Tag: GNSS
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ESA’s Celeste IOD-2 Satellite Heads to Launch in Milestone for LEO-Enhanced Navigation
The first In-Orbit Demonstrator (IOD-2) satellite of ESA’s Celeste mission (formerly named LEO-PNT) has begun its journey towards launch. Last week, the satellite left the Thales Alenia Space site in L’Aquila, Italy, bound for Berlin, before heading soon to the launch base in New Zealand, marking a major step towards Europe’s next-generation satellite navigation system.…
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Iridium Introduces Integrated IoT Module Combining Satellite LTE-M and GNSS Connectivity
Iridium Communications Inc., a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, unveiled the Iridium 9604, a compact, three-in-one IoT module that integrates Iridium Short Burst Data® (SBD®) satellite service, LTE-M cellular connectivity, and GNSS positioning into a single platform. By combining these features in one device, the Iridium 9604…
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Topcon Secures Early Access to Xona’s Pulsar Satnav Service
Topcon Positioning Systems has signed a commercial agreement with Xona to secure early-adopter access to Pulsar, Xona’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite navigation constellation. This agreement positions Topcon among Xona’s first commercial customers, preparing to integrate Pulsar into future high-precision positioning workflows. “The letter of agreement reinforces Topcon’s long-standing commitment to innovation and customer-driven technology…
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VORAGO and wolfSSL Partner for Space Cybersecurity and Radiation Shielding at SmallSat 2026
VORAGO Technologies, a radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant chip provider for space applications, announced a software partnership with wolfSSL, a company specializing in embedded cryptography for secure systems successfully for the last 20 years, at SmallSat Symposium 2026. This unique partnership delivers radiation-hardened chips with built-in, standards-based cryptographic security for orbital missions, designed for scale from the…
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Skylo and Vodafone IoT Partners to Bring NTN NB-IoT Satellite Connectivity
Vodafone IoT has announced a new partnership with Skylo Technologies to bring customers Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) satellite connectivity services. In the initial phase, the two companies will work together to trial the technology with a view to offering a full commercial service in the near future. Skylo runs a global Non-Terrestrial Network…
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Arianespace Signs Ariane 6 Contract for Galileo’s Second Generation L18 Satellites
Arianespace announced at the European Space Conference in Brussels the signature of the launch contract with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), under the delegation of the European Commission, to orbit the second pair of second-generation satellites of the Galileo constellation (Galileo L18) on board an Ariane 6 launcher. With this signature,…
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Telesat and Hanwha Partner to Develop Next Gen Space and Marine Technologies
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Hanwha Systems, a leading Korean corporation of the Hanwha Group, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly collaborate on next-generation, sovereign satellite connectivity solutions, as well as user terminals that will be compatible with Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO)…
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Anywaves and EmTroniX Merge to Form a Global Space RF Powerhouse
Anywaves and EmTroniX announce a strategic alliance through a merger under a unified industrial group. Brought together into a single entity, the two companies are combining their expertise to become a leading global player in Space RF & Payload Subsystem Technologies. This merger aims to deliver integrated and competitive solutions to meet the demanding requirements…
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Array Labs Raises $20m to Scale Radar Satellite Technology
Array Labs announced a $20M Series A financing led by Catapult Ventures, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners, Kompas VC, and other new and existing investors, including Y Combinator, Maiora Capital, Animal Capital, Aera VC, Cultivation Capital, and Clearance Ventures. The round brings Array’s total funding to $35M since going through Y Combinator. The company…
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Rapidtek Launches Black Kite-1 with TASA to Advance LEO IoT Constellation
Rapidtek announced that the 8U IoT CubeSat Black Kite-1, commissioned by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) and developed with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), successfully reached orbit aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-15 mission. The launch occurred at 2:00 a.m. Taiwan time on November 21 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a major U.S.…