Tag: Ground
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ICEYE Partners with Florida Flood Hub to Improve Flood Response
ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, announced a new partnership with the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation to enhance flood preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience efforts. Florida’s state agencies and water management districts will use ICEYE’s Flood Early Warning, Flood Insights, and Flood Rapid Impact solutions for emergency response…
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KSAT and Axelspace Expand Earth Observation Partnership for Microsatellite Services
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a global provider of integrated mission services, and Axelspace Corporation (Axelspace), a leading developer and operator of microsatellites, announced an expanded strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the growth of Axelspace’s AxelGlobe Earth observation business. The partnership will enhance satellite observation frequency, strengthen operational capabilities and deliver faster, more continuous monitoring of…
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Redwire Corporation Secures ISS Space Agriculture Contract from Astrobiome Space
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defence technology solutions, announced that it has been awarded a contract from Astrobiome Space S.à r.l., a Luxembourg-based biotech company pioneering microbiome solutions for regenerative space agriculture, to grow strawberries and test Astrobiome Space’s proprietary soil enhancement product inside Redwire’s Greenhouse systems on board the International Space…
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Viasat Hybrid Satellite Platform Powers NOAA Aircraft with Lockheed Martin
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide high-bandwidth satellite communications technology in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation C-130J Hercules “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft program. Under a subcontract reporting through its Communication Services segment, Viasat’s government SATCOM team will support Lockheed Martin’s delivery of two…
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Pilot Photonics Secures €1 Million ESA Contract for Space Photonics Development
Pilot Photonics, the leading Irish developer of integrated photonic engines, announces a new €1M contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for space-proofing the company’s Optical Frequency Generator Unit (OFGU). This effort aims to meet the demands of new satellite constellations, providing higher frequency bands, payload reconfigurability and lower size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C).…
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Telesat Develops Lightspeed LEO Network for Enterprise and Mission-Critical Connectivity
Telesat, a Canadian satellite communications company, is developing the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network to provide enterprise-grade broadband connectivity for telecommunications providers, governments, aviation operators, maritime users and enterprise customers. The network is designed to extend high-performance communications beyond the reach of traditional terrestrial infrastructure while delivering the reliability and operational flexibility required for…
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Muon Space Announces Starship-Class Spacecraft Platform Built for Scale
Muon Space, the Mission Foundry for high-performance satellite constellations, unveiled Condor-Ultra, its newest spacecraft platform developed for high-power, networked constellations of hundreds to thousands of satellites. Optimized for stackable mass-deployment from SpaceX’s Starship, Condor-Ultra anchors communications, sensing and data-center class compute missions with the most demanding power, aperture and data requirements at unprecedented scale and…
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Planet Delivers Pelican-11 to Launch Site Ahead of SpaceX Transporter-17 Mission
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced that Pelican-11, the tech demonstration satellite of the second generation (Gen 2) of its high-resolution Pelican fleet, has shipped to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of the launch aboard the upcoming Transporter-17 rideshare mission with SpaceX. Planet’s…
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Resolve Optics Supplies Flight-Ready Camera Lenses for Satellite Missions
Resolve Optics has supplied an initial batch of 10 flight ready lenses to a manufacturer of compact camera cores designed to withstand launch conditions and maintain optical performance while being exposed to the extreme operating conditions experienced in the space environment. Designed to operate in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – the cameras with integrated flight…
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Exotrail Advances Satellite Mobility with spaceware Hall Effect Electric Propulsion Systems
Exotrail is continuing to expand the capabilities of small satellite mobility through the spaceware family of Hall Effect Thruster (HET) electric propulsion systems. Designed specifically for the NewSpace market, the spaceware product line provides scalable propulsion solutions for CubeSats, microsatellites and small satellites requiring efficient orbital maneuvering, mission flexibility and operational performance. Exotrail has focused…