Tag: Ground
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Telesat Develops Lightspeed LEO Network for Enterprise and Mission-Critical Connectivity
Telesat, a Canadian satellite communications company, is developing the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network to provide enterprise-grade broadband connectivity for telecommunications providers, governments, aviation operators, maritime users and enterprise customers. The network is designed to extend high-performance communications beyond the reach of traditional terrestrial infrastructure while delivering the reliability and operational flexibility required for…
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Muon Space Announces Starship-Class Spacecraft Platform Built for Scale
Muon Space, the Mission Foundry for high-performance satellite constellations, unveiled Condor-Ultra, its newest spacecraft platform developed for high-power, networked constellations of hundreds to thousands of satellites. Optimized for stackable mass-deployment from SpaceX’s Starship, Condor-Ultra anchors communications, sensing and data-center class compute missions with the most demanding power, aperture and data requirements at unprecedented scale and…
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Planet Delivers Pelican-11 to Launch Site Ahead of SpaceX Transporter-17 Mission
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced that Pelican-11, the tech demonstration satellite of the second generation (Gen 2) of its high-resolution Pelican fleet, has shipped to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of the launch aboard the upcoming Transporter-17 rideshare mission with SpaceX. Planet’s…
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Resolve Optics Supplies Flight-Ready Camera Lenses for Satellite Missions
Resolve Optics has supplied an initial batch of 10 flight ready lenses to a manufacturer of compact camera cores designed to withstand launch conditions and maintain optical performance while being exposed to the extreme operating conditions experienced in the space environment. Designed to operate in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – the cameras with integrated flight…
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Exotrail Advances Satellite Mobility with spaceware Hall Effect Electric Propulsion Systems
Exotrail is continuing to expand the capabilities of small satellite mobility through the spaceware family of Hall Effect Thruster (HET) electric propulsion systems. Designed specifically for the NewSpace market, the spaceware product line provides scalable propulsion solutions for CubeSats, microsatellites and small satellites requiring efficient orbital maneuvering, mission flexibility and operational performance. Exotrail has focused…
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Northrop Grumman and Apex to Exhibit Space-Based Interceptor Capabilities for USSF
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that one of its industry collaborators, Apex, will support Northrop Grumman’s leading role in the Nation’s historic drive to make space-based interceptors (SBI) a reality by the end of the decade. As part of the service’s competition to demonstrate space-based missile defense and field a network of SBIs to protect the…
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BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure Contract to Advance Automation of Non-Earth Imagery Services
BlackSky Technology was awarded a seven-figure, multi-year contract renewal to accelerate the automation of future non-Earth imagery (NEI) services. This follow-on agreement expands the program’s scope toward the exploration of next-generation imaging payload and specialized mission-planning software solutions that support the real-time speed, scale and reliability of space domain awareness (SDA) operations. “This contract validates…
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Voyager Technologies to Acquire Astrobotic Technology
Voyager Technologies signed an agreement to acquire Astrobotic Technology, the Pittsburgh-based pioneer of commercial lunar delivery, lunar power and reusable rockets. Astrobotic is a key strategic acquisition in the company’s lunar initiative road map: the hardware and operational capability to land on the lunar surface, sustain life and execute critical missions. “We are building the…
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MDA Space Selected for U.S Space Force MEO EPOCH 2 Program
MDA Space Ltd, a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been selected by BAE Systems as part of the U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) MEO EPOCH 2 Constellation program. A key component of the U.S. multi-orbit missile defence architecture, Epoch 2 is focused on warning and…
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Astrolab Advances Lunar Surface Mobility Through FLEX and FLIP Rover Platforms
Astrolab is developing next-generation lunar mobility systems designed to support sustained human and robotic operations on the Moon. Through the FLEX Rover, FLEX Services ecosystem and FLIP technology demonstration platform, the company is building transportation, logistics, exploration and infrastructure capabilities intended to enable a scalable off-Earth economy and long-term human presence beyond Earth. Astrolab’s rover…