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Telesat Secures $2.3 Billion Arctic Military Satcom Contract
Telesat LEO ULC, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced that it has signed a $2.3 billion Telesat Lightspeed services contract with Canada’s Defence Investment Agency (DIA) to deliver secure Military Ka-band (Mil-Ka) Arctic connectivity to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) under the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P) program.…
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Neuraspace Secures €15.6 Million for Space Traffic and Monitoring Expansion
Neuraspace, a European provider of AI-enabled Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) solutions, has announced €15.6 million in new financing, combining strategic private investment from Lince Capital, Explorer Investments and Armilar Venture Partners with funding awarded under Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRRP), supporting the company’s growth strategy. The funding had accelerated…
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Spire Global Secures $3 Million NOAA Contract Extension for Hyperspectral Sounder Data
Spire Global, a global provider of satellite data, analytics, and intelligence, has been awarded a $3 million, six-month contract extension by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue evaluating data from Spire’s Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS). The award includes an additional, unfunded option for three months of data valued at $2 million. Building…
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Endeavor Optical Networks Emerges from Stealth
A new startup wants to move intercontinental data off the seabed, and into orbit. Endeavor Optical Networks (EON) emerged from stealth on Tuesday, announcing $10.8M in seed funding co-led by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. The company is aiming to build a constellation of optical communications satellites in MEO to provide a cheaper, more resilient…
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Optical Zonu Introduces Miniature RF-over-Fiber Transmitter for Ku-band Defense Communications
Optical Zonu Corporation (OZC), a top provider of optical networking and RF-over-fiber (RFoF) solutions, today announced the availability of its new Miniature Ku-Band RFoF Transmitter, a compact OEM module designed to simplify the transport of high-frequency RF signals in the most space-constrained defense and aerospace environments. Measuring approximately 2.25 x 1.0 inches, the transmitter is…
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NASA Redirects Gateway Hardware Toward Lunar Surface Demonstration Missions
Gateway was a cornerstone of the Artemis architecture and represented years of international partnership commitments. Redirecting its hardware to surface demonstrations signals that NASA is moving toward establishing a permanent lunar presence on the ground rather than in orbit. The repurposing effort is being carried out in partnership with Northrop Grumman. The hardware in question…
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AST SpaceMobile Launches BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 Satellites
AST SpaceMobile, a company developing a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, has announced the orbital launch of its BlueBird satellites 11, 12, and 13. The mission has lifted off at 3:42 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard…
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Surrey Satellite Technology Delivers Satellite Platforms for Earth Observation and Space Missions
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) continues to expand the portfolio of modular satellite platforms designed to support Earth observation, communications, scientific research and technology demonstration missions across a broad range of spacecraft sizes. Headquartered in Surrey, United Kingdom, the company has developed a family of flight-proven satellite platforms that combine standardized avionics, scalable architectures and…
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What Are the “National Team” Forces in China’s Satellite Laser Communication Field?
Satellite laser communication is a communication technology that uses laser light as an information carrier and free space as a transmission channel to establish high-speed data links between satellites, or between satellites and the ground. Compared to traditional microwave communication, laser communication boasts significant advantages—such as large bandwidth, high transmission rates, strong anti-interference capabilities, and…
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China’s Smart Dragon-3 rocket successfully launches 2 satellites from sea
HAIYANG, Shandong, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — A carrier rocket launched from waters off east China’s Shandong Province Wednesday has sent two hyperspectral satellites into orbit, which are expected to support high-precision observation in China and large-scale monitoring of land and sea worldwide. The Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket blasted off at 10:38 a.m. (Beijing Time)…