Space News for Wednesday, January 03, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) SpaceX deploys direct-to-smartphone satellites in first launch of 2024(00:58) India selects Falcon 9 for communications satellite launch(01:26) Terran Orbital says Rivada is up to date on invoices after undisclosed payment(01:55) Copernic Space sells digital assets for 2024 lunar flight(02:23) SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 launch of 2024 features first 6 direct-to-cell Starlink satellites(02:53) UPDATE #3 SpaceX’s Wednesday Ovzon 3 launch of revolutionary geostationary communications satellite – SatNews(03:22) WTA Certification Program renews Tier 4 Certification of Azercosmos’ Baku Teleport – SatNews(03:58) PSLV-C58 XPoSat: India successfully launches satellite to study black holes from Sriharikota – SatNews(04:29) UPDATE #5 SpaceX launches 21 Starlink smallsats including the first 6 with Direct to Cell capabilities – SatNews(05:14) Terran Orbital reporting year-end cash balance in excess of million$$ – SatNews