Rocket Lab launches two more Earth observation satellites for BlackSky — and tracks a falling rocket
Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle rises from its New Zealand launch pad. (Rocket Lab via YouTube) BlackSky’s Earth-watching constellation has grown by two satellites, thanks to Rocket…
Kymeta and OneWeb move ahead with flat panel terminal for satellite internet service
Engineers test Kymeta’s u8 antenna system with OneWeb’s satellite service in France. (OneWeb via YouTube) Kymeta Corp., the antenna venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has…
Thanks to new satellites, BlackSky picks up the pace for updating space imagery
BlackSky captured multiple satellite images of Fremantle Harbour in Perth, Australia, to document the comings and goings of maritime traffic. (BlackSky Images) BlackSky says it has set…
RBC Signals teams up with Inmarsat to boost Internet of Things connectivity
An artist’s conception shows Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network in action. (Inmarsat via YouTube) Redmond-based RBC Signals has made a strategic agreement with one of the world’s biggest…
In a new video, Amazon’s Project Kuiper highlights satellite broadband for folks off the beaten track
Rajeev Badyal, VP of technology for Project Kuiper, speaks at the project’s Redmond facility. (Amazon via YouTube) Amazon’s Project Kuiper hasn’t yet launched a single satellite, but…
Mangata raises $33M for hybrid satellite network with connections to Seattle tech community
Mangata Networks aims to put satellites in medium Earth orbit, or MEO; and highly elliptical orbits, or HEO. (Mangata Graphic) BELLEVUE, Wash. — Mangata Networks, a Phoenix-based…
Xplore makes a deal to use OrbAstro’s satellite platforms for space missions
An artist’s conception shows Xplore’s first satellite, which will use Orbital Astronautics’ ORB-6 platform for Earth observation and astronomical research. (OrbAstro Illustration) Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore has signed…
Astronomers set up a new center to address issues raised by SpaceX and Amazon satellite networks
This time-lapse image of Venus and the Pleiades shows the tracks of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. (Torsten Hansen / IAU OAE / Creative Commons Attribution) The International Astronomical…
SpaceX’s falling Starlink satellites highlight concerns about the future of orbital traffic
A rocket’s-eye view shows a stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites just before orbital deployment. (SpaceX Photo) SpaceX says that most of the satellites it launched last week…
Xplore says it’s brought in $16.2M so far for ‘Space as a Service’ satellite program
An artist’s conception shows the Xplore’s satellite platform in low Earth orbit. (Xplore Illustration) In a recap of its first five years of existence, Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore…