satellite-industry

Amazon on Tuesday agreed to buy satellite company Globalstar, known for powering Apple's "Emergency SOS" feature, for $11.57 billion in cash.

SpaceX's proposal to launch one million satellites into orbit has ignited a fierce debate between technological innovation and environmental preservation

Space has become significantly more crowded in recent years due to the rapid launch of commercial satellite constellations. Researchers have developed a new metric to quantify the danger arising from this congestion in Low Earth Orbit. This tool is known as the CRASH Clock and serves as a stark warning about the fragility of our...

In December 2022, SpaceX unveiled Starshield, a proposed application for the internet-providing Starlink satellite constellation. Now the Pentagon has awarded SpaceX a one-year contract for Starshield that could be worth up to $70 million. The contract allows for “end-to-end service” that includes Starlink terminals, access to the Starlink constellation’s communications capabilities, ancillary eq…

SpaceX announced that it will put data restrictions on high-volume Starlink users, including reducing upload and download speeds for users that use more than one terabyte of data per month. It promises that the throttling will only happen during peak hours. Individual Starlink plans come in two tiers: “Priority Access” with faster speeds, and the … Continue reading "SpaceX Puts Data Restrictions …

According to new documentation filed with the FCC, SpaceX is acquiring a California-based company named Swarm, which has been working on nanosatellites that can provide low-cost Internet connectivity. The filings asked the FCC to transfer Swarm’s satellite licenses to SpaceX. “The Proposed Transaction will serve the public interest by strengthening the combined companies’ ability to … Continue re…

SpaceX had launches of satellites for its Internet-providing Starlink constellation on pause for a couple of months. Now it is ready to start launching the satellites in August, with two launches scheduled from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. As normal for a dedicated Starlink launch, the two launches are slated to carry 60 satellites each. … Continue reading "SpaceX to Resume Starlink …

Earlier today, SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites, bringing the total up to 1,440 functioning Starlink satellites in orbit. Elon Musk also indicated that 500,000 customers have placed an order or made a deposit for the service. The “Better than Nothing Beta” currently has 10,000 testers who paid the somewhat steep $499 fee for equipment … Continue reading "Elon Musk Indicates Strong Dema…