Azure Orbital extends internet and cloud capabilities into space

Azure Orbital extends internet and cloud capabilities into space

The rapid expansion of low Earth orbit satellite constellations, combined with a growing network of ground-based cloud computing centers, has brought space industrialization to a historic inflection point, according to a new report. A record 2,897 satellites were launched into orbit around the Earth by more than 50 countries last year, according to Jonathan McDowell, …

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Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space

Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space

Kepler recently launched two optical Pathfinder satellites equipped with not only its RF payloads but also two optical communications terminals compatible with the SDA’s constellation. (Illustration courtesy of Kepler Communications.) In this Q&A with Robert Conrad, Vice President of U.S. Business Development for Kepler Communications US, we discuss: Kepler’s Space Development Agency (SDA)-compliant space data …

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