Tag: Ground
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Apex Space: Transforming Satellite Bus Manufacturing for the Future of Space Exploration
Founded in 2022, Apex Space is a Los Angeles-based aerospace company specializing in satellite bus manufacturing. The company aims to revolutionize spacecraft production by offering standardized, high-rate configurable satellite bus platforms that cater to commercial and government space missions. Apex collaborates with leading space agencies and private firms to accelerate satellite deployment, ensuring rapid delivery…
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OroraTech Expands Series B to €37M to Advance Wildfire Intelligence Solutions
OroraTech, the global leader in wildfire intelligence and risk assessment, has extended its Series B financing round to €37m. The round was led by BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, with participation from Rabo Ventures, and long standing investors Bayern Kapital, Edaphon, and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF). With ten satellites already in orbit,…
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Zeno Power Secures $50M Series B funding to Advance Nuclear Battery Technology
Zeno Power, the leading developer of nuclear batteries – radioisotope power systems – for frontier environments, announced its $50 million Series B funding round, led by Hanaco Ventures with participation from Seraphim, Balerion Space Ventures, JAWS, Vanderbilt University, RiverPark Ventures, Stage 1 Ventures, 7i Capital, Beyond Earth Ventures, and others. Admiral John M. Richardson, USN…
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Eutelsat and InterSAT Extends Partnership for Ku Capacity on EUTELSAT 7C Satellite
Eutelsat Group and InterSAT annouced the extension of their successful partnership with a new multi-year agreement for Ku capacity on the EUTELSAT 7C satellite. InterSAT will leverage this capacity to enhance its delivery of fixed data services over Central and Eastern Africa. InterSAT has also renewed its existing capacity contract on the EUTELSAT 70B satellite,…
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Rocket Lab to Launch NASA Astrophysics Science Mission on Electron to Explore Galaxy Formation
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has been selected by NASA to launch its Aspera mission, an astrophysics science mission designed to study the formation and evolution of galaxies and provide new insights into how the universe works. Rocket Lab will launch the Aspera spacecraft on Electron…
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Kepler Demostrates SDA-Compatible Space-to-Ground Laser Links with Cailabs
Kepler Communications, a pioneer in optical data relay technology, announced that it has successfully demonstrated space-to-ground optical data relay with French optical ground station company, Cailabs, paving the way for the future of in-space optical technology. Kepler has demonstrated full Space Development Agency (SDA) standard data rates and acquisition in multiple space-to-ground scenarios between Kepler’s…
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Terma Introduces Next-Generation Capabilities for Terma Ground Segment Suite
Terma enhances Terma Ground Segment Suite with new capabilities for satellite formations, mission planning automation, and LEON5 processor emulation. This customer-driven upgrade is shaped by direct customer feedback and real mission needs, ensuring Terma is ready to support the demands of future space missions. Terma is excited to announce a major upgrade to TGSS, a…
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BlackSky Signs Multiple Early Access Agreements for Gen-3 Services
BlackSky Technology has signed Gen-3 early access agreements with multiple international defense sector customers for real-time, space-based monitoring capabilities. The customers will now be able to integrate very high-resolution, 35-centimeter imagery into daily intelligence operations, reducing the speed of analyses and opening a new, expansive set of mission solutions. “These early access agreements demonstrate confidence…
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Intuitive Machines to Advance Earth Reentry and Microgravity Biomanufacturing Spacecraft
The Texas Space Commission has selected Intuitive Machines, a leading space technology, infrastructure, and services company, for a grant up to $10 million from the Space Exploration and Research Fund (SEARF). This funding supports the development of an Earth reentry vehicle and orbital fabrication lab designed to enable microgravity biomanufacturing and is intended to serve…
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Q-KON and Rivada Partner to Advance Secure Satellite Connectivity Across Africa
Q-KON, a leading provider of satellite solutions and services, and Outernet provider Rivada Space Networks have signed an MoU to provide next-generation connectivity to power network expansion and digital transformation across Africa and beyond. Q-KON will leverage Rivada’s Outernet to provide resiliency for specialized data networks across Africa and a new level of cybersecurity to…