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Kepler invites proposals for live‑stream satellite payload concepts

Kepler Communications has opened a call for proposals for satellite payload concepts that enable live‑streaming from orbit. The company is soliciting payload designs, mission concepts and integration approaches to demonstrate real‑time data streaming aboard its satellites to support low‑latency, high‑bandwidth services for commercial and government users.

2026-03-16T08:22:35.898305-07:00
SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

China launches Yaogan-50 into highly retrograde orbit; Kuaizhou-11 rideshare deploys eight satellites

By SpaceNews.com: China launches new highly retrograde Yaogan satellite, KZ-11 rideshare deploys 8 satellites China conducted a pair of launches Sunday, sending a second Yaogan-50 satellite into a highly retrograde orbit and completing a Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket rideshare mission.

2026-03-16T04:18:13.936371-07:00
New York TimesJonathan O’Callaghan

Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch

By New York Times: Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt’s farm.

2026-03-16T02:19:15.103564-07:00