Start-up satellite constellation operator OneWeb has announced that it is reducing the size of its planned satellite constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) by one third from 900 to 600 satellites. This reduction, and the potential cost saving, was made possible after...
During November, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the applications of four large-scale communications satellite constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which will total more than 8,000 satellites if fully implemented. Of these, the SpaceX...
At 1800 GMT, 17 November 2018, another Long March 3B/YZ-1 (CZ 3B/YZ-1) lifted-off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, PRC, carrying two satellites to MEO (Medium Earth Orbit) for the Beidou constellation. This mission marks the 33rd launch of the year for China...
Lifting off at 0140 GMT, 29 July, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China, a Long March-3B/Y1 (CZ-3B/Y1) rocket carried two BEIDOU satellites in to orbit. The two units, BEIDOU-3M5/-3M6, form part of the indigenous Chinese Beidou...
Scottish small satellite manufacture Clyde Space has received an order from AIS ship tracking payload specialist SRT Marine Systems to build six satellites for its new “Ocean Scan” ship tracking constellation. The first six spacecraft will be launched to...
Seattle-based BlackSky – part of Spaceflight Industries – has announced its planned cooperation with two European space companies to help with the development, manufacturing and operation of its upcoming high-resolution, rapid revisit, Earth observation...
