Tag: Launch
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Viasat and Rocket Lab Collaborate to Demonstrate Data Relay Services for LEO Satellites
Viasat, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, announced it selected Rocket Lab USA, a leading launch and space systems company, to support Viasat’s hybrid space communications networks demonstrations by producing a spacecraft bus and providing mission operation support. The demonstrations will make evident Viasat’s portfolio of multi-band, space-based relay communication services in support…
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Quantic Electronics to Showcase its RF and Microwave Solutions at SATELLITE 2024
Quantic Electronics announced that it will exhibit at the SATELLITE 2024 Conference and Exhibition, hosted in Washington, D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, March 19th-21st. Representatives from Quantic and its businesses Quantic ECI, Quantic Ohmega Ticer, Quantic PMI, and Quantic TRM will be available at Booth #1438 to showcase our RF and microwave…
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Teledyne e2v HiRel Introduces S-Band Ultra-Low Noise Amplifier for Space Applications
Teledyne e2v HiRel announced the availability of a rad-tolerant S-Band low noise amplifier, model TDLNA2050SEP that is ideal for use in demanding high reliability, space, and radar applications where low noise figure, minimal power consumption, and small package footprint are critical to mission success. This new LNA, developed on a 90 nm enhancement-mode pseudomorphic High…
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Boeing Awarded WGS-12 Communications Satellite Production Contract from U.S. Space Force
Boeing has received a $439.6 million contract to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The WGS constellation delivers vital high-capacity, secure, and resilient communications capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies. The WGS’s responsive, steerable, high-capacity beams provide assured connectivity via the Protected…
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Terran Orbital Secures $45 Million IDIQ Contract from NASA for Space Technology Advancement
Terran Orbital Corporation, one of the global leaders in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced being awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $45 million ceiling value with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. The Directorate is comprised of NASA’s Flight Opportunities program and the Small Spacecraft Technology program. The five-year agreement…
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Spire Global Launches Four Satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Rideshare Mission
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, successfully launched four Spire-built and operated satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission, which launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 4th, 2024. Expanding Connectivity for a Smarter World Spire built and launched two satellites for Myriota, a world-leading provider of…
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Astroscale Secures UK Space Agency Contract for ADR Refueling Mission
Astroscale, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, one of the global leaders in In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) and End-of-Life (EOL) management services, announced a successful bid for the UK Space Agency’s Active Debris Removal (ADR) Refuelling feasibility study. This £2 million UKSA study program marks a significant milestone in the mission to transform the satellite industry…
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GITAI Achieves Milestone with Demonstration of Lunar Infrastructure Construction
GITAI USA, one of the world’s leading space robotics startups, announced a significant milestone in lunar infrastructure construction technology. In a groundbreaking demonstration and a “first of its kind,” GITAI successfully demonstrated its robotics technology for constructing a 5-meter-high communication tower in an environment simulating the lunar surface. The project was spearheaded by GITAI in…
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Muon Space Confirms Successful Deployment and Operational Status of Weather Satellite
Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, announced the successful deployment and operational status of its second ESPA-class satellite, MuSat2. Launched aboard SpaceX‘s Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 4, MuSat2 is equipped with advanced software-defined radio frequency instrumentation to gather new…
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Satellites Built by NanoAvionics Successfully Launched on SpaceX Transporter-10 Mission
Kongsberg NanoAvionics, one of the leading smallsat bus manufacturers and mission integrators, has announced that four of its manufactured satellites are in orbit following the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission launch. NanoAvionics’s three customers on this rideshare mission are Luxembourg’s OQ Technology, the world’s first global satellite 5G IoT (Internet of Things) operator, Spanish Earth observation (EO)…