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Orion Space Solutions Begins AI-Powered Data Processing Project for NOAA
Orion Space Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, announced that it has been awarded new work from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support its Advanced Access Methods for Earth Observations Digital Twin program (EO-DT). Work on the two-year program kicked off this month in Silver Spring, Maryland. NOAA’s Advanced Access Methods…
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Quantic Wenzel and Australian Research Council Partners to Research Cosmic Ray Effects
Quantic Wenzel, a business of Quantic Electronics and an industry leader in mission-critical frequency control and timing solutions, has joined forces with the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) to explore the effects of cosmic rays on quartz crystal oscillators. Research will take place inside Australia’s deep-underground facility, the…
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Iridium Releases Smaller, More Powerful IoT Module and Iridium Certus GMDSS
Iridium debuted two new products this week — a smaller, more powerful IoT module, and Iridium Certus GMDSS for maritime safety communications. The Iridium Certus GMDSS combines Global Maritime Distress and Safety System with the Iridium Certus broadband solution Iridium Certus terminals can now deliver GMDSS, long range identification and tracking (LRIT), and ship security alert…
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Mavenir and Terrestar Conduct First NB-IoT Live Data Sessions via GEO Satellite
Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider building the future of networks, and Terrestar Solutions Inc. (TSI), Canada’s premier mobile satellite operator, have achieved a major milestone by successfully conducting the first NB-IoT live data sessions via the TSI Echostar T1 satellite, a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN). Unlike simulations, these sessions were conducted…
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The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space
ORLANDO, Florida—Earlier this year, officials at US Space Command released a list of priorities and needs, and among the routine recitation of things like cyber defense, communications, and surveillance was a relatively new term: “integrated space fires.” This is a new phrase in the esoteric terminology the military uses to describe its activities. Essentially, “fires”…
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Loft Orbital to Host Hyperspectral Sensors for Australian Startup Esper
Loft Orbital will fly four hyperspectral sensors on upcoming Loft satellites for Australian startup Esper. As Esper’s space infrastructure partner, Loft will integrate and operate the first first Four Leaf Clover (FLC) hyperspectral sensors on its satellites, beginning in 2026. Four Leaf Clover is Esper’s hyperspectral constellation, which will image hundreds of bands in the…
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SpaceX Wants to Incorporate Starbase as a New City in Texas
SpaceX wants to incorporate Starbase as its own city in Texas. The Starbase production site in Cameron County, Texas, is home to development of SpaceX’s Starship rocket. Kathy Lueders, former NASA official and general manager of Starbase, submitted a petition to Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. on Thursday requesting an election to determine whether…
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Rocket Report: Chinese national flies drone near Falcon 9, Trouble down under
Welcome to Edition 7.23 of the Rocket Report! We’re closing in on the end of the year, with a little less than three weeks remaining in 2024. Can you believe it? I hardly can. The biggest question left in launch is whether Blue Origin will make its deadline for launching New Glenn by the end…
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HyImpulse Introduces HyMOVE OTV with Spacemanic for Small Satellite Missions
HyImpulse Technologies GmbH, a European provider company of hybrid propulsion systems and small satellite launch solutions, unveils HyMOVE, its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV). Designed to serve the rapidly expanding small satellite market expected to grow to $30 billion globally by 2030. HyMOVE is designed to enhance the capabilities of small satellite missions, delivering tailored in-space…
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Intelligent launch-site system boosts efficiency in China’s space launches
China’s space launches are becoming smarter and more efficient thanks to a newly developed intelligent launch-site system. The intelligent launch-site system, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), has enhanced the integration, informatization, digitization and intelligence of launch sites, Xu Wenxiao, an expert from the CASC, told Xinhua. The system comprises five…