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space1 year ago

"China's Upcoming Lunar Navigation and Communications Test Satellites"

China is set to launch Tiandu-1 and Tiandu-2, experimental technology satellites, along with Queqiao-2, a lunar communications relay satellite, to support upcoming Chang’e lunar missions. The Tiandu satellites will conduct tests for navigation and communications technology verification in lunar orbit, informing the design of China’s proposed Queqiao lunar navigation and communication constellation. These efforts are part of building infrastructure to support the China-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) and aim to establish a lunar base in the 2030s. China is also aiming to put a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030.

via SpaceNews|
#china#communication-satellites#lunar-exploration
space2 years ago

SpaceX's O3b mPOWER Satellites Set for Record-Breaking Launch

SpaceX is set to launch the SES O3b mPOWER mission today, deploying two communication satellites into medium Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 rocket will take off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with the first stage expected to make a vertical landing on the drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas." The two satellites will expand the O3b constellation, providing high-speed connectivity to customers in late 2023. This launch marks SpaceX's 84th mission of the year.

via Space.com|
#communication-satellites#falcon-9#o3b-mpower
spacetechnology2 years ago

"ESA Seeks Innovative Concepts for Lunar Economy and Communication Satellites"

The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its Moonlight program, calling for visionary ideas to create a constellation of communication and navigation satellites around the Moon, which could unlock opportunities for lunar businesses and stimulate the lunar economy. The satellites would offer services such as communication, navigation, and data exchange, enabling entrepreneurs to develop innovative businesses for customers on the Moon and on Earth. The potential revenue opportunities from lunar activities are estimated to be €40 billion over the next decade, rising to almost €160 billion by 2040. ESA is inviting companies to submit their brightest ideas to become pioneers of the lunar economy.

via European Space Agency|
#communication-satellites#entrepreneurship#lunar-economy
space2 years ago

Falcon Heavy to Launch ViaSat-3 Americas and Satellites with Uncertain Weather.

SpaceX has delayed the launch of Falcon Heavy's second launch of 2023, carrying the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite, to Thursday due to an undisclosed issue with the vehicle. The Falcon Heavy will be expended due to the need for all available performance to insert the satellite directly into geostationary orbit. The ViaSat-3 Americas satellite is the first of three new geostationary communication satellites that together are intended to provide continuous near-global broadband service to 99% of the populated world.

via NASASpaceflight.com|
#arcturus#communication-satellites#falcon-heavy
space2 years ago

"Triple Rocket Launch: SpaceX Plans Falcon Heavy and Two Falcon 9 Rockets"

SpaceX plans to launch three rockets this week, starting with Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, followed by Falcon Heavy launching the Viasat-3 communications satellite into Geostationary Earth Orbit, and ending with the launch of O3b mPower 3 & 4 communication satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon Heavy launch will be the first time it is flown in its fully expendable variation.

via TESLARATI|
#communication-satellites#falcon-9#falcon-heavy
space2 years ago

Satellite network to connect Earth with moon's far side.

Lockheed Martin has created Crescent Space Services, a subsidiary aimed at operating a service-based network of communication and navigation satellites to support future missions to the moon. Crescent's satellite network, which the company is calling "Parsec," will be situated in cislunar orbit to enable continuous communications between Earth and areas around and on the moon, including the lunar south polar region. The first batch of Parsec satellites will launch as part of a rideshare in 2025, the same year NASA is planning to land astronauts on the moon's south pole as part of Artemis 3.

via Space.com|
#communication-satellites#crescent-space-services#lockheed-martin