Tag: LEO
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Redwire Opens New Facility in Washington, DC Region to Support National Security Programs
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it has opened a new office in Chantilly, Virginia, as the company expands to support a growing number of national security programs and customers. “Redwire’s new Chantilly office provides a front door for the national security community to tap into…
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MtronPTI Advances Space Mission Success with RF Component and Sub-Assemblies Testing
MtronPTI has over 125 design wins across satellite platforms and manned spacecraft. With expertise supporting LEO, MEO, and GEO applications, MtronPTI has a well-established team and a proven track record of meeting demanding space requirements. With the evolving need for high-power space-level transmitters, high-power handling space-level RF components and sub-assemblies are instrumental for mission success.…
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Avanti Signs MoU with Telesat to Develop LEO Services in New Multi-Orbit Strategy
Avanti Communications announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, Telesat, to test and develop LEO services as part of its global strategy to deliver bespoke, multi-orbit solutions to customers at scale. Avanti plans to incorporate Telesat’s Lightspeed services into its network to…
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Space Tango Receives $5 Million Award from NASA to Provide Support for Artemis II Mission
Space Tango, one of the leaders in microgravity hardware, software, and automation proudly announced its award of approximately $5 million to support the Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) division within the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) for the historic Artemis II mission. As part of this collaboration, Space Tango has been entrusted by NASA to…
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Hughes Awarded a Contract by SES Space & Defense for Multi-Orbit Auto-PACE Solution
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, announced that SES Space & Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, awarded Hughes a contract to provide a flexible, software-defined, multi-orbit, auto-PACE solution and associated modems in support of SES Space & Defense’s and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program. …
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Voyager Space Awarded a Contract by Millennium Space Systems to Build Star Trackers
Voyager Space, one of the global leaders in space exploration, announced it has been awarded a contract by Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, to build 13 Flight Model Star Trackers (µSTAR-250) and two Engineering Models. Phased delivery is slated for late 2024 through early 2025 to support Millennium’s small satellite constellations programs. Voyager’s µSTAR-250…
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LeoLabs and Secure World Foundation Release Joint Statement on Orbital Debris Remediation
LeoLabs, one of the leading commercial providers of data and insights for space safety, security, and sustainability, released a joint statement on debris remediation signed by representatives of commercial entities in collaboration with the Secure World Foundation (SWF). LeoLabs and SWF led this effort in response to the continual accumulation of massive derelict objects (e.g.…
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XDLINX Labs and Almagest Collaborate to Advance Space Communication via E-band Technology
Hyderabad-based XDLINX Labs, an end-to-end nano and microsatellite platform developer, announced that it has secured a contract with US-based Almagest Space Corporation to build, launch, and operate in-orbit XDLINX’s XDSAT-NS satellite integrated with the world’s first miniaturized space-grade E-band communication payload developed by XDLINX for Almagest. The satellite, which will be powered by Antaris Space’s…
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VPT Launches VSC100-2800S COTS DC-DC Converters for NewSpace Market
VPT, a HEICO company, announced the addition of the VSC100-2800S to the award-winning VSC Series of space COTS DC-DC converters. Designed for the “NewSpace” market, the VSC Series complements VPT’s hermetic hybrid SV / SVL Series of rad-hard products available on DLA SMDs. The VSC Series is intended for use in commercial rad-tolerant satellite applications…
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Collins Aerospace Achieves Key NASA Milestone in Next-Gen Space Station Suit Development
A key NASA design milestone was recently completed by Collins Aerospace as the company works to develop a next-generation spacesuit for use on the International Space Station. The milestone – a pressure garment system fit and functionality test in a microgravity-like environment – marked an important step toward developing a suit for NASA that can…