SES’s O3b mPOWER high-performance networks set to bridge the digital divide in 2022

Enhanced regional connectivity with new satellite ground station in Dubbo, NSW Pivotel and SES today announced they have signed an agreement to build a new satellite ground station at the Pivotel teleport in Dubbo, New South Wales. The ground station will support O3b mPOWER, SES’s next-generation non-geostationary (NGSO) constellation and enable the delivery of enhanced Read More

SiriusXM’s New SXM-7 Satellite, Built by Maxar and Launched Aboard A SpaceX Falcon 9, Performing Properly After Launch

SiriusXM’s new 1300-class satellite will provide continuous and expanded delivery of its audio entertainment and information services across North America photo caption: This rendering shows what SiriusXM’s new SXM-7 satellite will look like when fully deployed on orbit. Credit: Maxar Technologies Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Read More

SpaceX successfully launched and deployed the SiriusXM SXM-7 satellite

On Sunday December 13th 2020 at 12:30 PM EST or 17:30 UTC SpaceX successfully launched and deployed the SiriusXM SXM-7 satellite just 31 minutes 39 seconds after launch from Cape Canaveral Florida. This marks the 30th launch (ULA & SpaceX) in 2020 from Cape Canaveral with one more to go before the end of the Read More

SpaceX srubs launch, is now targeting no earlier than Sunday, December 13 for launch of the SXM-7 mission

SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for SXM-7 mission at LC-40 near end of the window today at 1:20 PM EST after the rocket was fueled due to GSE ground support equipment issues and will try again to launch on Sunday 12-13-20 11:22 AM EST to 1:21 PM EST. The SpaceX Port Canaveral crew was busy raising Read More

ULA NROL-44 mission launch – Night turns into day!

ULA United Launch Alliance successfully launched the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office at 8:09 PM EST from launch complex 37 Cape Canaveral Florida on 12-10-2020. At the edge of space this Delta Heavy rocket jettisoned the tri sector aluminum fairing protecting the NRO listening spy satellite during ascent through the atmosphere and was Read More

ULA Delta IV Heavy launch carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office

…targeted for Thursday, December 10, pending range availability. The launch time is 6:15 p.m. EST. photo previous launch from Scott Schilke spacenews.lu, space-news.es Today’s forecast shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. To view the mission overview and gallery, please click here. Launch Forecast Summary: Overall probability of violating weather constraints: Read More

NASA Science, New Airlock Heads to Space Station on SpaceX Cargo Spacecraft

SpaceX launched its 21st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station at 11:17 a.m. EST Dec. 6, 2020, from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 6,400 pounds of science investigations, a new Read More

Gorgeous weather for a beautiful and critical NASA SpaceX CRS-21 launch to the ISS

....packed full of life science investigations to help humans on earth live a better healthier life. B-1058.4 blasted off from launch complex 39A at 11:17 AM EST or 8:17 AM PST or 16:17 UTC on 12-6-2020 Cape Canaveral Florida. This new cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft has been certified by NASA to fly to the ISS Read More