Tag: LEO
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Merida Aerospace Developing Perovskite Solar Cells for Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Merida Aerospace, a Tampa-based aerospace company, is developing perovskite solar cells tailored for space applications, with a specific emphasis on enhancing performance and economy for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. LEO satellites often rely on solar panels as their primary power source, capturing sunlight during orbital solar exposure for sustained operation. These panels enhance weight…
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Ax-3 Astronauts Conclude All-European Commercial Mission with Successful Splashdown
After undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew safely splashed down off the coast of Florida aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at 8:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 9, 2024. The Ax-3 crew’s return officially concludes the first all-European commercial astronaut mission and Axiom Space’s third…
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Korea’s Satellite Navigation System Developed by Thales Alenia Space Enters Service
The Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) developed by Thales Alenia Space as the prime contractor has been officially certified by the Korean authorities. Now operational, this navigation system is the result of a collaboration between Thales Alenia Space a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) — and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)…
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Starlab Space Selects SpaceX’s Starship to Launch its Commercial Space Station
Starlab Space, the transatlantic joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, announced the selection of SpaceX to launch the Starlab commercial space station to low-Earth orbit (LEO). Starship, SpaceX’s fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond, will launch Starlab in a single mission…
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Sivers Semiconductors Receives €0.6 Million Grant from ESA to Design SATCOM Chips
Sivers Semiconductors announced that its business unit, Sivers Wireless, has been granted €0.6 million (approx. 6.7 MSEK) from the European Space Agency (ESA). The grant will cover funding for the design of satellite communication chips over the next 1.5 years. Sivers Wireless will be responsible for the design of a Q-/V-band direct quadrature demodulator…
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RTX Achieves Key Milestones in DARPA Blackjack Program Using Four BCT Satellites
RTX’s small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies, announced the satellites supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Blackjack program have completed critical milestones activities. National security space assets, critical to U.S. warfighting capabilities, traditionally reside in a geosynchronous orbit to deliver persistent overhead access to any point on the globe. To…
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Redwire Opens New Manufacturing and Testing Facility in Longmont, Colorado
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced the opening of the company’s new manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado. The new, state-of-the-art Longmont facility features 26,000 square feet of high-bay manufacturing, integration, and testing floor space as well as an advanced RF testing chamber for installed performance testing…
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GITAI’s Autonomous Robotic Arm Set for Launch to ISS for Demonstration Mission
GITAI USA, one of the world’s leading space robotics startups, has announced that its 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (NG-20) on January 29. Having passed the required NASA safety reviews, the S2 will conduct an external demonstration of…
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Booz Allen Makes Strategic Investment in Albedo to Develop VLEO Satellite Constellation
Booz Allen Hamilton announced that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, has made a strategic investment in Albedo, the first company to operate satellites in very low earth orbit (VLEO), which enables them to offer ultra-high resolution commercial imagery from space. This investment supports Albedo’s operational constellation deployment and is aligned with Booz…
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LeoLabs Receives Order from NOAA to Develop the National Space Traffic Coordination System
LeoLabs, the company with the largest and most comprehensive catalogue of objects in low Earth orbit, announced it received a Consolidated Pathfinder order from NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) for the development of the civil-led, national Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Through this contract, OSC can leverage LeoLabs’ in-house expertise, artificial intelligence techniques,…