SpaceX Launches New Falcon 9 'Block 5' with Bangabandhu-1, Nails 25th Landing

By Ben Evans, on May 11th, 2018

Launch of Bangabandhu 1 atop the first SpaceX ‘Block 5’ Falcon 9 rocket from KSC pad 39A on May 11, 2018. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / AmericaSpace

For the first time, Bangladesh has joined the community of nations to have its own communications satellite in geostationary orbit, some 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the […]

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Iridium Revolutionizes Delivery of Space-Based Services With First Turnkey Hosted Payload Program, Iridium PRIME(SM)

By Press Release, on September 11th, 2013

Image Credit: Iridium Corp., Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc. announces the first turnkey hosted payload solution, Iridium PRIMESM, to host third-party payloads on stand-alone satellites leveraging the global connectivity afforded by the Iridium NEXT satellite network. The Iridium PRIME program revolutionizes the hosted payload business model with an integrated service which reduces the complexity, delays […]

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Commercial Satellite Innovator Iridium and Partners to Announce New Business Initiative at World Satellite Business Week

By Press Release, on September 9th, 2013

Image Credit: Iridium Communications Inc.

On Monday, Sept. 9, Iridium Communications Inc., along with executives from Thales Alenia Space and Harris Corporation, will announce a groundbreaking new hosted payload business initiative at the World Satellite Business Week (WSBW), a unique executive summit for the leaders of the global satellite communications and information business.

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