Tag: Ground
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Ax-2 Astronauts Splash Down Concluding the Second Private Mission to the International Space Station
The Ax-2 crew aboard the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft safely splashed down off the coast of Florida. The crew’s return officially concludes the second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Ax-2 crew includes Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and Commander Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut, Pilot John Shoffner, and…
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VORAGO Introduces New Radiation-Hardened Arm Cortex-M4 Microcontroller for Space Applications
VORAGO Technologies, a high technology company that provides radiation-hardened and extreme-temperature solutions for the Hi-rel marketplace has introduced a new radiation-hardened Arm Cortex-M4 Microcontroller for space and defense applications. The VA41620 from VORAGO Technologies is a radiation-hardened microcontroller that gives the user the flexibility to use their own external RH NVM without sacrificing performance or…
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ID Quantique Joins European Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Initiative
ID Quantique (IDQ), one of the leaders in quantum-safe security solutions, has announced its participation in the EAGLE-1 initiative. EAGLE-1 is a QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) system integrating both space and ground segments that will deliver secure transmission of encryption keys across geographically dispersed areas and demonstrate the connection from space of EU’s national quantum…
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Telesat Awards Contract to Space Flight Laboratory for the Manufacture of LEO 3 Demonstration Satellite
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and innovative satellite operators, announced a contract award to the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto, Ontario to manufacture a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) demonstration satellite for Telesat. The demonstration satellite, named LEO 3, will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s…
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes Critical Design Review of Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability Program
Northrop Grumman Corporation continues to advance the frontiers of sensing technology, successfully completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) and software demonstration for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability Program (DARC). Key milestones completed within 12 months of contract award include: Preliminary Design Review Critical Design Review Initial software demonstration “DARC will be…
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Space Flight Laboratory Selects Rocket Lab to Launch LEO 3 Broadband Satellite for Telesat
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for global satellite operator Telesat on an Electron mission scheduled for Q3, 2023. The satellite has been built and manifested to Electron by mission management provider and satellite developer…
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Spirent Announces the Certification of its LEO SatNav Constellation Simulator by Xona Space Systems
Spirent, one of the leading global providers of test and assurance solutions, has announced SimXona, an industry-first Xona satellite constellation simulator, has been fully certified by Xona Space Systems. Xona is developing PULSAR, a commercial positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) service built on a backbone of low Earth orbit (LEO) small satellites. Xona’s patented high-powered…
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TESAT Introduces New Laser Communication Terminal for Satellite Networks
TESAT, one of the European market leaders in developing and manufacturing payload equipment for communication satellites and terminals for optical broadband communication in space has introduced a new Laser Communication Terminal for satellite networks. The SCOT80 from TESAT is a laser communication terminal that has been designed to meet the challenges of the global satellite…
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BeetleSat Announces Successful Software-defined Radio Two-Way Data Communication Using Expandable Antenna
BeetleSat, formerly NSLComm, a fast-growing satellite technology company building the world’s first global low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation optimized for premium point-to-point communications, announced the successful software-defined radio (SDR) two-way data communication using its lightweight, very high data rate, expandable antenna. “Successful data transmission between our satellite and ground segment is a significant step forward in…
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Life and Materials Science Payloads, CubeSats Set to Fly on SpaceX’s Resupply Mission to the ISS
A student-led genetics investigation, six small satellites called CubeSats, a technology demonstration, and life and materials science payloads are set to fly on SpaceX’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) contracted by NASA. These investigations, sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory, will launch onboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft no…