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INTEGRASYS Secures ESA’s Payload Comsec Transec Performance Testbed Project for Iris2 Payloads
European Space Agency has awarded INTEGRASYS with the Payload Comsec/Transec Performance Testbed project. ESA is supporting the European Commission with the development of Govsatcom-driven technologies under the Connectivity Secure Communications (CSC) framework. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Electronic Warfare, Jamming, and Antijamming have been very warm topics, therefore governments, Ministries of Defense, and Agencies…
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GMV Awarded Contract from ESA to Lead LEO PNT End-to-End In-Orbit Demonstrator Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a 78,4-million-euro contract to GMV to develop key technologies and demonstrate the benefits of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT). Satellite navigation has traditionally relied on satellites at medium Earth orbit (MEO), but future navigation systems will adopt a multi-layer, system of systems architecture…
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FCC Dismisses SpaceX’s Request to Use Globalstar and Dish Spectrum in Starlink Gen2
The FCC dismissed SpaceX’s request to use certain mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum authorized to Globalstar and Dish in the Gen2 Starlink constellation, according to a March 26 FCC order. In February 2023, SpaceX filed a modification for its Gen2 Starlink constellation application, petitioning to introduce an MSS component that would use 1.6/2.4 GHz bands,…
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iLAuNCH Trailblazer Initiative’s Multi Metal 3D Printer to Boost Aerospace Manufacturing
The commissioning of a new multi metal 3D printer in Melbourne as part of the iLAuNCH Trailblazer initiative is set to make space missions more affordable and efficient by creating lighter, faster and more robust aerospace components. The Nikon SLM-280 (Selective Laser Melting) at CSIRO’s Lab22 facility will print metals side-by-side in one continuous print. …
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ISRO Achieves Milestone with Successful Reusable Launch Vehicle Landing Experiment
ISRO has achieved a major milestone in the area of Reusable launch vehicle (RLV) technology, through the RLV LEX-02 landing experiment, the second of the series, conducted at Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga in Karnataka on March 22, 2024, at 7:10 hrs IST. After the RLV-LEX-01 mission was accomplished last year, RLV-LEX-02 demonstrated the autonomous…
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Texas Governor Abbott Launches New Texas Space Commission
Texas Governor Greg Abbott launched the new Texas Space Commission this week to improve the state’s position in the national space industry. Abbott also announced inaugural members of the commission’s board of directors and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium (TARSEC) executive committee during an event at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston…
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Hancom Inspace Chooses Spire Global to Build Imaging Constellation
Spire Global set an agreement with Korean company Hancom InSpace to enhance its Sejong-1 satellite and to build and operate two additional satellites, Sejong-2 and Sejong-3. The company said that these satellites will be Korea’s first three-satellite remote sensing image data service constellation. Hancom InSpace is a former spin-off of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute,…
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China’s Queqiao-2 relay satellite enters orbit around the moon
China’s Queqiao-2 relay satellite has successfully performed a near-moon braking procedure and entered its circumlunar orbit, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Monday. At 12.46 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Monday, after approximately 112 flight hours, the satellite began near-moon braking at a distance of about 440 kilometers from the lunar surface and entered…
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China’s modified Long March-8 rocket completes fairing separation test
A modified version of China’s Long March-8 carrier rocket has completed a 5.2-meter-diameter fairing separation test and a new satellite-rocket joint operation test. The rocket was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The successful test represents a critical step in the rocket’s development phase, as it prepares to enter its maiden flight…