WASHINGTON — An infrared sensor satellite that L3Harris designed for a future U.S. military constellation passed a preliminary review, positioning the company to compete in the Space Force program known as Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Missile Warning and Tracking. The Space Force plans to deploy a network of satellites in […]
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All of Sky’s latest and greatest devices including Sky Stream and Sky Glass have ditched the dish and moved to broadband technology instead. That means all live and on-demand shows, sports and movies are beamed to the screen via the internet rather than a traditional over-the-air signal. Sky is clearly […]
WASHINGTON — Boeing was awarded a $439.6 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to build a military communications satellite known as WGS-12. The contract was announced March 1 by the Defense Department. WGS-12 will be the 12th satellite of the Wideband Global Satcom geostationary constellation that provides communications services […]
WASHINGTON — NASA has canceled a multibillion-dollar project to demonstrate satellite servicing technologies that had suffered extensive delays and cost overruns. In a brief statement March 1, NASA announced it was ending the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM) 1 mission. OSAM-1 was being developed to refuel the Landsat 7 […]
HELSINKI — China launched the first of a new “high orbit” internet satellite series Thursday, apparently to provide internet services to China and surrounding areas. A Long March 3B/G rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China at 8:03 a.m. Eastern (1303 UTC) Feb. 29. The China […]
WASHINGTON — In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, warned that the U.S. faces a “window of vulnerability” over the next few years to defend critical space assets from potential aggression. At a Feb. 29 hearing alongside Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander […]
North Korea’s first spy satellite is “alive”, space experts have said, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggested Pyongyang was successfully controlling the spacecraft – although its capabilities remain unknown. After two fiery failures, North Korea successfully launched the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit in November. Pyongyang’s state media claimed […]
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s first spy satellite is “alive”, a Netherlands-based space expert said on Tuesday, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggested Pyongyang was successfully controlling the spacecraft – although its capabilities remain unknown. After two fiery failures, North Korea successfully placed the Malligyong-1 satellite […]