Venezuela's only geostationary communications satellite, VENESAT-1 (also known as Simon Bolivar-1), has been tumbling in an unusable orbit since 13 March 2020 after it made a number of manoeuvres, presumably at the direction of its Venezuelan operator, according to Space News who spoke with commercial space situational awareness (SSA) providers ExoAnalytic Solutions and AGI.
Read More »NASA Offers An Astronaut’s Tips For Living In Space – Or Anywhere
One thing astronauts have to be good at: living in confined spaces for long periods of time. Here are some tips for all who find yourself in a similar scenario.
Read More »Konnect Africa To Connect Schools In The Democratic Republic Of Congo With High Speed Internet
Konnect Africa, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, Schoolap and Flash Services announced on 23 March 2020 a Memorandum of Understanding to connect several thousand schools across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the Internet as part of the Schoolap project.
Read More »Intelsat Selects SpaceX To Launch Intelsat 40e Satellite
Intelsat has selected SpaceX as its launch partner for Intelsat 40e (IS-40e). The launch is planned for 2022 on SpaceX’s American-built Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Read More »UK’s Inmarsat Launches Connectivity Services In Saudi Arabia Across Land, Sea And Air
Global mobile satellite communications firm Inmarsat announced on 18 February 2020 that it will bring its world-leading maritime, aviation, and enterprise connectivity solutions to customers based in Saudi Arabia through new partner agreements.
Read More »Astronauts To Offer ‘Inspiration During Isolation’ In ESA’s #SpaceConnectsUs Online Event
In Europe and around the world, we’ve been getting used to a different way of living in recent weeks. On Thursday, 26 March, ESA and long-time partner Asteroid Day will host #SpaceConnectsUs – a chance to connect across borders and hear from space explorers
Read More »Space Café WebTalk “33 minutes with Moriba Jah” On 31 March 2020
Space Café WebTalks is SpaceWatch.Global's new webinar series featuring global space experts.
Read More »South Korean Cyber Start-Up S2W LAB Agrees To Support INTERPOL In Dark Web Data Analysis
Korean cyber start-up S2W LAB announced on 20 March 2020 that it has signed a contribution agreement with Interpol to support Dark Web data analytics. The company is providing data analysis of Dark Web data for the next year.
Read More »SpaceX Receives FCC Approval To Deploy One Million Starlink ‘UFO’ User Terminals In US
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved SpaceX's February 2019 application to deploy up to one million user terminals throughout the United States for the Starlink satellite communications constellation.
Read More »ESA’s ESOC Mission Control Adjusts To Coronavirus Conditions
Responsible for spacecraft orbiting Earth, the Sun and exploring the Solar System, teams at ESA’s ESOC mission control deal with in-flight challenges every day, from faulty hardware, problematic software and hazardous space debris to computer viruses that could affect ground stations.
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