published a report – Clear Orbit, Secure Future: A Call to Action on Space Debris – produced in partnership with the Centre for Space Futures, the Saudi Space Agency, LeoLabs, and Novaspace. The report makes gloomy reading and while recognising that while we are solidly in the […]
SpaceX has filed an ambitious application with the FCC to launch and orbit 1 million new satellites. The filing was dated January 30th. The new fleet, if approved, would orbit at between 500 and 2,000 kms altitude and be spaced 50 kms apart from one another. Each satellite would be equipped with laser links for […]
Satellite operator SES, which has in the past has bought its geostationary satellites from US and European vendors, says it wants to build its own craft. At the base of the SES comments are concerns that the merger of three European space businesses – Airbus, Thales and Leonardo – would remove competition from the sector. […]
Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos–backed rocket business, has generated plenty of publicity for carrying passengers such as Katy Perry and William Shatner, but has decided to pause these flights on its New Shepard rocket and to shift resources onto its Moon plans. These include establishing a Lunar base and getting the astronauts to the Moon. […]