Category: intelsat

Alphabet’s Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet

Post author By Randall
Post date February 22, 2020
Categories In aerovironment, Airbus, alphabet, broadband, deutsche telekom, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Google, intelsat, Internet, loon, nokia, softbank, t-mobile, Tech, telefonica

[ad_1] The Alliance will push for governments to adopt high-altitude internet, of course, but it’ll also work on a cooperative environment with common specs and standards. The aim is ultimately to create a single “compelling message” to sell the concept, even if the individual companies end up competing with each other. This comes roughly 10 […]

Northrop’s satellite refueling spacecraft launches on October 9th

Post author By Randall
Post date October 6, 2019
Categories In gear, intelsat, lenovo, mev, mev-1, mission extension vehicle, Nasa, northrop grumman, satellite, Space, space logistics, spaceflight, Tech

[ad_1] A second spacecraft, MEV-2, will help another Intelsat satellite in 2020 and should have the same amount of leftover fuel. Both MEVs are flexible, too. They can dock with 80 percent of current geostationary satellites, even if they weren’t designed for servicing. If the MEV program ramps up, NASA could buy its services going […]