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Eutelsat, MediaTek & Airbus Unveil the World’s First 5G Non-Terrestrial Network Connection
Eutelsat, MediaTek, and Airbus Defence and Space have conducted the world’s first successful trial of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology over the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The tests pave the way for deployment of the 5G NTN standard, which will result in future satellite and terrestrial interoperability within a large ecosystem, lowering…
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ispace and EdgeCortix Partner to Advance AI-Powered Lunar Exploration
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, and EdgeCortix Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing at the edge, today announced a mutual strategic cooperation to explore cislunar development using EdgeCortix’s low-power AI-specific processors with ispace lunar exploration activities. ispace and EdgeCortix have agreed to collaborate using data from existing…
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DIU Awards BlackSky Tactical GEOINT Contract For Gen-3 Satellite
BlackSky Technology on Tuesday said that it won a “multimillion dollar” contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to manage and operate one of the company’s Generation-3 Earth imaging satellites for the Tactical GEOINT (TACGEO) program. The December 2024 contract builds on an award BlackSky announced in September 2020 with DIU that included a preliminary…
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Falcon 9 launches second lunar mission of 2025 with IM-2 lander
SpaceX launched its second lunar mission of 2025, just over a month after flying the Firefly Blue Ghost and HAKUTO-R M2 Resilience landers to the Moon atop a single Falcon 9. Another Falcon 9, this time with the Intuitive Machines IM-2 NOVA-C lander on board, launched successfully from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy…
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Exolaunch to Support Lunar Deployments with Hardware for Intuitive Machines IM-2 Rideshares
Exolaunch, the global leader in mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services, is set to support the deployment of two rideshare payloads aboard the Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission launching no earlier than February 26, 2025, marking a historic first: Exolaunch’s debut on a lunar-bound mission. For this mission, Exolaunch is supplying its flight-proven CarboNIX separation…
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Esri Unveils Content Store for ArcGIS to Provide On-Demand GIS-Ready Imagery
Esri, the global market leader in location intelligence, is launching Content Store for ArcGIS, a new web app that simplifies the process of purchasing and integrating commercial satellite imagery. This app, developed by Esri and SkyWatch, allows organizations to buy high-quality imagery from Esri’s cornerstone partner, Maxar, as well as other leading providers. Previously, users…
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Long-time advocate of SLS rocket says it’s time to find an “off-ramp”
The lights may be starting to go out for NASA’s Space Launch System program. On Wednesday, one of the Republican space policy leaders most consistently opposed to commercial heavy lift rockets over the last decade—as an alternative to NASA’s large SLS rocket—has changed his mind. “We need an off-ramp for reliance on the SLS,” said…
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Comtech Launches New Elevate 2.0 Multi-Orbit Satcom Platform
Comtech Telecommunications launched the company’s new Elevate 2.0 multi-orbit satcom platform, the company announced on Feb. 26. The system builds upon Comtech’s experience in multi-orbit very small aperture terminal (VSAT) products and satcom ground systems development. Elevate 2.0 is designed to provide global connectivity across various satellite orbits using a single, compact platform. Elevate 2.0’s…
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SES Posts $2.1B Revenue in 2024, Operator Highlights Opportunity in C-Band, Gov Business, and Mobility
SES reported full year 2024 revenue of 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) at the top end of its financial outlook, along with an increase in adjusted EBITDA that exceeded its projections. CEO Adel Al-Saleh said the 2024 financial performance shows SES’s “evolved strategy is showing results.” In conversation with investors, Al-Saleh singled out the value…
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Marble Visions to Develop 3D Earth Observation Satellite Project with NTT DATA, PASCO and Canon
NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services leader, and Marble Visions Inc., a provider of advanced Earth observation (EO) satellite services, announce that Marble Visions has commenced the development of a high-resolution, high-frequency satellite system in a joint venture between NTT DATA, PASCO CORPORATION and Canon Electronics Inc. Marble Vision’s aims to transform…