Articles about Satellites – Page 3 of 8

T-Mobile's Mike Sievert and SpaceX's Elon Musk at Starbase

T-Mobile’s coverage will get a big boost from SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, starting with texts

T-Mobile subscribers will be getting a satellite upgrade to their wireless service, thanks to a newly announced partnership that takes… Read More

Microsoft and Xplore team up with NOAA to demonstrate cloud-based satellite operations

What do you do with an aging weather satellite? If you’re the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, you turn to… Read More

NRO strikes multibillion-dollar deals with BlackSky, Maxar and Planet for spy satellite imagery

Three satellite imaging companies are in line to receive billions of dollars from the National Reconnaissance Office over the next… Read More

SpaceX launches 59 payloads, including Spaceflight’s latest breed of orbital tug

A new type of controllable orbital transfer vehicle built by Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. made its debut today when SpaceX sent… Read More

Astronomers make an Earth Day plea to rein in satellite constellations for the environment’s sake

Astronomers have issued an Earth Day call for environmentalism to be extended more fully to the final frontier, and for… Read More

NASA awards millions to SpaceX and Amazon’s Project Kuiper for satellite communications

Six satellite ventures — including SpaceX’s Starlink network and Amazon’s Project Kuiper — are due to receive a total of… Read More

Activate the ion drive! LeoStella will buy Astra’s electric propulsion systems for small satellites

Astra Space says it’s made a deal with Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella to provide multiple electric propulsion systems for LeoStella’s small… Read More

Amazon reserves up to 83 rocket launches for Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation

Amazon has secured as many as 83 launches on three types of heavy-lift rockets to put more than 1,500 satellites… Read More

Xplore acquires assets of Kubos flight software company as it ramps up for first space mission

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore says it’s acquired the assets of Kubos Corp., the creator of cloud-based mission and flight control software… Read More

Spaceflight Inc. hails a pair of successful launches as it deals with frictions in SpaceX relationship

Thanks to its role in handling pre-launch logistics, Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. can claim a share of the credit for two… Read More

Kymeta antenna tested with OneWeb satellite service

Amid challenges, Kymeta and OneWeb sign deal to widen satellite broadband access

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the mobile connectivity company backed by Bill Gates, has signed a distribution partner agreement with OneWeb… Read More

Bill Gates leads $84M funding round to boost Kymeta antenna venture’s push into new markets

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is doing it again: He’s the lead investor in a new $84 million funding round for… Read More

Radio astronomers are looking to the future as satellite mega-constellations light up the sky

There are plenty of astronomers who worry that the thousands of satellites that are being launched into low Earth orbit… Read More

Xplore says it’s brought in $16.2M so far for ‘Space as a Service’ satellite program

In a recap of its first five years of existence, Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore reports that it’s received $16.2 million in… Read More

SpaceX’s falling Starlink satellites highlight concerns about the future of orbital traffic

SpaceX says that most of the satellites it launched last week for its Starlink broadband internet constellation are doomed to… Read More

Starlink satellites with Venus and the Pleiades

Astronomers set up a new center to address issues raised by SpaceX and Amazon satellite networks

The International Astronomical Union is heading up the creation of a new center to deal with the complications created by… Read More

Xplore makes a deal to use OrbAstro’s satellite platforms for space missions

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd. to use its standardized satellite platform for a variety… Read More

Mangata raises $33M for hybrid satellite network with connections to Seattle tech community

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Mangata Networks, a Phoenix-based startup with links to the Seattle area, has closed a $33 million investment… Read More

In a new video, Amazon’s Project Kuiper highlights satellite broadband for folks off the beaten track

Amazon’s Project Kuiper hasn’t yet launched a single satellite, but in a video released this week, it’s talking up what… Read More

RBC Signals teams up with Inmarsat to boost Internet of Things connectivity

Redmond-based RBC Signals has made a strategic agreement with one of the world’s biggest satellite operators, Inmarsat, to put more… Read More

Thanks to new satellites, BlackSky picks up the pace for updating space imagery

BlackSky says it has set a new standard for refreshing its satellite views of spots on Earth after adding six… Read More

Kymeta and OneWeb move ahead with flat panel terminal for satellite internet service

Kymeta Corp., the antenna venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has signed onto a joint development agreement with OneWeb… Read More

Rocket Lab launches two more Earth observation satellites for BlackSky — and tracks a falling rocket

BlackSky’s Earth-watching constellation has grown by two satellites, thanks to Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle and Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc.’s logistical… Read More

Astra Space joins broadband internet race with proposal to launch 13,000 satellites

Make room for yet another competitor in the market to provide broadband internet access from low Earth orbit: Astra Space,… Read More

Amazon schedules first Kuiper satellite launches for 2022 using ABL’s RS1 rocket

Amazon plans to launch the first two prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper satellite broadband constellation by late 2022, using… Read More

Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Verizon join forces on satellite and cellular connectivity

Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Verizon Communications say they’ll collaborate on connectivity solutions that capitalize on Kuiper’s future broadband satellite constellation… Read More

Founded by Blue Origin veterans, Starfish Space raises $7M for satellite servicing tug

Kent, Wash.-based Starfish Space says it’s raised $7 million to boost its drive to develop a space tug capable of… Read More

Xplore wins $2M contract from Pentagon initiative to speed up satellite development

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore says it has received a $2 million contract from National Security Innovation Capital, a hardware development accelerator… Read More

RBC Signals strikes deal to hook up ground stations with Spaceflight Inc.’s orbital tugs

Two Seattle-area space companies have forged an alliance to facilitate space-to-ground communications for orbital transfer vehicles. Under the terms of… Read More

Spaceflight Inc. unveils a new breed of orbital tug that’s built for far-out missions

When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends a robotic lander to the moon’s south pole, perhaps as early as next… Read More