Satellite

KaRIn to hitch a ride on NASA's water-tracking sat

I demand to speak to the space manager

Science14 Dec 2022 | 1

The cubesats lost in space from Artemis Moon mission

To the four out of ten that didn't make it, we salute 'em

Science12 Dec 2022 | 23

SpaceX chases government cash with Starshield satellites

If Starshield smells like Space-BACN, that's because it probably is

Networks06 Dec 2022 | 13

Boeing swipes at Starlink as it finishes two internet slinging satellites

5,000 redirectable beams in each bird

Software06 Dec 2022 | 29

FCC gives SpaceX OK to launch 7.5k Gen2 Starlink satellites

Subject to conditions: offer only valid if you can get Starship off the ground

Networks02 Dec 2022 | 17

UK to test Starlink satellite broadband for those hard to reach areas

But why Elon Musk's satellite broadband biz and not govt-funded OneWeb?

Networks01 Dec 2022 | 26

EU reaches agreement on satellite comms project: Opens Iris

Very keen to unhook infrastructure from 'third countries', private biz after Ukraine crisis brings situation into focus

Networks21 Nov 2022 | 7

Artemis I isn't just a test run – there's science to be done

Amazon and Cisco even managed to sneak Alexa and Webex on board

Science18 Nov 2022 | 33

Chips in space: Reprogrammable AMD AI SoC cleared for liftoff

Team Red believes chip will allow AI inferencing to proliferate in the cosmos

Systems15 Nov 2022 | 2

EU set to sign internet satellite deal, as UK frees up spectrum

Hasn't escaped Europe's notice that US, China, Russia are launching sat after sat

Networks10 Nov 2022 | 26

Look! Up in the sky! Proof of concept for satellites beaming energy to Earth!

They'd need to be a kilometer wide and point at even larger landside targets, so they won't fire up the renewables market

Science10 Nov 2022 | 118

Starlink, shot by both sides in Ukrainian fracas, lives to fight on

Opinion Jam today, jam tomorrow?

Networks17 Oct 2022 | 44

Japan space agency blows up eight satellites aboard Epsilon rocket

This is not why this mission was dubbed the 'Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration'

Science14 Oct 2022 | 23

Inmarsat gets $1b from US Navy for 10 years of satellite data

Outsourcing national defence didn't work so well in Ukraine

Off-Prem13 Oct 2022 | 3

Intel chips in on optical modem for DARPA's 'internet of satellites'

Mmmmm... smells like Space-BACN

Networks11 Oct 2022 | 3

Viasat and Inmarsat $7.3b tie-up delayed over competition concerns

The multibillion dollar question: Will it make in-flight Wi-Fi on planes more expensive?

Networks07 Oct 2022 | 6

Block this: Using satellites to plaster ads over our skies could work, say boffins

They can't hurt us if we stay indoors

Offbeat06 Oct 2022 | 85

India reportedly asks smartphone makers to add local satnav silicon

Manufacturers allegedly told to connect to NavIC by 2023, which did not make them happy at all

Personal Tech28 Sep 2022 | 15

Starlink broadband speeds slow as subscriber numbers grow

But a median of 60Mbps is not to be sniffed at when you're out in the sticks

Networks23 Sep 2022 | 24

Satellite operators want option to exceed deorbiting rules

The sky is getting crowded, but some think the FCC is moving too fast to clean it up

Networks22 Sep 2022 | 18

China can destroy US space assets, Space Force ops nominee warns

Wants swarms of small satellites that are harder to destroy – and outsourcing to improve cybersecurity

Security16 Sep 2022 | 28

FCC Commissioner demands review of Starlink rural broadband subsidies

Withdrawal of SpaceX's $885.5m award a 'drastic action' – but Musk wouldn't want subsidy anyway, right?

Networks13 Sep 2022 | 32

Elon Musk claims SpaceX was in talks with Apple on iPhone 14 satellite services

Apple went with Globalstar for Emergency SOS feature, but such comments suggest a direction of travel

Networks09 Sep 2022 | 49

Startup wants to build a space station that refuels satellites by 2025

Orbit Fab hopes to charge $20m for a hydrazine refill – and you thought fuel prices down here were bad!

Science31 Aug 2022 | 30

US court backs FCC decision to let SpaceX fly Starlink sats at lower altitudes

Judges just didn't buy Viasat's in-orbit prang fears

Networks30 Aug 2022 | 15

Russian cosmonauts abort ISS spacewalk after suit power fluctuates

Imagine how much Apple would charge for a power lead that long

Science19 Aug 2022 | 14

After suffering $1b subsidy snub, Starlink lands $2m US Air Force deal

Always look on the bright (oh God, they are so bright) side of life

Networks16 Aug 2022 | 7

Russian anti-satellite test added to a 'pressing threat to security' in space

Too much junk in the orbital trunk

Science10 Aug 2022 | 36

NASA's six-mile-wide orbital telescope is 1/6th built

Interferometry will be used to turn six toaster-sized satellites into one giant solar observatory

Science10 Aug 2022 | 16

ESA declares the Sentinel-1B mission over after payload resuscitation ends

What would you do with an otherwise healthy spacecraft?

