SpaceX

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Elon Musk has told his staff at xAI – his AI development company – that they need to build a factory on the moon to build datacentres to be launched from the moon by a catapult, reports the New York Times. This will give xAI more computing power than its AI rivals. “If you’re moving faster than anyone else in ...

Starlink is to to lower its satellites in 2026. Currently orbiting at around 550 km, the constellation’s 9000+ satellites will be lowered to 480 km during the year. “Lowering the satellites results in condensing Starlink orbits, and will increase space safety in several ways,” says Michael Nicolls, SpaceX’ vp of Starlink engineering in a post on X, “the number of ...

Iceye, the Finnish specialist in satellite-based SAR imagery (Synthetic Aperture Radar), has successfully deployed five more satellites into orbit following their launch on the SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission. Iceye now has 62 satellites in orbit. The Helsinki company highlights this as the world’s largest SAR constellation. What this means in practice is improved target detection and classification, to support defense ...

Filtronic is celebrating its largest ever contract, valued at £47.3m ($62.5m), from SpaceX, which is a long-standing customer. It is for a solid-state power amplifier (SSPA). The advanced RF and microwave specialist highlights the contract is for the Starlink space-based Internet service. It represents Filtronic’s first order for its next-gen Gallium Nitride (GaN) SSPA. This works in E-band frequency (60 ...

Yesterday SpaceX said it will buy wireless spectrum licences from EchoStar for around $17bn to facilitate Starlink’s direct-to-cell service. The spectrum bands involved –  AWS-4 and H-block – are said to be ideal for direct-to-cell services. The deal gives Echostar subscribers access to Starlink’s direct-to-cell service. Starlink says the deal means that it can now go ahead with launching satellites ...

There's agricultural machines tuning to SpaceX satellite communications services, export policies for China, an imminent ST reorg, US visa restrictions, and the CEO of ASML declares the EU's chip goal 'totally unrealistic'...

John Deere, the agricultural machine and heavy equipment specialist, has turned to SpaceX to provide a satellite communications service for farmers. The service, using the Starlink network, will support farmers facing rural connectivity challenges “to fully leverage precision agriculture technologies”, said the company. For example, Starlink will enable real-time data sharing, remote diagnostics, self-repair systems, and machine-to-machine communication, cites the ...

What's the collective noun for satellites, packed ready for launch? How about a Nest? It looks like it in this image from the recent SpaceX Transporter-8 smallsat rideshare...

Astrocast, the satellite IoT service provider, has successfully launched four 3U spacecraft, which it describes as a significant milestone for building its nanosatellite IoT network. The launch sees the company increase its commercial constellation to 18 satellites, which makes Astrocast one of the top 3 LEO satellite operators in Europe (based on the number of commercial satellites currently in low ...