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Hubble Network raises $70 million to accelerate 60-satellite Bluetooth constellation

TAMPA, Fla. — Hubble Network has secured $70 million in Series B funding to help deploy a 60-satellite constellation capable of connecting up to a billion Bluetooth devices worldwide by 2028. The Seattle-based venture announced the funding Sept. 17, bringing its total raised to $100 million since it was founded in 2021. “The plan is

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Educating customers may be half the battle for nascent hyperspectral sector

PARIS – A significant challenge for hyperspectral satellite operators is alerting potential customers to promising applications, according to speakers at the Summit on Earth Observation Business here. Hyperspectral datasets can reveal atmospheric greenhouse gases, identify stores of lithium and other high-value minerals, measure nitrogen in agricultural fields, and pinpoint the telltale signs of biological, nuclear

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New military satcom services program to focus on ‘maneuverable’ small GEO satellites

The U.S. Space Force this week issued a new request for information for the Maneuverable Geosynchronous Orbit (MGEO) Commercial Satellite-Based Services program The post New military satcom services program to focus on ‘maneuverable’ small GEO satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Stratospheric pseudo-satellites nearing commercial role in hybrid space networks

Stratospheric pseudo-satellites are shedding their reputation as fringe experiments as governments and industry step up demand, according to executives closing in on commercial services for their high-altitude platform stations (HAPS). The post Stratospheric pseudo-satellites nearing commercial role in hybrid space networks appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Lone Star space: How Texas can revitalize its galactic industry

In 1970, the crew aboard Apollo 13 called back to Earth to report the catastrophic failure of its oxygen supply. Their famous phrase “Houston, we have a problem” and the subsequent solution piqued the national imagination, representing the indomitable resolve and ingenuity of America’s space program. Since then, the public appetite for space has declined.

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Defense and security agencies propel demand for Earth-observation data

PARIS – Defense and security applications provided almost half of the revenue generated by Earth-observation satellites in 2024, Novaspace principal Annekatrien Debien said at the Summit on Earth Observation Business. While commercial and civil demand for satellite data continues to expand, “the main catalyst remains rising geopolitical tension, which has revealed the strategic importance of

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