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Thales to Build Radar and Optical Constellation for Indonesian Defense Purposes
Thales Alenia Space will build an Earth observation constellation with radar and optical sensors for the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD), under a deal announced Thursday. State-owned technology company PT Len awarded Thales the contract and will operate the Defense Satellite System for MoD sovereignty requirements. The satellites will be built on the existing Thales…
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Capella Space Partners with SpaceX to Launch Two Acadia Satellites in 2024
Capella Space, an American space tech pioneer with data and satellite solutions for government and commercial use, and a leader in the Earth observation industry, announced that two Acadia satellites, Acadia-4 and Acadia-5, will launch with SpaceX in 2024. The Acadia-4 satellite will be launched to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit (MIO) during SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission…
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Daily Telescope: A colorful heart with a blue core
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Global Governments Are Using Satellites to Safeguard Infrastructure and Close Critical Gaps
In today’s world, where recent global events underscore the fact that unpredictability is evident, satellites serve as a reliable safeguard for our crucial communication infrastructure. They provide protection in the event of major disruptions that could affect essential aspects of our lives such as financial transactions, trade, communication, the media, security, and power distribution. To…
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China helps Egypt send new satellite into orbit
China helped Egypt send a remote-sensing satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Monday. The satellite MISRSAT-2, launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time), will be used in Egypt’s land and resource utilization, water conservancy, agriculture, and other fields. The MISRSAT-2 is a landmark project…
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Chinese rocket Smart Dragon-3 launches test satellite
China on Wednesday used a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket to launch a test satellite into planned orbit, where it will test satellite internet technologies. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China’s Guangdong Province, at 3:24 a.m. (Beijing Time). The launch is the second mission…
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GITAI USA Secures DARPA LunA-10 Project with Innovative Lunar Robotics
GITAI USA, one of the world’s leading space robotics startups, has announced its selection to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study, a pivotal initiative aimed at developing foundational technology concepts that move toward a series of shareable, scalable systems that interoperate and optimize lunar infrastructure. With its inclusion…
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DARPA Selects Redwire for LunA-10 Study Investigating Future Commercial Lunar Infrastructure
Redwire Corporation, a pioneer in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to conduct research and develop technologies as part of its 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) study. Redwire was selected by DARPA to participate in the study to design services for…
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Thursday Morning Conversation with Omar Qaise of OQ Technology
For our final Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) of the year, we talk with an exciting newcomer in constellation arena, OQ Technology. This is a company looking to make a mark in the IoT space. OQ Technology is working to establish a global constellation catering to mobile network operators and clients in a number of verticals…
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Thursday Morning Conversation with Omar Qaise of OQ Technology
For our final Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) of the year, we talk with an exciting newcomer in constellation arena, OQ Technology. This is a company looking to make a mark in the IoT space. OQ Technology is working to establish a global constellation catering to mobile network operators and clients in a number of verticals…