Tag: Ground
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SatVu’s Thermal Intelligence Secures Multi-Million Investment from NATO Innovation Fund
SatVu, the UK-based thermal intelligence company that reveals operational activity and infrastructure performance from space has closed a £30m ($40m) funding round bringing its total equity funding to £60m ($80m), as it accelerates from single-satellite demonstration to execution of a multi-satellite constellation. The round completes with a strategic investment from the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF),…
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Kepler Selects NanoAvionics as European Partner for Optically-Connected Missions
Canada’s Kepler Communications has chosen Kongsberg NanoAvionics, a leading small satellite manufacturer and mission integrator, as the preferred European satellite bus provider for its hosted payload initiatives aboard spacecraft up to 500kg in mass. The non-exclusive preferential partnership is for missions requiring seamless access to The Kepler Network. It is also aimed at satellite operators…
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MDA Space Expands Digital Communications Satellite Capabilities Across Multi-Orbit Markets
MDA Space continues to advance the communications satellite portfolio, supporting the rapid transformation of space-based connectivity through next-generation digital satellite systems and high-volume manufacturing capabilities. With decades of flight heritage and active participation across geostationary (GEO), low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) missions, MDA Space provides end-to-end satellite solutions for civil, commercial,…
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Gilat Secures Over 16 Million USD SATCOM Order from European Defense Ministry
Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that Gilat DataPath received an order for over $16 million to supply multiple units of the DKET 3421 transportable terminal to a European Ministry of Defence. Deliveries are expected over the next 12 months. Gilat DataPath’s WGS-certified DKET 3421 is a…
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Kepler Communications Advances Hosted Payload Service for In-Space Mission Capabilities
Kepler Communications highlights the Hosted Payload offering, a mission-enabling service built on the operational optical data relay network that provides third-party payload developers accelerated access to orbit, real-time connectivity and broad mission flexibility. The Hosted Payload service provides Kepler’s existing constellation infrastructure to support spacecraft, scientific instruments and communication sensors without the need to build…
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Arianespace Launches 32 Amazon LEO Satellites on Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport
Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellites were delivered to a low Earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 465 km. The mission lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes, from lift-off to separation of all the satellites. The mission, called VA267 (LE-01 for Amazon…
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Aspia Space Selects Stelia as Strategic AI Partner to Advance Earth Observation Data Products
Aspia Space has selected Stelia, an applied AI platform company, as a strategic technology partner to advance the architecture underpinning its Earth Observation-derived data products. This will accelerate the transformation of raw satellite data into business-ready land intelligence for industries such as financial services, agriculture, supply chain, and the public sector with greater efficiency, reliability,…
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Titomic Enters Space Act Agreement with NASA
Titomic Limited, a global leader in cold spray additive manufacturing utilising its Titomic Kinetic Fusion technology, is pleased to announce the signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA to conduct testing and evaluation of components produced using Titomic’s proprietary cold spray technology. This is a significant opportunity for Titomic to demonstrate the capabilities of…
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BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure Gen-3 Assured Contract with International Defense Customer
BlackSky Technology Inc. Gen-3 international momentum continues with a seven-figure Assured contract supporting an international defense customer. This Assured agreement extends the uncontested access to Gen-2 and Gen-3 imagery and AI-enabled analytics services over the country’s priority areas of interest. “BlackSky’s customers are selecting Assured because of the unmatched confidence and certainty they experience with…
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ThinKom Secures $3.9 Million Contract for Portable Ground Stations for US DoD
ThinKom Solutions, was awarded a follow-on contract, with a combined value of $3.9 million, to provide portable ground stations for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The systems offer tactical, resilient connectivity anywhere it’s needed, without fixed infrastructure. Based on ThinKom’s proprietary, patented VICTS technology, the portable ground stations are airline-checkable and field-ready for rapid deployment…