Tag: Ground
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Astranis and MB Group Partner for Oman’s Sovereign Connectivity
Astranis, the leader in small geostationary communications satellites, and The MB Group, a leading Oman-based conglomerate, announced a strategic agreement for Oman’s first dedicated MicroGEO satellite. The satellite is contracted as part of Astranis’ Block 3 launch later this year. This collaboration marks a major expansion of satellite broadband capacity across key markets in the…
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ExLabs Selects CUS-GNC SpacePilot Autonomy Software for Apophis Asteroid Mission
ExLabs, a commercial deep-space mission operator developing next-generation platforms for exploration beyond Earth orbit, announced it has selected CUS-GNC’s SpacePilot onboard autonomy software to provide guidance, navigation, and control for its Mission to Asteroid Apophis. The collaboration strengthens ExLabs’ ability to operate reliably at extreme distances from Earth, where long communication delays and limited ground…
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Square Peg Communications Advances Satellite Link Emulator Solutions for Space Communications
Square Peg Communications, a Canada-based provider of satellite ground segment and RF system solutions, is advancing the portfolio of satellite link emulators designed to support the development, validation and testing of modern satellite communication systems. The company’s link emulator solutions address the growing need for realistic, controllable and repeatable testing environments as satellite operators transition…
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Gilat Secures $10 Million+ Order to Support Ground Infrastructure for LEO Constellation
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that it has received an order for over $10 million from a leading ground gateway antenna provider to support the continued rollout of ground infrastructure for a leading Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Deliveries are expected over the next 12…
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Simera Sense Showcases Scalable Satellite Camera Portfolio for Earth Observation Missions
Simera Sense showcases the comprehensive satellite camera portfolio, designed to support a wide range of Earth observation and scientific missions across small satellite and constellation programs. Building on the expertise in compact and high-performance optical payloads, Simera Sense offers a modular family of space-qualified cameras that deliver multispectral, hyperspectral and tri-band imaging capabilities while addressing…
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Reflex Aerospace to Build Satellite Platforms for LiveEO
Reflex Aerospace, a manufacturer of high-performance custom satellites, has been selected to develop and manufacture two satellite platforms for Twinspector, a newly announced Earth observation constellation by German satellite data company LiveEO. Twinspector is designed to utilize stereo imaging to deliver very high-resolution, three-dimensional Earth observation data at scale, addressing a long-standing gap in the…
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Italian Space Agency and Telespazio Partners to Enhance SATCOM
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio, a Leonardo Group company, have signed an agreement to launch the RESPONSE programme, aimed at modernising Telespazio’s FOC-1A antenna, installed and operational since 1967 at the “Piero Fanti” Fucino Space Centre in Abruzzo. The objective of the project is to make the facility – a 27-metre-diameter parabolic antenna…
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Tomorrow.io Raises $175 Million to Accelerate AI-Native DeepSky Weather Satellite Constellation
Tomorrow.io announced a $175M equity financing led by Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest to accelerate the deployment of DeepSky, the world’s first AI-native weather satellite constellation. The funding is intended to support the rapid expansion of Tomorrow.io’s space infrastructure and intelligence platform, enabling unprecedented global atmospheric sensing and decision-making capabilities. This financing builds on a proven…
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Europe’s First Meteorological Infrared Sounder Reveals the Atmosphere in 3D
The first images from Europe’s pioneering meteorological infrared sounder were unveiled at the EU Space Conference in Brussels, marking a major advance in the ability to monitor how the atmosphere evolves before and during severe weather. The images were captured by the Infrared Sounder (IRS) flying aboard Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1), the first ever…
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Kymeta Corporation Expands Geostationary Orbit Connectivity Portfolio for Broadband Applications
Kymeta Corporation expands the geostationary orbit (GEO) connectivity capabilities, underscoring the company’s role in delivering reliable, high-performance satellite communications for government, enterprise, mobility and remote operations. Through the electronically steered antenna technology and GEO-compatible terminals, Kymeta enables consistent broadband connectivity over wide geographic areas, supporting mission-critical communications where terrestrial networks are unavailable, unreliable or impractical.…