Building on its announcement last month, Microsoft today announced it has established a broadband partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband …
Post-bankruptcy OneWeb announces new launch schedule
As it works through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, OneWeb announced its new launch schedule with Arianespace today, September 21, 2020. The …
Vega VV16 puts lots of IoT and imaging satellites into orbit – Plus a Facebook satellite
After numerous delays, Arianespace finally launched the Vega VV16 rideshare mission. The flight put 53 satellites into orbit and marks …
SpaceX launches 11th batch of Starlink broadband satellites & Planet rideshare
Today, August 18, SpaceX launched its eleventh batch of Starlink broadband satellites into orbit, bring the total number of Starlink …
Amazon gets FCC approval for satellite broadband, pledges $10 billion for construction
This past week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a plan for Amazon to build a low earth orbit (LEO) …
Hughes pitches in $50 million to OneWeb rescue
Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar, is participating in the U.K. Government and Bharti consortium acquiring OneWeb out of …
Satellite broadband provider OneWeb bought by UK Government-Bharti group
Today, July 3, 2020, the United Kingdom government announced it is buying satellite broadband provider OneWeb out of bankruptcy with …
SpaceX Starlink Launch Shares Ride With Planet Imaging Satellites
This week’s SpaceX Starlink launch will carry two fewer broadband satellites but will include three Planet SkySat high-resolution imaging satellites …