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SpinLaunch, the satellite firm looking to hurl rockets into space using kinetic energy rather than rockets, has secured a $12 million investment from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace to support a new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. -
Four Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellites from Myriota have been launched into space to bolster its IoT constellation.
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There will be 17,000 satellites launched over the next 10 years, a fourfold increase over the previous 10 years, says satellite consultancy Euroconsult.
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There will soon be another cell tower in space according to OQ Technology, which has unveiled plans for its Tiger-3 launch.
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SpaceX has formally completed its takeover of nano-satellite company Swarm, whose co-founders have taken senior positions with Elon Musk’s operation.
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OQ Technology, the company run by Omar Qaise, says it has successfully used its new nanosatellite for tracking a moving car.
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Swedish-owned small satellite company AAC Clyde Space has expanded to South Africa, by setting up a cubesat base near Cape Town.
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SpaceX is to buy Swarm Technologies, the company that has started a nanosatellite-based internet of things (IoT) business.
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Nano-satellite company Swarm has introduced its own Raspberry Pi-style terminal so that developers can work on new applications.
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A US-based satellite company says it has applied for a licence from the regulator that will enable it to connect cellphones directly, where there is no tower reception.
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Sara Spangelo has a customer who wants to use her Swarm IoT satellites to track whales. First challenge: how to stick a Swarm device on the outside of a whale. Alan Burkitt-Gray dives into the full story
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OQ Technology has recruited Lithuanian satellite company NanoAvionics to build a tiny satellite for 5G internet of things services.
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Just Eat sandwich bar founder Laurens Groenendijk has left satellite company Hiber, where he was co-founder and managing director.
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Satellite company OneWeb has signed a contract worth US$73 million for user terminals.
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An Indian rocket has successfully launched 12 satellites for Swarm, a Californian company that is planning to build a space-based internet of things (IoT).
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Micro-satellite company Swarm says it will charge as little as US$5 a month to connect each device to the internet.
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world
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It’s going to be a decade when satellites become vital to the development of high-speed broadband, according to a number of forecasters.
