The FAA last week issued a report to the US Congress expressing concern over how the growing number of satellite constellations will dispose of their failed craft and what the FAA says are the risks to human life and property. The report says: “The dramatic rise of non-geostationary satellites, particularly those in low Earth orbit […]
Avanti Communications and YahSat have issues with their orbiting satellites. There are also reports that two so-called Space Tugs are also suffering problems. The insurance industry, already reeling from problems on a Viasat satellite and a major claim on an Inmarsat craft, are expecting significant claims to be made. The problems are reportedly based on […]
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in the Philippines has successfully collaborated with internet service provider Stellarsat Solutions and its partner Kacific Broadband Satellites to achieve a key milestone in its effort to provide equitable broadband connectivity across the country, under a National Broadband Plan. This transformative project, integral to DICT’s mission […]
There’s an increasingly bitter dispute between Rivada Networks founder Declan Ganley and one of his investors, David Shuman. There are lawsuits running in New York, Texas and Delaware in an increasingly damaging series of allegations. Rivada, headed by Ganley, is building a mega-constellation of 600 high-tech satellites. Ganley is alleging that Shuman has committed fraud. […]
Two prototype Amazon Project Kuiper satellites are due for launch today (october 6th), subject to last-minute weather considerations. Project Kuiper will be a direct challenger to Elon Musk’s Starlink. The launch will take place from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on an Atlas V rocket with the launch window opening at 2pm […]
SpaceX’s Starlink service has expanded availability over the US. Heavy demand in some parts of the US has meant that Starlink was severely limiting new subscribers owing to limited bandwidth. However, with almost 1,000 new broadband satellites launched over the past few months, and the latest full Version 2 craft now being launched with four-times […]
Isle of Man-based space and satellite business ManSat is rebranding as River Advisers. “The new name and branding reflects the growth of expertise, services, and ambition of the company,” says River Advisers in a press statement. “The rebrand recognises the expansion of River Advisers’ consulting services from traditional service providers to clients in New Space, […]
ViaSat-3 Americas, which suffered a major malfunction after launch on April 30th, is on the move from its original test position to a new location. The satellite’s problem concerns its giant reflector which failed to deploy correctly. The satellite has subsequently been shaken and manipulated – all quite normal actions – in attempts to coax […]
A report from investment bank BNPP’s Sami Kassab says that October 16th is the likely date when satellite operator SES will receive about $2.99 billion as its share of the FCC’s C-band compensation scheme. SES is also involved in litigation over about $400 million from Intelsat in its claim for a larger percentage of the […]
Virginia-based Artel, a provider of secure network communication services to US government agencies, has been awarded a contract from the US Space Force and is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide the next generation network critical to support US Government communications. Artel is a carrier-agnostic network integrator – which it says allows it to […]