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A record number of satellites were launched into orbit in 2020, according to the
Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) State of the Satellite Industry Report. By the end of 2020, there were 3,371 satellites orbiting Earth, an increase of 37% from 2019. The commercial satellite industry dominates the $371 billion global space economy, making up $271 billion, or nearly 73% of its revenue.
“Increased demand for satellite broadband, remote sensing imagery and other services balanced declines in demand for services affected by the pandemic. Thanks to leaps in domestic innovation, costs to design, build and deploy satellites decreased while U.S. market share in manufacturing and launch services increased,” commented Tom Stoup, president of SIA. “Nearly 1,200 satellites were launched during 2020 and that trend continues as the industry has virtually matched that total in the first half of 2021.”
D.B.S. Satellite Services, which operates
Yes DTH in Israel. Yes will continue to lease capacity from the AMOS-7 and AMOS-3 satellites at Spacecom’s 4 degrees West orbital hotspot. Yes is the sole direct broadcast satellite television provider in Israel.
The Israeli satellite operator said in a July 12 announcement that this increases the company’s backlog to $100 million. This agreement comes with two potential six-month extension periods that could add an additional $7 million in revenue.
“Signing this two-year extension with Yes allows them to simultaneously use both AMOS-3 and AMOS-7 and continues the recent positive momentum accelerating Spacecom’s development,” commented Spacecom CEO Dan Zajicek. “This includes significant deals such as our investment in Canada’s
Nearly two decades after founding
Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson has made it to space, in a flight that could signify the start of space tourism. Brason was along for the ride when SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity reached space on July 11 in a pre-commercial, test flight.
This was Virgin Galactic’s fourth crewed spaceflight, but its first mission with a full crew. Branson flew with three other Virgin Galactic mission specialists, including Sirisha Bandla, the company’s vice president of government affairs.
VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership, VMS Eve. The vehicle reached space, at an altitude of 53.5 miles, and the crew experienced a few moments of weightlessness. VSS Unity closed the flight by landing at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
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