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Keysight Technologies Launches Phased Array Calibration Solution
Keysight Technologies is launching a new phased array antenna control and calibration solution. It believes the solution will enable satellite designers developing active electronically scanned arrays for satellite communications applications to rapidly test their designs during early validation. The company announced the new product Oct. 3. The system aims to bring a number of benefits…
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Russia talks a big future in space while its overall budget is quietly cut
The leader of Russia’s space corporation, Yuri Borisov, discussed his country’s future ambitions in space on Tuesday at the International Astronautical Congress. He spoke expansively about Russia’s plans to build a new space station in low-Earth orbit, the Russian Orbital Station, as well as other initiatives. “We are expecting to design, manufacture, and launch several…
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Starfish Space wins NASA contract to plan demonstration of orbital debris inspection
An artist’s conception shows the Otter inspection spacecraft silhouetted against Earth as it closes in on a target satellite. (Starfish Space Illustration) Even as Starfish Space works to get its first orbital demonstration mission back on track, the Tukwila, Wash.-based startup has won a contract from NASA to look into an even more ambitious project…
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FCC Fines Dish $150,000 for Failed Deorbit
The FCC took its first space debris enforcement action on Monday, fining Dish Network $150,000 for failure to properly deorbit its EchoStar-7 satellite. Dish admitted liability as part of the settlement. The EchoStar-7 was launched in February 2002 and entered service later that year. According to FCC documents on the investigation, Dish identified in February…
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SpaceX rounds out third quarter with 70 launches for the year
So now is the time to catch up with SpaceX’s 100 launch goal for the year and see if they are anywhere close from hitting it or if they even have the chance. SpaceX closes out Q3 at a nice round 70 Since the beginning of the year we’ve been keeping track of SpaceX’s launch…
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ManSat Rebrands as River Advisers
ManSat has rebranded itself as River Advisers in a strategic move. The company announced the rebrand Oct. 3. The company feels it needs a fresh brand identity as it looks to respond to rapid changes within the space and satellite sector. The rebrand recognizes River Advisers’ expanding consulting services from traditional service providers to clients…
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QuantX Labs and SSTL Collaborate to Advance Australian Quantum Technology in Space
QuantX Labs has joined forces with Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) through Airbus Australia, to bolster their space knowledge and skillsets, a collaboration set to propel Australian quantum technology into space. QuantX Labs, renowned for its ground-breaking work in quantum technology is poised to take quantum advancements to new heights through its KAIROS mission. This…
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Astroscale Selected by Government of Japan for On-orbit Inspection Demonstration Mission
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, announced it has been selected by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (“MEXT”) for its Small and Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop an on-orbit inspection demonstration mission that will image and diagnose a large, defunct satellite in space. The MEXT-funded project is…
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NASA Selects SpaceX to Provide Launch Services for Space Weather Satellites
NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, and its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for the agency’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission, a pair of small satellites that will study space weather and how the Sun’s energy affects Earth’s magnetic environment or magnetosphere TRACERS will be an important…
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NRO Formally Ends Contract with Terran Orbital for SAR
Last month, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) formally ended a commercial radar contract the agency had with PredaSAR, now Terran Orbital, the NRO said on Oct. 2. “PredaSAR did not meet the requirements, such as having a commercial remote sensing satellite on orbit, to move to Stage 2 and its contract ended in August 2023,” the…