SpaceX’s Starlink has managed to launch 349 of its Direct-To-Cellular (D2C) satellites in less than a year. While this is an admirable achievement the fleet is currently only able to manage simple Text/SMS messages to users in remote areas. The 349 launched craft represent some 90 per cent of the target constellation. The first Starlink […]
The latest edition of Novaspace’s Prospects for the Small Satellite Market market intelligence report forecasts robust growth in the small satellite (smallsat) industry, projecting a market value of approximately $113.3 billion (€107.9bn) over the next decade. This expansion will be fueled by the replenishment of satellite constellations globally and the rising complexity and cost of […]
SpaceX’s Tender Offer is for $1.25 billion (€1.19bn) of new shares and is priced at $185 per share. It values the rocket-to-broadband company at about $350 billion, according to Bloomberg Business. The Tender Offer is open to ‘Accredited Investors; or to existing employees. The share price of $185 is well ahead from the $112 set […]
AST SpaceMobile wants to be the world’s space-based cellular supplier. It has already secured Verizon in the US and has now signed Vodafone to a global agreement which runs until 2034. Vodafone, and its own partner telcos, can offer AST’s space-based cellular broadband connectivity in its home markets and for its partner operators in Europe, […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch two O3b/mPOWER satellites into orbit of December 13th for Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES. The launch will take place from Kennedy Space Center subject to the usual weather limitations. Launch time will open at 12.55 Florida time. Both satellites feature redesigned payload power modules from Boeing and […]
By and large, the recent newsflow for Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has been negative. But good news came on December 9th from market analysts at financial research specialist CFRA, which has upgraded Eutelsat from ‘Sell’ to ‘Hold’, and issued a price target of €3.50. Eutelsat’s share price closed on December 9th at €3.21, up on […]
AST SpaceMobile has been licensed by media regulator Ofcom to start testing its satellite-based ‘direct-to-cellular’ (D2C) service in the UK. The licence is for six months starting on December 20th. Other national regulators have approved similar tests ahead of full service introductions. AST is working with Vodafone in the UK as its telco partner, although […]
Orbex, a main contractor and backer of the Sutherland, Scotland spaceport is moving its activity to rival Scottish launch site at SaxaVord in the Shetland Isles. Orbex says it has suspended construction at Sutherland. SaxaVord said cryptically via X: “SaxaVord Spaceport today welcomes Orbex to its growing stable of clients after the spaceflight company decided […]
Japan’s UK subsidiary of its Astroscale is getting itself ready with its Critical Design Review of a ‘space tug’ which is planned to remove a OneWeb satellite from its low Earth orbit. The timeframe is 2026 and Astroscale’s UK MD Nick Shave says it is currently acquiring components for its ‘flatsat’ assembly (where the various […]
Thaicom, the Asian satellite and space tech company, has announced that its subsidiary IPSTAR India has obtained an authorszation to provide satellite services over Thaicom satellites in India from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe). Under the new Indian space policy, IN-SPACe has authorised IPSTAR India to provide satellite-related services using existing […]