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Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space Selected by CNES for 5G Direct-to-Device Demo Under France 2030
Capgemini, a global leader in business and technology transformation, Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defense, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors, and Thales Alenia Space, a joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed call for projects under…
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IHI Partners with SatVu to Develop High-Resolution Thermal Infrared Satellite Constellation
IHI Corporation has reached an agreement with Global Satellite Vu Ltd, a global leader in developing and operating high-resolution thermal infrared (IR) satellites, to collaborate on the development of a constellation to strengthen Japanese sovereign capability. A signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IHI and SatVu will be held on September 10,…
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Comtech SLM-5650B: First Sovereign-Certified Modem on SES O3b mPOWER Network
Comtech Telecommunications, a global communications technology leader, announced the company’s market-leading software defined SLM-5650B became the first sovereign-certified modem to receive Government Terminal Certification (GTC) to operate on SES’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) O3b mPOWER satellite constellation. Also Explore: Satellite Constellations Operating on the high-throughput low-latency O3b mPOWER system, Comtech’s SLM-5650B will provide critical hybrid communications…
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ICEYE Launches Gen4 SAR Satellites Delivering 16 cm Resolution and Expanded Coverage
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, announced the commercial availability of its fourth-generation “Gen4” satellites. The latest generation delivers the world’s highest-fidelity commercial SAR imagery, with a resolution of up to 16 cm, and extends the high-resolution field of regard to 400 km. It enables more images per orbital pass,…
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Ursa Major Breaks Ground on 400-Acre Solid Rocket Motor Test Site in Colorado
Ursa Major broke ground on a new 400-acre solid rocket motor test site in Weld County, Colorado, marking a significant expansion in the company’s ability to design, build, and test and qualify large solid rocket motor systems, to include those required for standard missile programs, in support of national and missile defense priorities. “This facility…
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Epson Marks M-G370PDT Inertial Measurement Unit Shipping Milestone at ION GNSS+ 2025
Epson, a leading global supplier of high-performance components including quartz crystal-based inertial sensors and semiconductors, announced its milestone moment at the ION GNSS+ 2025 Trade Show on September 10–11, 2025, at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor. Epson is showcasing the M-G370PDT Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), one of their latest sensors engineered for advanced navigation and…
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Rendezvous Robotics Raises Pre-Seed with Ex-SpaceX, Blue Origin, Lockheed, Nokia
Rendezvous Robotics, a breakthrough space infrastructure company pioneering modular, autonomous in-orbit assembly, announced the close of its Pre-Seed round and emergence from stealth. Its patented TESSERAE technology was invented at MIT by Dr. Ariel Ekblaw, incubated at the Aurelia Institute, and spun out as Rendezvous co-founded by Ekblaw alongside Phil Frank and Joe Landon. The…
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SAR for Sovereignty and Security: Inside Umbra’s Mission Solutions Business With Jason Mallare
Over the past year, Umbra has expanded its business from operating a commercial SAR constellation to also offering Mission Solutions — where it develops bespoke and custom space systems for the U.S., and its partners and allies. This episode of On Orbit features Jason Mallare, vice president and general manager of Umbra’s Mission Solutions business.…
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SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”
It has been two weeks since SpaceX’s last Starship test flight, and engineers have diagnosed issues with its heat shield, identified improvements, and developed a preliminary plan for the next time the ship heads into space. Bill Gerstenmaier, a SpaceX executive in charge of build and flight reliability, presented the findings Monday at the American…
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Launch preview: Space Development Agency, SpaceX to launch next-gen national security satellites
21 satellites manufactured by York Space Systems for Space Development Agency’s upcoming Tranche 1 Transport Layer launch. Image: York Space Systems The first in a series of launches supporting a burgeoning satellite constellation for the Space Development Agency (SDA) is set to take flight Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The SDA…