ConnectivityOneWeb Expands Service Across Europe and US OneWeb has initiated service across Europe and much of the United States as the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation is working toward global service. The satellite operator announced on Wednesday that it started service…
ConnectivityNASA Signs Unfunded Collaborations With Blue Origin, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, and Others on Commercial LEO Projects NASA announced unfunded Space Act agreements with seven companies on projects related to human spaceflight and the commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) economy. SpaceX, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, Special Aerospace Services, ThinkOrbital, and Vast signed agreements with NASA. This…
ConnectivityNorthrop Grumman In Build Phase Of SDA’s Satellite Mesh Network After Successful Critical Design Review A little over a year after winning a Space Development Agency (SDA) contract to provide satellites for a low-Earth orbit mesh communications network, Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed the critical design review (CDR), paving…
ConnectivitySpaceX Shares Details of Higher Bandwidth V2 Mini Starlink Satellites SpaceX shared details of mini second-generation Starlink satellites on Feb. 26, calling them “V2 Minis,” saying the new technology will provide more bandwidth and increased reliability. This announcement came after the FCC recently gave SpaceX…
ConnectivitySpaceX Launches its First Mission for OneWeb SpaceX performed its first mission for OneWeb on Thursday, sending 40 satellites to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission was notable in two ways—it was SpaceX’s first launch for Starlink…
ConnectivitySpaceX Jumps into Competitive IFC Market with New Starlink Aviation Service The era of Starlink Aviation is now here. SpaceX has made no secret of its desire to become a major player in the IFC market, and has now taken the next step by unveiling Starlink Aviation.…
ConnectivityPODCAST: OneWeb, SpaceX, and Telesat Answer LEO In-Flight Connectivity Questions On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, executives from OneWeb, SpaceX, and Telesat discuss the future of Low Earth Orbit (LEO)-powered in-flight connectivity for commercial airlines and business jet operators…
ConnectivitySpaceX Works to Educate Airlines on Virtues of Starlink and LEO In-flight Connectivity SpaceX’s top Starlink executive is leading the drive to convince airlines that Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered in-flight internet services would be superior to current offerings in terms of speed, ease of use,…
CommercialStarlink In-flight Connectivity Service Agreement Reached for Hawaiian Airlines Fleet Hawaiian Airlines has become the first major airline to reach an agreement with SpaceX that will add in-flight connectivity (IFC) service enabled by Starlink satellites to a fleet of Airbus and Boeing…
Business & GASpaceX Signs JSX as First Air Carrier for Starlink In-flight Connectivity Service JSX, the California-based Part 135 public charter operator, will become the first air carrier to operate aircraft using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites for in-flight connectivity (IFC) service. The company posted the announcement to…