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Saber Astronautics Receives $1.2M US Space Force Contract for CisLunar Navigation Tools
Saber Astronautics, a prominent space technology company, has announced a $1.2 million contract from the US Space Force (USSF) to develop new maneuver planning capabilities. The USSF funded this contract under a US Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program, highlighting Saber Astronautics’ commitment to advancing space domain awareness and enhancing the safety and…
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Square Peg Communications and ESA Collaborate to Pioneer Testing of Hybrid 5G Networks
5G in space is becoming a reality, and Square Peg Communications, one of the leaders in satellite communications test equipment, is helping make it happen. Square Peg was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to implement an emulation environment that reliably tests a variety of scenarios across multiple satellite constellations as part of its…
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Intelsat and AMN to Target Three New Markets in Africa
Intelsat is working to reduce the digital divide in Africa, using satellite technology to bring connectivity to millions of people. Working alongside Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), it has deployed more than 3,000 rural base satellite antennas across several countries in Africa since 2018, providing new telecoms services to more than 8 million people. Intelsat revealed…
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Daily Telescope: Is that a seahorse or something more sinister in the sky?
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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Spire Global Unveils Constellation Management Platform at Space Tech Expo Europe
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, at Space Tech Expo Europe unveiled Constellation Management Platform, a web-based app that simplifies satellite constellation operations through its user-friendly interface. The development of the platform is co-funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the ARTES Core Competitiveness (CC) Program with a…
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Northrop Grumman Completes CDR for the SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed its critical design review (CDR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. Now that the CDR is complete, Northrop is cleared to begin production work on the space vehicles. The company announced the milestone on Wednesday. The Tranche…
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ULA Previews Christmas Eve Vulcan Debut and the Rocket’s 70-Mission Backlog
The Centaur V upper stage for the first Vulcan Centaur rocket has arrived in Cape Canaveral ahead of its debut mission, set for Christmas Eve. United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno gave an update on the launch to reporters on Wednesday, ahead of the rocket’s debut. The upper stage, which arrived at the Cape…
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Rapidtek Exhibits SATCOM Turnkey Solutions at Space Tech Expo Europe 2023
Rapidtek Technologies, the Taiwanese designer of AESA (Active Electric Scan Antenna) and provider of RF testing solutions, is participating in the 6th Space Tech Expo Europe at Booth No. B52 from November 14th to November 16th in Bremen, Germany, showcasing its SATCOM (satellite communications) turnkey solutions. The three-day event is expected to attract over 6,200…
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OQ Technology Launches Two LEO 5G IoT Satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 Mission
OQ Technology has announced the successful launch of its two new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites: TIGER-5 and TIGER-6, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket (rideshare mission Transporter-9). This comes after a month from the successful launch of the MACSAT satellite on the Vega rocket from Kourou. The two satellites separated successfully from the upper stage…
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Momentus Advances Testing of New Type of Solar Array and Sustainable Spacecraft Thruster
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, continues to advance in-space testing of its Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) and recently completed initial in-space testing of its Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA). MET Testing Continues with Dual-Thruster Firings The MET is the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle’s (OSV)…