SpaceX set to launch five commercial satellites for AST SpaceMobile
The first five commercial satellites, called BlueBirds, each featuring the largest ever commercial communications arrays will be deployed in low Earth orbit.
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The first five commercial satellites, called BlueBirds, each featuring the largest ever commercial communications arrays will be deployed in low Earth orbit.
With this launch, Plan-S is preparing to roll out commercial services using the Connecta IoT Network.
The JPSS constellation collects multi-spectral data of Earths environment for NOAAs weather and climate work and for NASAs Earth science research.
Turksat 6A is equipped with Ku- and X-band transponders to deliver satellite TV and communication services across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Expected to launch in 2027 and 2028, these missions are part of the satellite procurement programme worth $1.1bn.
MBZ-SAT, which is fully developed and built by a team of Emirati engineers, is scheduled for launch no earlier than October 2024.
The two satellites join OQ 5G NTN IoT satellite constellation which has a total now of 10 satellites.
With six satellites, SES's next-generation medium earth orbit system is set to deliver high-performance connectivity services globally, starting in early Q2 2024.
Each satellite incorporates a Terran Orbital bus and payload processors and is equipped with Lockheed Martins software platform, SmartSat.
Crew-7 is the first commercial crew flight to carry people from four different agencies.
Service transitions onto SES-18 represent one of the final milestones in SESs US C-band transition.
The team will carry out 14 experiments focused on human research, cell sciences, and cloud seeding experiments in the microgravity environment.
The nanosatellite features a high-resolution camera that will be used for Earth observation missions.
When operational in May, IS-40e will be positioned at 91 degrees West delivering a wide range of services and coverage for Intelsat customers.
The new I-6 satellites add further capabilities to Inmarsats Orchestra communications network.
I-6 F1 is scheduled to connect its first customers later this year, with I-6 F2 set to follow in 2024.
It has an expected life span of about three years during which it will conduct various scientific tasks such as studying the Sun, X-ray emissions and space weather.
The European Space Agency and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites will cooperate with NASA on the programme.
SWOT is a joint mission of NASA and the French space agency CNES to track water levels globally with much better resolution than past spacecraft.
The Rashid Rover will analyse the plasma on the lunar surface and conduct experiments to understand more about lunar dust.
The mission will also see the first spacecraft funded and built by a private Japanese firm to land on the moon.
Japanese lunar exploration company ispace has built the lander that will deliver the Emirati-built Rashid rover to the lunar surface.
On board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the mission is expected to launch next month from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The two Intelsat television broadcasting satellites are heading for geostationary orbit as part of a multibillion-dollar programme to clear C-band frequencies for 5G wireless services.
The UAE will launch its MBZ SAT imaging satellite on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission in 2023 or at the beginning of 2024.
The satellite Ghalib aims to study the migration patterns of birds and animals in remote areas.
SpaceX wants to envelope Earth with up to 42,000 satellites.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will now undergo a series of exhaustive checks and calibrations before it starts collecting science data in a few months' time.
The Sherpa-FX aims to deliver 16 customer spacecraft and several hosted payloads to demonstrate tracking technologies for space traffic management.
The Falcon 9 rocket carried a Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board.
The satellite Kacific1 is scheduled to begin commercial operations in Q1 of 2020.
