Satellite News

SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit on a used Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Nov. 24) and you can watch it live online here.

Technology that could help humanity get a handle on the growing space-junk problem will get an orbital test early next year.

A faulty part from a third-party supplier was discovered in Russia’s Soyuz-ST-A rocket at the Guiana Space Center, but emergencies were prevented thanks to the incorporated control system, according to Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos.

China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) has passed technical verification on its key performance indicators for applications in the civil aviation sector, according to civil aviation authorities.

Telesat Canada announced that it has entered into an agreement with Loral Space & Communications Inc. and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) pursuant to which Telesat Canada and Loral will become subsidiaries of Telesat Corporation (Telesat), a new publicly traded Canadian incorporated and controlled company.

After a five-year collaboration, Inmarsat and Addvalue Innovation announced the Commercial Service Introduction (CSI) of their Inter-satellite Data Relay System (IDRS) service, following the successful demonstration of the first live data connectivity between customer Capella Space’s Control Center and its recently launched Sequoia satellite at low Earth orbit.

Aviation startup Boom Supersonic plans to fly a supersonic jet demonstrator in 2021, the company recently announced.

Here’s a look at the Lego Star Wars sets for 2020. Build, or build not — there is no try!