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Airbus’ Patented “Detumbler” to Tackle In-orbit Debris

Airbus’ patented Detumbler device designed to prevent satellites at the end of their lives from tumbling, was launched on Saturday 11 November and will be tested in space on the mission in association with Exotrail and EnduroSat early in 2024.

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Planet Launches First Pelican Tech Demonstration and 36 SuperDoves with SpaceX

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced that Pelican-1, the first tech demonstration satellite for its next-generation, high-resolution Pelican fleet, along with 36 of its SuperDoves, Flock 4Q, were successfully launched to orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday, November 11, 2023.

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Intelsat is Awarded U.S. Army’s First Satellite Communication (SATCOM) as a Managed Service (SaaMS) Pilot Contract

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, will soon provide the U.S Army with new, flexible, and fully managed multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) support, following the award of the Army’s first-ever Satellite Communication (SATCOM) as a Managed Service (SaaMS) contract.

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Planet to Launch Pelican Tech Demonstration and 36 SuperDoves with SpaceX

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced that its Pelican tech demonstration satellite, Pelican-1, along with 36 SuperDoves, Flock 4Q, will be launching on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission on Saturday, November 11, 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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Iridium Announces New D2D Direction

Iridium previously announced that it entered into agreements with Qualcomm to enable satellite messaging and emergency services in smartphones powered by Snapdragon® Mobile Platforms using Iridium's satellite network.

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