Tag: Ground
-
AAC Clyde Space technology Joins ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite for EPS-Sterna constellation
AAC Clyde Space’s technology onboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite has received strong praise for its performance, marking an important milestone towards the future EPS-Sterna constellation. The satellite, launched in 2024, carries a cutting-edge microwave radiometer developed by AAC Clyde Space’s subsidiary AAC Omnisys in Gothenburg, as well as the spacecraft’s “brain”…
-
Anywaves Inaugurates its First Pilot Production Site for Space Antennas and Payloads in France
Anywaves, a manufacturer of space antennas, has inaugurated its first pilot production site, achieving a major milestone and the deployment of its international strategy, paving the way for global expansion. After delivering its 1000th product in the summer of 2024, the equipment manufacturer has now started its first in-house production line for space antennas and New…
-
NanoAvionics Secures €122.5M Contract to Build 280 Satellites for Meridian Space
Meridian Space, SpinLaunch’s next-generation satellite communication solution, has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics as its exclusive satellite supplier for the initial tranche of its low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband constellation under a contract valued at 122.5M EUR. The partnership between SpinLaunch and NanoAvionics includes two prototypes, one of which is an in-orbit demonstrator (IOD) mission planned for…
-
Space Forge’s ForgeStar-1 Commences Orbiting Journey for In-space Manufacturing Mission
Cardiff-based Space Forge, headquartered in Florida and the U.S. subsidiary of the UK-based leader in in-space manufacturing, has shipped ForgeStar-1 – made in Wales and the UK’s first In-Space Advanced Manufacturing (ISAM) mission – to the U.S. ahead of launch later this year, in a landmark moment for the UK space sector and advanced materials…
-
PLD Space and D-Orbit Signs Launch Deal for Upcoming Equatorial Missions
PLD Space, an international space services company with vertical integrated engineering and manufacturing, has signed an agreement with D-Orbit, a global leader in space logistics and orbital transportation, to deploy satellites aboard MIURA 5 to equatorial orbit. With this, PLD Space has now fulfilled more than 80% of the slots in its manifest until 2027.…
-
Dawn Aerospace Partners with Top US Universities for Suborbital Research Flights
Dawn Aerospace, a global leader in sustainable space transportation, is proud to announce plans to fly research payloads from three leading US institutions-Arizona State University, California Polytechnic State University, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab on its rocket-powered aircraft, the Mk-II Aurora. The flights, scheduled for April and June 2025, will showcase the Mk-II Aurora’s…
-
Satellogic: Revolutionizing Access to Data from Space
Satellogic, a leading provider of high-resolution satellite imagery to governments and commercial customers worldwide, is innovating access to best space-based data with its cutting-edge technologies. The company is a publicly-traded company listed on Nasdaq Stock Exchange (SATL). They delivering high-quality geospatial data at the best price-point, enabling better decisions at scale and across industries. Satellogic…
-
HRL and Boeing Complete Testing and Validation for Quantum Entanglement Swapping Satellites
HRL Laboratories and Boeing have completed construction and technical validation on a quantum communication subassembly for Boeing’s Q4S satellite mission – a first-of-its-kind effort to demonstrate four-photon quantum entanglement swapping in space. This powerful capability is essential to enabling future secure communications and distributed quantum networks. With this milestone, HRL has completed construction of the…
-
IonQ and Intellian Partner to Explore Quantum Networking for Satellite Communications
IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Intellian Technologies, a leading global provider of satellite communication antennas and ground gateway solutions, to explore how secure quantum networking can transform satellite communications. This memorandum furthers IonQ’s work in strategically partnering across South…
-
NRO and Space Force Collaborates for the Rocket Systems Launch Program for NROL-174 Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with US Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Small Launch and Targets Division, Space Launch Delta 30, and Northrop Grumman, successfully launched multiple national security payloads with the NROL-174 mission aboard a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8) at Vandenberg Space Force Base…