AST SpaceMobile unfolds debut production direct-to-smartphone satellites
AST SpaceMobile successfully unfolded its first five production satellites after compacting them for their SpaceX launch to low Earth orbit
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Jason Rainbow
06:34
Luxembourg joins OQ Technology’s 30 million euro investment plan
Luxembourg’s government has backed a significant chunk of OQ Technology’s ongoing 30 million euro ($32 million) Series B funding round,
Jason Rainbow
04:35
SpaceX launches 20 spare satellites for rival OneWeb LEO constellation
SpaceX launched 20 spare OneWeb satellites Oct. 20 to strengthen the resiliency of French operator Eutelsat’s low Earth orbit broadband
Jason Rainbow
04:32
Intelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbit
Intelsat 33e has lost power in geostationary orbit and the satellite is no longer providing communications for customers across Europe,
Jason Rainbow
04:27
Skynopy lays foundation for proprietary ground station expansion
One-year-old French ground station provider Skynopy is exploring ways to reuse more than 20 teleport sites owned worldwide by Kinéis,
Jason Rainbow
12:32
Starlink activates emergency phone connectivity for Hurricane Milton
SpaceX has received emergency temporary approval to provide space-based connectivity to T-Mobile customers in Florida who may lose cellular service
Jason Rainbow
13:28
Seraphim chooses 11 startups for 14th space accelerator
Seraphim Space announced the 11 startups joining the 14th round of its networking and mentoring accelerator program, which it said
Jason Rainbow
18:27
Gogo buys rival to tackle Starlink aviation expansion
Gogo is acquiring inflight connectivity rival Satcom Direct to counter rising competition from SpaceX’s Starlink in the market for providing
Jason Rainbow
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Xona scales up LEO navigation constellation plans in Canada
California-based Xona Space Systems is expanding to Canada ahead of deploying the first in a proposed constellation of small navigation
Jason Rainbow
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Iridium approved to work on LEO compatibility for upcoming smartphones
Updated chipset standards due for release late next year could enable mass-market smartphones to connect with Iridium’s satellites, the operator
