![]() The company already said the first launch of its cubesat constellation had been pushed back from the middle of this year to early 2020, but didn’t disclose the reasons for that delay. The company is seeking to raise $5.2 million through stock sales by May to avoid additional delays. Smallsat constellation company Sky and Space Global says it needs to raise several million dollars in the next two months to stay on schedule.The company, which plans to deploy a constellation of more than 200 cubesats for low-data-rate services, said two companies intending to underwrite part of a previous round backed away from those plans. Ruralweb is Viasat’s first wholesale distribution partner in the country. Viasat provides Ka-band connectivity in Brazil through capacity on Telebras’ SGDC-1 satellite. Viasat announced April 16 that Ruralweb, a company that connects schools, power companies and other customers, will help the California-based satellite operator expand across rural parts of Brazil. Viasat has formed a partnership with a Brazilian company to distribute its satellite broadband service across the country. Scisys’ new facility will be located at a technology campus called “MARK 51☇.” Scisys has other German facilities in the cities of Dortmund, Darmstadt and Munich. Scisys, a Dublin-based company involved in several European Union space programs, broke ground on a new facility in Bochum, Germany. The company is preparing to expand its presence in Germany to ensure its continued involvement in European Union programs, such as the Galileo navigation satellites. Kepler’s third satellite is scheduled to launch later this year. Kepler said such a radiator could reduce the need for survival heaters when spacecraft get too cold. ![]() The smart radiator changes its heat emission or retention properties with temperature, allowing a satellite to stay within desired thermal parameters. Ĭubesat constellation startup Kepler Communications will fly a new thermal control system on its third satellite. Kepler said April 16 it intends to be the first to use a Smart Radiator Device from Magellan Aerospace and MPB Communications. Iridium anticipates starting GMDSS service in January 2020. Iridium said its first GMDSS-capable terminal, now under development by Lars Thrane, is tracking for completion before the end of the year. Last May Iridium became the second entity after Inmarsat to gain recognition from the International Maritime Organization that it could support GMDSS - a safety-of-life system for maritime rescue operations. The agreement sets the regulatory framework for IMSO to oversee Iridium’s provision of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services. Iridium moved closer to launching an emergency maritime communications service by signing a public services agreement with the International Mobile Satellite Organization. It's now pushing the Federal Communications Commission to allow it to launch hundreds of satellites in polar orbits, where it can "carry the same high-quality broadband coverage to the most remote areas of Alaska.To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. In January, SpaceX obtained last-minute regulatory clearance to launch the first ten polar-orbiting Starlink satellites. Elon Musk's SpaceX sells a Starlink terminal package for $499 and $99 per month afterward to at least 10,000 subscribers, all of whom were ecstatic with the network's 120 megabits per second speeds. The firm launched an open beta phase for customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand this year. It has now deployed over 1,300 Starlink satellites into a lower orbit than OneWeb's constellation and is just a portion of the 30,000-satellite constellation it plans to launch. Meanwhile, SpaceX has made considerable strides with its satellite network, thanks to massive investment rounds and cash from its billionaire maker.
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