NileSat to launch fourth satellite in May 2022
Positioned at 7° West, Nilesat-301 will work with Nilesat-201 to provide Ku-band services for the Middle East and North Africa.
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Positioned at 7° West, Nilesat-301 will work with Nilesat-201 to provide Ku-band services for the Middle East and North Africa.
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The MP42 mission has marked the finale of NanoAvionics GIoT R&D project, to provide constellation-as-a-service in a business-to-business setup to existing and emerging IoT/M2M operators.
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SpaceX currently has four additional launches scheduled for January 2022, including Transporter-3, CSG-2, and up to two more Starlink missions.
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The funding comes after the aerospace giant hit a $100bn valuation following a secondary share sale in October.
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The data collected will help astronomers understand how the universe was created.
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Zeitgeist mission marks new milestone for the company and new space industry.
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