List/Grid Tag Archives: SpaceX
FCC approves plans for NGSO satellite broadband connectivity
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the requests of four companies — SpaceX, Kepler, Telesat, and LeoSat — seeking to roll-out new services using non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO)…
Iridium NEXT satellites in Vandenberg for fourth launch
Iridium Communications announced today that all 10 Iridium NEXT satellites for its fourth launch are now in processing at SpaceX’s west coast launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
Iridium successfully launches latest 10 NEXT satellites
Iridium has successfully launched 10 of its Iridium NEXT satellites US aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Sunday’s mission also saw the SpaceX Falcon first-stage…
New target date announced for second Iridium NEXT Launch
Iridium Communications has announced the second launch for its Iridium NEXT satellite constellation has been moved earlier, and is now targeted for June 25, 2017 at 13:24:59 PDT with an…
Inmarsat launches fourth I-5 satellite for GX Aviation service
Inmarsat’s fourth I-5 (I-5 F4) Ka-band satellite for its GX Aviation inflight connectivity service has been launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. The launch of the SpaceX…
Iridium announces eighth NEXT launch with SpaceX
Iridium NEXT has contracted with SpaceX for an eighth Falcon 9 launch, and will ride along with two NASA satellites. The NASA/GFZ Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission…
Aireon signs agreement with Iceland for space-based ADS-B
Aireon has signed a data services agreement with Isavia, the Icelandic Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) for its space-based ADS-B service. Isavia will deploy Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)…
First 10 Iridium NEXT satellites delivered to low-earth orbit
Iridium Communications has announced the successful launch of its first 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into low-Earth orbit. The satellites were deployed approximately one hour after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket…
Inmarsat signs contract to launch EAN satellite with Arianespace
Inmarsat has signed a contract with Arianespace to launch its S-band satellite for the European Aviation Network (EAN) on an Ariane 5 heavy lift launch vehicle. The EAN payload is…
AIX2016: Buchman says ViaSat-3 will revolutionise industry
ViaSat says its future range of ViaSat-3 Ka-band satellites will revolutionise its offering around the globe. Speaking at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, Don Buchman, ViaSat’s Director of Mobile Broadband, said…
