Tag: Ground
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Meteosat MTG-I1 Successfully Launched by Ariane 5 Rocket from Europe’s Spaceport
The MTG-I1 weather satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was successfully launched by an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MTG-I1 is the first imaging satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) program, designed to improve…
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Transmission of Directed RF Energy for Space Solar Power
In the 1940s, science fiction author Isaac Asimov theorized the concept of collecting the sun’s energy in space, then beaming that energy down to Earth. Today, Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Project team is making that science fiction a reality with steady progress towards transmitting solar energy from space to anywhere on Earth.…
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OneWeb Orders 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals To Enable Broadband Connectivity Worldwide
Hughes Network Systems, an innovator in satellite and multi-transport networks for over 50 years, announced that OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has ordered 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals to enable networking services for enterprise and government customers. Engineered and manufactured by Hughes, the terminals (model number HL1100) include the Hughes electronically steered…
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Terran Orbital Successfully Demonstrates 1.4 Terabyte Single-Pass Optical Downlink for NASA’s Satellite
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced its contribution to the successful demonstration of a record-breaking 1.4-terabytes of data delivered from space to ground by an optical downlink in a single pass. The demonstration connected the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) laser communications payload aboard NASA’s…
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Satcoms Innovation Group Conclude Potential Risk of Interference from 5G is Controlled for Satellite Systems
The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has concluded that the risk of interference to satellite systems from 5G is, although real, controlled and being effectively resolved on a case-by-case basis by satellite operators and affected clients. This conclusion was reached following a review of the findings of the SIG 5G working group, which commenced in November…
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Astroscale Japan Partners with JAXA to Launch Co-Creation Project for Satellite Refueling Service Concept
Astroscale Japan, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have started concept co-creation activities for a satellite refueling service, under the JAXA Space Innovation through Partnership and Co-creation (J-SPARC). The aim is to explore concepts for a fuel delivery service for one…
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European Space Agency to Provide Communication Services for ispace’s HAKUTO-R Lunar Mission 1
European Space Agency (ESA) has collaborated with ispace to offer communication services between the lunar spacecraft developed by ispace and ESA’s teams on Earth throughout the mission. Ispace will launch HAKUTO Mission 1 and will use the agency’s global network of tracking stations to transmit commands to the spacecraft and receive scientific data and status…
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Spire Global Unveils Next-Generation 16U Satellite Bus at Space Tech Expo Europe
Spire Global, a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, revealed a next-generation 16U satellite bus design at Space Tech Expo Europe. The satellite bus is tailored for customers with missions that require larger payloads and more power, volume, and data capabilities than a conventional 16U, such as Earth observation and space…
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Terran Orbital Developed CAPSTONE Successfully Enters Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit Around the Moon
Terran Orbital, a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the Terran Orbital-developed CAPSTONE spacecraft successfully arrived in a Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon. Following an initial orbit insertion maneuver on Sunday, CAPSTONE will perform clean-up maneuvers over the next several days to complete insertion into its…
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Ubotica and Open Cosmos Sign Agreement to Deliver the First AI Centric CubeSat Mission
Ubotica Technologies, the leading provider of smarts for smart satellites, and Open Cosmos, the leading space mission and data provider, have signed an agreement to deliver CogniSat-6, the first AI-centric CubeSat mission to include autonomous capabilities. As part of the agreement, CogniSat-6 will carry the flight-proven (TRL-9) CogniSat edge computing platform to low earth orbit…