LONDON: Filtronic plc (AIM: FTC), the designer and manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure markets, has entered into a strategic partnership and commercial agreement with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX). The partnership includes the ongoing supply of E-band Solid State Power Amplifiers (“SSPA”) in addition to the development and supply…
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SpaceX partners EU to launch European Galileo satellites into orbit
SpaceX has signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch four Galileo navigation and communications satellites into orbit. This is the first time that the EU has partnered with SpaceX to launch a satellite containing classified information. The launches will take place from the US next year in two rounds, using the…
SpaceX to launch Starlink service that lets cell phones talk to satellites
SpaceX, the company founded by Elon Musk, is planning to launch a new service that will allow cell phones to communicate with satellites directly. The service, called Starlink, will use a network of low-Earth orbit satellites to provide LTE connectivity to areas where terrestrial networks are not available. The Starlink service will start with SMS…
Spaceflight Inc. wins NASA LLITED launch contract
SEATTLE: Spaceflight Inc. has been awarded a launch service contract for the integration and launch of NASA’s LLITED mission, two 1.5U spacecraft, a news release said. Spaceflight Inc. will transport the NASA Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density (LLITED) CubeSats to low Earth orbit on its Sherpa-LTC orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) at the end of the…