ULA Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Mission Set to Launch Sept. 29

Everything is progressing toward the ULA Delta IV Heavy launch carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is set to lift off on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Today’s forecast shows a 60 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. Read More

ULA Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Launch Delay

photos by Scott Schilke spacenews.lu Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., (Sept. 25, 2020) The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office is delayed due to an issue with the swing arm retraction system. Launch is now scheduled for 12:10 a.m. EDT, Read More

Isotropic Systems Signs Contract with SES GS to Initiate Multi-Orbit Trials of Next-Gen Multi-beam Antenna Technologies for U.S. Military

Isotropic Systems’ prototype multi-beam terminals to be trialed at SES teleport and U.S. Army base SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a fully-owned affiliate of SES, and Isotropic Systems, a leading developer of transformational broadband terminal technologies, today announced a two-phased antenna evaluation contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, working in close collaboration with Read More

ULA Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Mission Set to Launch September 26

Everything is progressing toward the ULA Delta IV Heavy launch carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is set to lift off on Saturday, Sept. 26 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Today’s forecast shows a 60 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. Read More

SES Advances Digital Transformation with Cloud-First Strategy, Expanded Agreement

Cyber cloud symbol project creating. Abstract concept of data storage, database, computing, servers, archive and documents safety 3d illustration. Drawing digital scheme line of futuristic idea. Multi-year agreement with Microsoft includes Azure Orbital integration, SES’s expanded use of Azure and joint development of new video and data connectivity services SES today announced plans to significantly Read More

SES Becomes Microsoft Azure Orbital Founding Connectivity Partner

Connection network in dark servers data center room storage systems 3D rendering SES’s proven low-latency MEO managed services to be part of Microsoft’s new multi-orbit satellite connectivity integrated with Azure, promising optimized cloud application performance for O3b mPOWER customers SES today announced it has joined as the medium Earth orbit (MEO) connectivity partner for Microsoft Read More

NASA Monitors Disasters to Help with Recovery

photo copyright NASA From space and in the air, our fleet of satellites and aircraft are observing the effects of natural disasters and providing information to local governments to aid their recovery efforts. In addition to working with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide updates on hurricanes, we’re tracking the extent of the Read More

United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Launch Scheduled for September 26

The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office is planned for Sept. 26, 2020. The launch period is 12:01-1:35 a.m. EDT. The team has reviewed all data and ground support equipment and determined that a ground system regulator internal component failure was Read More