Science03 Aug 2022 | 11

SpaceX upgrades Starlink to reflect less light, can't launch without its Starship

A dazzling problem

Science01 Aug 2022 | 35

Philippines logs on to Starlink for remote area internet services

Comms ministry boss sees space as preferable to messing around with mountaintop builds

Networks28 Jul 2022 | 13

Eutelsat and OneWeb to join forces across orbits in $3.4b merger

LEO and GEO orbit covered in satellite broadband handshake

Science26 Jul 2022 | 25

US Space Development Agency invests $1.3b in missile tracking satellites

Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies to build the 28-satellite constellation for warning, tracking

Science19 Jul 2022 | 5

Germany unveils plan to tackle cyberattacks on satellites

Vendors get checklist on what to do when crooks inevitably turn up in space

Security05 Jul 2022 | 10

Resurrected Dundee Satellite Station to host quantum Optical Ground Station

Pandemics and university disinterest apparently no match for ingenuity and determination

Science01 Jul 2022 | 11

NanoAvionics satellite pulls out GoPro to take stunning selfie over Earth

Consumer-grade camera was refitted with custom housing and software to survive in the vacuum

Science29 Jun 2022 | 36

Liftoff at last for South Korean space program

Satellite-deploying rocket finally launches – after a few setbacks

Science22 Jun 2022 | 4

Sony launches a space laser subsidiary (for comms, not conflict)

Plans to beam data to satellites, and between orbiting birds too

Networks06 Jun 2022 | 9

Beijing needs the ability to 'destroy' Starlink, say Chinese researchers

Paper authors warn Elon Musk's 2,400 machines could be used offensively

Security25 May 2022 | 132

Astra Space to launch satellites from Shetland

Rockets could fly from the UK as soon as next year

Science10 May 2022 | 11

Starlink's Portability mode lets you take your sat broadband dish anywhere*

* Terms and so many conditions apply

Networks06 May 2022 | 71

Could a leaky capacitor be at fault on ESA's Sentinel-1B?

Prepare your 'turn it off and on' jokes as engineers get ready to flip the heaters

Science25 Apr 2022 | 27

NASA taps commercial partners for near-Earth communications network

SpaceX and Kuiper in the $278.5m mix to replace space agency's Tracking Data and Relay Satellite fleet

Networks21 Apr 2022 | 4

OneWeb inks deal to launch its LEO satellites from India

UK prime minister visits country to 'welcome' contract, namecheck commercial pacts, talk up trade

Networks21 Apr 2022 | 21

First rocket launch from UK soil now has... a logo

Designed by a six-year-old, the design just needs a rocket on which to ride

Offbeat12 Apr 2022 | 25

Amazon books rocket flights for its Kuiper broadband internet satellites

Amazingly SpaceX isn't on the list

Networks05 Apr 2022 | 15

Boeing demos ground-based anti-jam system for satellites

Technology is one part of a larger jam-resistant satellite scheme, important for warfare

Networks05 Apr 2022 | 12

ESA's Sentinel-1A satellite narrowly dodges debris

Who left that bit of rocket there? It's getting a bit crowded in orbit

Science04 Apr 2022 | 31

Wozniak startup to share orbital space junk data

Privateer to help avoid collisions and more debris around our planet

Science28 Mar 2022 | 15

Hooking up to Starlink might be pricier than you thought

Increases inbound for Musk's satellite Internet service and his Falcon rockets

Networks23 Mar 2022 | 61

General Dynamics bags $4.5bn hybrid cloud deal with US spy sat agency

Ten-year deal goes ahead after rival Leidos withdraws bid protest

On-Prem21 Mar 2022 |

OneWeb turns to SpaceX for satellite launches

Alternative sought after firm boycotts Russian rockets over Ukraine invasion

Offbeat21 Mar 2022 | 10

Satellite comms networks on alert after US govt warning

In Brief Plus: Security teams burning out, more Conti leaks analysis, and Log4j still plagues enterprises

Security21 Mar 2022 | 4

UK space firm Skyrora opens rocket testing site in Scotland

Brit rocketeers get ever closer to that first launch from UK soil

Science17 Mar 2022 | 10

China launches test satellites for orbiting broadband service

GalaxySpace plans 144 birds for small-footprint high-surveillance service

Networks08 Mar 2022 | 13