Tag: LEO
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ScotRail and Clarus Networks Delivers World-First Rail-Certified Starlink Connectivity
ScotRail, in partnership with Clarus Networks Group, has launched a transformational connectivity project that sees the world’s first deployment of a rail-certified Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite antenna. This landmark deployment delivers high-speed, resilient internet access to trains operating across some of the UK’s most remote rail corridors setting a new global benchmark for digital…
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Q-KON and Rivada Partner to Advance Secure Satellite Connectivity Across Africa
Q-KON, a leading provider of satellite solutions and services, and Outernet provider Rivada Space Networks have signed an MoU to provide next-generation connectivity to power network expansion and digital transformation across Africa and beyond. Q-KON will leverage Rivada’s Outernet to provide resiliency for specialized data networks across Africa and a new level of cybersecurity to…
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SES Space & Defense Joins Defense Innovation Unit’s Hybrid Space Architecture Project
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, joins the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Hybrid Space Architecture Network initiative. SES’s Hybrid Space Architecture II project will showcase an automatically orchestrated secure integrated multi-orbit network that interconnects commercial and government networks to deliver assured and affordable, low-latency, multi-path communications across a scalable and resilient multi-domain…
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Square Peg Advances MilSat Readiness with RLS-2100 Radio Link Simulator
Square Peg Communications, a leader in satellite systems engineering and DSP-based satellite communication products, is enabling high-performance testing for MilSat communications through its advanced Radio Link simulator. The RLS-2100 enables users to model, simulate, and optimize mission-critical satellite links across a broad frequency range. In hostile environments, where failure is not an option and every…
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General Atomics Secures US Space Force Contract for Advanced Optical Communication in bLEO
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) for Phase 2 of the Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program. This Phase 2 contract award was issued through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) via an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). The EST program…
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Telesat: Pioneering the Future of Satellite Connectivity and Innovation
Telesat, a renowned global satellite operator, has played a pivotal role in shaping the satellite communications industry since its establishment in 1969. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, the company is committed to revolutionizing broadband connectivity through its cutting-edge satellite networks. With a strong foundation in geostationary and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology, Telesat aims to…
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Rivada Partners with Pulsar to Expand Secure LEO Connectivity Across Key Sectors
Rivada Space Networks, a global network company launching a secure, low-latency low-earth-orbit satellite network, has announced a new partnership with Pulsar International (Pulsar) to enable secure connectivity for customers in commercial maritime, Agri-tech, enterprise, and government markets. Rivada has now lined up over $US16 billion of business globally for its unique LEO network. Pulsar’s innovative land…
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Sodern: Diversifying Space and Defence with Innovation
Sodern, a manufacturer of diversified satellite components, specializing in star trackers, crucial for satellite orientation, and neutron technology, has been developing cutting-edge technology for the space, defense and neutron analysis markets for 60 years. It is their conviction that experience is an essential factor for excellence and credibility and throughout their history they have been…
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Beyond Gravity Powers ESA’s Biomass Satellite with Key Tech for Climate Mission Launch
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) highly anticipated “Biomass” satellite is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, April 29, aboard a European Vega-C rocket from the Kourou Spaceport in South America. Developed to monitor global forest biomass and support climate research, the mission features several crucial components supplied by the Swiss space technology company Beyond Gravity. Around 30%…
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Apex Secures $200M Series C Funding to Scale Production of Satellite Bus Platforms
Apex, the world’s first spacecraft manufacturer to offer productized, high-rate configurable satellite bus platforms, announced its $200 million Series C funding round. The round was led by Point72 Ventures and co-led by 8VC, alongside existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz and new firms Washington Harbour Partners and StepStone Group. This fundraiser will allow Apex to scale…