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New Post: SES’s Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched, Bolstering MEO Constellation - https://lnkd.in/d95zByqz announced today that its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites was successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, at 5:26 pm local time. Both satellites will join the first six O3b mPOWER spacecraft already in operation at medium Earth orbit (MEO), adding incremental …

**SpaceX Launches Optus-X Satellite, Strengthens India’s Communication Infrastructure** SpaceX successfully launched the Optus-X telecom satellite from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, marking a new milestone in global space collaboration. The satellite, also known as GSAT-N2, will enhance India’s communication network by providing internet connectivity to remote areas and in-flight services. Falcon 9 lifted off at sunset on Nov 17, delivering the satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit. ISRO partnered with SpaceX due to payload limitations of its LVM-3 rocket, leveraging SpaceX’s expertise for this 4,700 kg satellite. The satellite features 32 beams (8 narrow, 24 wide) and a 14-year lifespan, aimed at boosting connectivity and supporting India’s growing data demands. This launch symbolizes a leap forward in India’s satellite communications and its growing footprint in global space exploration. STARLINK Indian Startup News Starlinks #Starlink #Elonmusk #Satellite

A new report from Slingshot Aerospace reveals increasing risks and congestion in space as satellite activity surges: - 12597 satellites in orbit for year 2023, including 3356 inactives. - Orbital launches up 19.9% and commercial satellites now dominate at 89% of total - 508 defunct satellites in graveyard orbits, with 25 more added in 2023 As space becomes more crowded and risky, coordination for safe and sustainable operations is critical. The full report highlights the need for space domain awareness and responsible orbital traffic management. https://lnkd.in/dVRMPPZF

SpaceX launches Thuraya-4 satellite for UAE mobile connectivity On January 3, SpaceX executed a successful launch of the Thuraya-4 satellite, designed to enhance voice and data connectivity, on behalf of Space42, the United Arab Emirates’ newly established space technology company powered by artificial intelligence. This launch represents the first Falcon 9 mission of 2025, with the satellite being deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit following its lift-off at 8:27 p.m. Eastern time from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Thuraya-4 satellite is constructed on the Airbus Eurostar Neo Platform, which is known for its efficiency and advanced technology. This particular satellite is all-electric and comes […] https://lnkd.in/dgx5gc4X https://lnkd.in/dHurDa73

The build and launch phases of spacecraft get a lot of media coverage, but have you ever thought about how much work goes into managing those satellites day after day? When it comes to monitoring and controlling fleets or constellations of satellites, it is a much bigger challenge than managing just one satellite at a time, especially as some constellations may consist of hundreds or thousands of spacecraft. Starion is therefore developing components within our modular ASTRAL ground segment tool suite specifically to provide 'operations as a service' for fleet operators, including a configurable dashboard called ASTRAL-Dash. The 'C2SOS: Monitoring and Control of Constellations and Fleets of Satellites’ project for the European Space Agency - ESA will also develop ASTRAL-Deploy to demonstrate how the European Ground Systems – Common Core (EGS-CC) system can be used for monitoring and control of multiple spacecraft within a constellation or fleet. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/exaFDvdp #C2SOS #satellitemonitoring #spacecraftoperations

Starlink satellites made 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the past 6 months. Satellites in SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation have been busy! In the last six months, they performed nearly 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers, doubling the previous half-year's numbers. On average, each satellite fired its thrusters 14 times to dodge objects in orbit. During this period, the constellation grew from 5,100 to 6,200 spacecraft. SpaceX has taken safety to the next level by reducing the threshold for maneuvering to avoid collisions. Their satellites now move proactively, even when the chance of collision is just one in a million. This new threshold is a remarkable 100 times lower than the industry standard. https://lnkd.in/gHXEJHzH

India's Pixxel is set to launch three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday, the first such network in the country's nascent private space sector, Pixxel's chief told Reuters. The satellites will be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit at roughly 550 km, with the remaining three slated for deployment in the second quarter of the year. Pixxel's founder and chief executive Awais Ahmed told Reuters that it plans to add 18 more spacecraft to the six it has already developed, eyeing a share of the satellite imaging market projected to reach $19 billion by 2029. Read more: thekarostartup.com #PixxelSatellites #HyperspectralImaging #IndianSpaceSector #PrivateSpaceIndustry #SpaceX #SatelliteLaunch #SunSynchronousOrbit #SpaceTechnology #IndiaInSpace

SpaceX successfully launched four Astranis-built broadband spacecraft toward geostationary orbit Dec. 29, marking the first time a single commercial manufacturer has flown four of its own satellites on one mission to GEO.

[SpaceX Launching 30 Satellites On Bandwagon-2 Rideshare Mission Early Dec. 21] SpaceX plans to launch 30 satellites to orbit early Saturday morning (Dec. 21). A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday at 6:34 a.m. EDT (1134 GMT; 3:34 a.m. local California time), kicking off a rideshare mission SpaceX calls Bandwagon-2. The company will webcast the action live via its X account beginning about 15 minutes before launch. Thirty satellites are going up on Bandwagon-2, including payloads for South Korea's Agency for Defense Development as well as "Arrow Science and Technology, Exolaunch, HawkEye 360, Maverick Space Systems, Sidus Space, Tomorrow Companies Inc., True Anomaly and Think Orbital," SpaceX wrote in a mission description. SpaceX has launched one Bandwagon mission already Bandwagon-1, which sent up 11 satellites this past April. The company also launches other rideshare missions with a series it calls "Transporter." SpaceX has launched 11 Transporter missions to date. The first one, which flew in January 2021, lofted 143 satellites to orbit, a single-launch record that still stands. If all goes according to plan on Saturday, the Falcon 9's first stage will return to Earth about eight minutes after launch, landing vertically back at Vandenberg. It will be the 21st flight for this particular booster, according to the SpaceX mission description. That's just three away from the company's rocket-reuse record. The Bandwagon-2 mission description does not give a timeline for the deployment of the 30 satellites. Source: https://lnkd.in/ecmUW2W7 #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

In a significant milestone for India’s space and communication sectors, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s GSAT-20 communication satellite was successfully launched by SpaceX on Tuesday. The launch occurred at Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, utilizing SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to carry the 4,700 kg satellite into orbit. The GSAT-20 satellite is a leap forward in India’s communication capabilities. Equipped with Ka-Ka band high throughput #technology, the satellite features 32 beams to ensure pan-India coverage, extending to remote regions like the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. With an operational life of 14 years, GSAT-20 will bolster broadband services, in-flight connectivity, maritime communications, and cellular backhaul. https://lnkd.in/g5-efmgY