Tag: GNSS
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Vast Expands into High-Power Satellite Buses with Space Station Tech and Haven Heritage
Vast, the company developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure, announced Vast Satellite, a new line of high-power satellite buses built for operators across communications, Earth observation, national security and orbital data center satellite constellations. With the launch of Vast Satellite, Vast is expanding beyond commercial space stations into high-volume spacecraft platforms designed for high-performance…
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TrustPoint Secures $4 Million Space Force Contract for GPS-Independent PNT System
TrustPoint, a pioneer in next-generation space-based positioning and navigation solutions, announced it has been awarded a $4 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind GPS-independent positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) system. The award, issued by SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the United States Space Force, and jointly funded by the Small Business…
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Spire Global Opens Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Munich
Spire Global, a leading global provider of satellite data, analytics and intelligence, announced it has established a satellite manufacturing facility in Munich, Germany. The new site establishes sovereign, in-country manufacturing of small satellites and strengthens Germany’s ability to deploy and operate space-based intelligence capabilities. The facility will initially host the development of the satellites used…
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Loft Orbital and EarthDaily Analytics Set Milestone Launch With Six Satellites
Loft Orbital, a global space infrastructure company, and EarthDaily Analytics, a premier provider of end-to-end Earth observation solutions, announced a milestone mission planned for this quarter that will see six EarthDaily satellites deployed on a single launch. This mission marks a major step in the full deployment of EarthDaily’s constellation. This milestone is part of…
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Lockheed Martin Launches GPS III Constellation and Prepares for GPS IIIF
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Space Force strengthened the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation to its highest level ever achieved with the launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 10 (SV10), the final satellite in the GPS III series. SV10 adds essential resiliency and accuracy enhancements to the GPS constellation, including an optical crosslink demonstration payload.…
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PlanetiQ Secures $15 Million STRATFI Contract for Next-Gen Space Weather Data
PlanetiQ announced the U.S. Air Force has awarded it a $15 million, 48-month Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract. The program will support the development and launch of spacecraft equipped with next-generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) RO, R and PRO instruments and the delivery of high-value weather data to the US Air Force. The mission…
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Rhea Space Activity Raises $6 Million to Scale GPS-Free AutoNav
Rhea Space Activity (RSA), a leader in deep space GPS-denied navigation with the optical software “AutoNav,” announced the close of its ~$6 million Series A round to accelerate its growth and respond to demand for its GPS-independent navigation software from the U.S. and allied partner military/intelligence customers. Funding from Boston Global (BG) Space Tech Investors,…
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SATNUS Completes Fourth NGWS/FCAS Test Campaign at INTA-CEDEA
SATNUS successfully completed the fourth flight demonstration campaign under Pillar 3 of the Next Generation Weapon System/ Future Combat Air System (NGWS/FCAS) program at the INTA-CEDEA facilities. The campaign consisted of nine flights aimed at verifying the Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUT) software led by SATNUS and developed in collaboration with the international partners Airbus and MBDA, integrated into…
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European Space Agency Advances Navigation with Celeste LEO-PNT Demonstration Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) is advancing the future of satellite navigation through the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstrator mission, a program designed to enhance the resilience, robustness, and performance of global Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services. As part of ESA’s FutureNAV programme, Celeste represents a strategic initiative to explore how Low Earth Orbit (LEO)…
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Amazon to Acquire Globalstar and Expand Amazon Leo Satellite Network
Amazon and Globalstar announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Globalstar, enabling Amazon Leo to add direct-to-device (D2D) services to its low Earth orbit satellite network and extend cellular coverage to customers beyond the reach of terrestrial networks. In addition, Amazon and Apple announced an agreement for Amazon Leo…