Tag: Ground
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Firefly Aerospace Announces the Acquisition of Spaceflight Inc. to Strengthen On-Orbit Services
Firefly Aerospace announced the acquisition of Spaceflight Inc. to strengthen Firefly’s on-orbit solutions and service the entire lifecycle of customers’ satellites and spacecraft. The acquisition further supports Firefly’s robust portfolio of low-cost space transportation services, including responsive launch and in-space mobility, on-orbit hosting and servicing, and lunar delivery operations. Terms of the transaction were not…
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HawkEye 360’s Cluster 7 Satellites Begins Operation in Record Time
HawkEye 360, one of the world’s leading defense technology companies for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced that its Cluster 7 satellites have begun operation. This latest satellite trio achieved initial operating capability in record time after successfully launching into orbit on April 15, 2023. A new 300MHz whip antenna provides better coverage…
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Thales Announces Partnership with NanoXplore to Develop Key Electronic Components for the Space Industry
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has sealed a partnership with NanoXplore, a rising star in the French electronics scene, to develop a key electronic component for the space industry. NanoXplore developed the NG-ULTRA component family with support from Thales Alenia Space and in conjunction with the R&D programs…
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MDA Awarded a Contract by L3Harris for Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Layer LEO Constellation
MDA, one of the leading providers of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has been awarded a contract from L3Harris Technologies as part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. MDA will design and build 14 flight sets of Ka-Band steerable antennas and control…
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L3Harris Awarded $81 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force to Deliver Multi-Orbit SATCOM Capability
The U.S. Air Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies an $81 million contract to deliver a new multi-orbit, multi-waveform satellite communications (SATCOM) capability. The Air Force’s Strategic Development and Planning office is overseeing the contract as part of its ongoing Global Lightning program to develop deployable systems that connect military satellites, protected waveform infrastructure, and new…
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Sidus Space to Launch LizzieSat Satellite on SpaceX Transporter Mission
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space, and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company, announced that it will launch industry-leading hyperspectral and multispectral imaging and Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its LizzieSat satellite on SpaceX Transporter missions beginning in 2024. LizzieSat’s hyperspectral and multispectral imaging capability will be provided by the Owl 1280 and Hawk 1920 HD cameras made by…
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Viasat Selected by Air Force Research Laboratory to Provide Space Relay Connectivity for ARBALEST Program
Viasat, a global communications company announced it was selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (RV) to provide on-orbit space relay connectivity for its ARBALEST program, which aims to support a future space-based demonstration of operational capabilities for the Department of Defense (DoD). The future AFRL mission will illustrate the advantages…
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GITAI Successfully Demonstrates Inchworm Robotic Arm and Lunar Rover in Simulated Regolith Chamber
GITAI USA, one of the leading space robotics startups, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful demonstration of a GITAI inchworm-type robotic arm equipped with a tool changer function and a GITAI Lunar Robotic Rover in a simulated regolith chamber. The GITAI robots flawlessly executed all planned tasks within the simulated regolith chamber. GITAI,…
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Hughes Announces Distribution Partner Agreement with OneWeb to Provide In-Flight LEO Connectivity Services
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, and OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announced a Distribution Partner agreement to provide LEO connectivity services to the global airline market. As a worldwide OneWeb distributor, Hughes is launching new LEO in-flight connectivity (IFC) solutions, powered by the company’s electronically steered antenna (ESA), for airlines…
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Beyond Gravity Introduces New Multi-Constellation GNSS Receiver for Satellites
Beyond Gravity, one of the leading global suppliers to the space industry working in the areas of satellite positioning and communications, providing instruments to collect satellite data and structures for all types of launch vehicles has introduced a new multi-constellation GNSS receiver for satellites. The GEORIX from Beyond Gravity is a single-frequency multi-constellation (GPS, GALILEO)…