Tag: Ground
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OneWeb Confirms Successful Deployment of its Satellite Constellation Including Next-generation JoeySat
OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, confirmed the successful deployment of 16 satellites that will provide increased resilience and redundancy to the OneWeb constellation as the company progresses toward global services. Included in this key batch is JoeySat, a satellite that will test an innovative beam-hopping capability that will allow satellites to…
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NASA and its Partners Achieve a Major Milestone in Space-to-Ground Laser Communications
NASA and its partners have achieved another major milestone in the future of space communications – achieving 200 gigabits per second (Gbps) throughput on a space-to-ground optical link between a satellite in orbit and Earth, the highest data rate ever achieved by optical communications technology. These data rates are made possible by using laser communications,…
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ICEYE Announces First-in-Market SAR Satellite Dwell Imaging Mode
ICEYE, a global company in radar satellite persistent monitoring of the planet and an expert in natural catastrophe solutions, announced a new imaging mode known as Dwell. With Dwell, ICEYE synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites remain focused on a specific point on the ground for an extended collection time. This unique long-duration imaging mode allows…
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ENPULSION Introduces New Field Emission Electric Propulsion Thruster for Small Satellites
ENPULSION GmbH a space tech company developing one of the most advanced propulsion solutions for small sats to a large number of worldwide satellite platform integrators has introduced a new electric propulsion thruster for small satellites. The ENPULSION NANO has a dynamic thrust range of 10 to 350 µN and a nominal thrust of 330…
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Umbra Selected by DARPA for Digital Radar Image Formation Technology (DRIFT) Program
The Department of Defense’s research and development organization, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has selected Umbra as one of its partners for their Digital Radar Image Formation Technology (DRIFT) program. This partnership is a vital part of DARPA’s mosaic warfare vision and aims to demonstrate advanced capabilities to create competitive asymmetries for U.S.…
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Axiom Space’s Second Private Mission to the International Space Station Successfully Launched
Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 5:37 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled…
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InnaLabs Introduces New Radiation Hardened Quartz Accelerometer for Space Applications
InnaLabs, a high-technology SME company renowned for space, aerospace, land, marine, and emerging technology markets with products such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and systems has introduced a new Quartz Accelerometer for space applications. AQUILA is a radiation-hardened Hi-Rel Accelerometer that is based on InnaLab’s successful Quartz Pendulum accelerometer products and heritage. As Europe’s first designed and…
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Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12 to Develop its I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network
Inmarsat, one of the world leaders in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest-growing aerospace providers, will develop its new eighth-generation of spacecraft. The three I-8 satellites will provide additional network resilience, securing the future of Inmarsat’s global L-band safety services. SWISSto12, headquartered in Switzerland, will use its HummingSat satellite…
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ISISPACE Offers Flight-Proven and Cost-Effective CubeSat Platforms and Components
ISISPACE is a space company that specializes in realizing innovative turn-key small satellite missions including launch and operations for in-orbit delivery. They offer flight-proven and cost-effective CubeSat platforms and solutions. Their small satellite solutions have been used for a wide variety of missions, from training the next generation of students to testing out new technologies…
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Terran Orbital Breaks Ground on New Satellite Manufacturing Facility
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global satellite-based solution primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, and W. P. Carey, one of the largest U.S. net lease REITs with over 1,400 properties across the U.S. and Europe, broke ground this morning on a 94,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art satellite manufacturing facility located at 4 Goodyear in Irvine, Calif. In partnership…