Tag: GNSS
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Neuraspace Advances Space Ops with AI-Driven LEOP Tracking and Mission Support
Neuraspace has developed its Launch and Early Operations (LEOP) Tracking & Support solution to help satellite operators, launch providers and government organizations safely manage one of the most critical phases of a space mission. The service combines advanced tracking, orbit determination, collision avoidance and communication support to improve mission reliability immediately after launch, particularly for increasingly…
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FCC Authorizes Xona Space System’s Pulsar Constellation
The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Xona to broadcast Pulsar navigation signals from its full constellation of more than 250 satellites in Low Earth Orbit. This authorization marked the last regulatory milestone needed to advance Pulsar from demonstration to scaled deployment. This October, Xona would have launched its first six production Pulsar satellites. The spacecraft…
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Keysight and Sateliot Collaborate on Blockchain-Based 5G Non-Terrestrial Network Framework
Keysight Technologies has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead a three-year development program focused on creating secure, blockchain-enabled anomaly detection for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN). Keysight will serve as the prime contractor, collaborating with Sateliot to support key technical development and satellite mission integration. As more satellite communication constellations are deployed,…
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Iridium Launches PNT ASIC for Resilient GNSS Protection
Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, announced the commercial availability of the Iridium PNT ASIC, a first-to-market chip designed to help protect GPS- and GNSS-dependent devices from jamming, spoofing and other growing threats. Since the Iridium PNT ASIC’s unveiling in October 2025, Iridium has…
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Xona Launches Pulsar Verified Program to Accelerate Adoption of Next-Generation Satellite Navigation
Xona Space Systems has launched Pulsar Verified, a new ecosystem partnership program designed to help receiver manufacturers, chipset developers and test equipment providers validate compatibility with the company’s next-generation low Earth orbit (LEO) navigation signals. The initiative aims to accelerate adoption of Xona’s Pulsar navigation service by providing a technical verification process for hardware manufacturers…
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Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium Creating a Vertically Integrated Space Powerhouse
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch and space systems and Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rocket Lab will acquire Iridium. Rocket Lab will acquire all the outstanding shares of Iridium common…
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Starlink’s Architects Launch Eclipse to Open Megaconstellation Era
Eclipse Space, which made its public debut last week at the Space Capital Summit at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, announced its official launch as the first company focused exclusively on making megaconstellation ownership accessible to nations and enterprises worldwide. Founded by the most experienced megaconstellation team outside of SpaceX, Eclipse enables customers to…
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Microchip Technology Introduces Rad-Tolerant Clock Generator for Spacecraft Timing Systems
Microchip Technology has introduced the DSA504RT, a radiation-tolerant, six-output programmable clock generator designed to address the complex timing requirements of aerospace and defense applications. The new space-grade device delivers highly stable and precise timing signals for navigation, communications and scientific instruments, even when GNSS signals are weak or unavailable. By integrating multiple timing functions into…
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NASA Selects PlanetiQ to Expand Commercial Polarimetric GNSS-RO Data Access
PlanetiQ announced that NASA has awarded the company an expanded contract through NASA’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program, broadening access to commercial satellite data for the scientific community. This contract expands PlanetiQ’s CSDA portfolio to add high-SNR GNSS polarimetric radio-occultation data to PlanetiQ’s existing NASA CSDA offerings of ionospheric scintillation, ionospheric total electron content,…
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Lockheed Martin Secures $514 Million Contract for GPS IIIF Space Vehicles 23 and 24
Lockheed Martin announced that the U.S. Space Force has awarded the company a $514 million contract to build Global Positioning System IIIF Space Vehicles 23 and 24, bringing its total GPS IIIF commitment to 14 spacecraft. With legacy spacecraft past their intended design life, this award marks a vital step in the continued modernization of…