Tag: Ground
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GomSpace Secures 24.4 MSEK CubeSat Contract from Unseenlabs
GomSpace has signed an additional contract with Unseenlabs to deliver two new CubeSats, expanding the service capacity of the current generation already in orbit. The contract value is 2.2 MEUR (24.4 MSEK) and the satellites are scheduled for delivery in 2027. These satellites will be similar to the fourteen CubeSats previously ordered in 2022, 2024…
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Vantor Launches WorldView 3D Satellite Tasking Product Line
Vantor, the leading provider of spatial intelligence from space to ground, announced the launch of WorldView 3D, a first-of-its-kind satellite tasking product line that gives warfighters, intelligence analysts and mapmakers an up-to-date 3D ground truth layer for missions that depend on an accurate model of the physical world. WorldView 3D empowers customers to task and…
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Teledyne e2v Validates Space-Grade ADC for Radiation-Intensive Missions
Teledyne e2v Semiconductors has released new radiation test results for its EV10AS940, a 10-bit, 12.8 GSps, Ka-band-capable analog-to-digital converter (ADC) developed for demanding space payloads and mission-critical applications. These results give space engineers additional confidence when designing high-performance satellite communications payloads, synthetic aperture radar, or SAR, systems, space electronic intelligence platforms and advanced space instrumentation,…
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NASA Awards More Moon Base Science with New Research Opportunities
NASA announced the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines will deliver NASA science payloads to the lunar surface as the agency builds the first outpost on another celestial world. “These new awards…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures $144 Million NASA CLPS Contract for Blue Ghost Lunar Mission
Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, announced a $144 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver a rapid mission to the Moon with Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander. This marks the company’s sixth contracted lunar mission to date with the goal of demonstrating repeatable access to the lunar…
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Mitsubishi Electric Awarded JAXA Subsidy for Full Digital Payload Development
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has been awarded a subsidy for the Development of Internationally Competitive Full Digital Payload under the Development and Demonstration of Technologies for Internationally Competitive Communications Payloads, which is being financed by the 2nd phase of the Space Strategy Fund1 managed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Mitsubishi Electric was…
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GomSpace Receives 34 MSEK Satellite Platform Kits Order
GomSpace has received a follow-up order from an existing, undisclosed customer in the EMEA region with a total value of approximately 34 MSEK. The order comprises GomSpace’s satellite platform kits—modular, flight-proven solutions designed to reduce system integration complexity and shorten time-to-mission. By providing a pre-integrated and scalable satellite platform, these kits enable customers to accelerate…
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Amentum Awarded NASA COSMOS Contract to Advance Spaceflight Mission Operations
Amentum, a global leader in advanced engineering and technology solutions, has been awarded NASA’s Consolidated Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) contract. The award comes through ASCEND Aerospace & Technology, LLC, a joint venture between Amentum and Aerodyne Industries, LLC, formed under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protégé Program. The COSMOS work reinforces Amentum’s vital role…
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Thales Alenia Secures Es’hailSat Contract for Advanced GEO Telecom Satellite
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announces the signing of a contract with Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, to develop a new generation software-defined satellite based on the Space INSPIRE (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) platform by Thales Alenia Space. Named Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni, this satellite will offer high-speed broadband connectivity services…
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Samara Aerospace Advances Satellite Attitude Control with MSAC Technology
Samara Aerospace is developing a new approach to spacecraft attitude control through the Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) technology, an innovative system that replaces conventional reaction wheels with actuated deployable spacecraft structures. Designed to combine spacecraft pointing, angular momentum storage and active vibration suppression within a single integrated architecture. Samara Aerospace’s MSAC technology introduces…