Tag: LEO
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Impulse Space Reveals Design Specifications for Its New High-Performance Kick Stage
Impulse Space, an innovator of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system, has unveiled the design specifications for its latest vehicle: Helios, a high-performance kick stage. Using a medium-lift launch vehicle, Helios is designed to take payloads of over 5 tons directly from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Geostationary Orbit (GEO) in less than…
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ReliaSat’s Product Range Unlocks the Potential of Ku, K, and Ka Bands in LEO Satellites
In the dynamic realm of satellite communications, especially for LEO satellites, frequency bands like Ku, K, and Ka have become pivotal. As we progress further into the age of space technology, understanding the unique benefits of these bands is crucial. The choice of frequency band – Ku, K, and Ka – for LEO Satellites hinges…
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Axiom Mission 3 Successfully Launched to the International Space Station
Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station, successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-3 crew is now in orbit and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is anticipated to dock at the space-facing port of…
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Mynaric Selected by DARPA for Phase 2 of Space-BACN Program
Mynaric one of the leading providers of industrialized, cost-effective, and scalable laser communications products, has been selected as a key development partner for Phase 2 of the Space-based adaptive communications node (Space-BACN) program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. DARPA’s Space-BACN program envisions a low-cost, scalable optical communications terminal that could be reconfigured to…
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Boryung and Axiom Space Form a Joint Venture to Revolutionize Space Industry in Korea
Boryung Corporation, a pioneer in innovative solutions based in South Korea, and Axiom Space, one of the leaders in commercial human spaceflight and architect of the world’s first commercial space station, announced the formation of a joint venture aiming to leverage the unique strengths of both companies to advance the commercialization of low-Earth orbit (LEO)…
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Jim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator Joins Starlab Space’s Board of Directors
Starlab Space, the transatlantic joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, announced Jim Bridenstine will join the company’s Board of Directors. The former NASA Administrator will help guide Starlab Space as the company continues toward its vision of building a continuously crewed, free-flying space station. “Airbus and Voyager are proud to welcome Jim Bridenstine to…
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Redwire Roll-Out Solar Arrays Successfully Deployed on Maxar’s Ovzon 3 Satellite
Redwire Corporation, a space infrastructure company for the next-generation space economy, announced today that two 5-kW Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) have successfully deployed and are operating nominally in geosynchronous orbit on the Maxar Space Systems-built Ovzon 3 communications satellite, which successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on January 3, 2024. Ovzon 3 represents…
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KVH Expands Multi-Orbit Hybrid Network with Eutelsat OneWeb Service
KVH Industries announced a distribution partnership agreement with LEO connectivity provider Eutelsat OneWeb. Under the terms of the deal, KVH will offer Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO connectivity services supporting terminals for commercial and leisure vessels via Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO satellite constellation. OneWeb’s network compromises more than 630 satellites in low earth orbit that can deliver enterprise-grade broadband connectivity…
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Muon Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Contract by AFWERX for Weather Intelligence
Muon Space, a LEO satellite constellation company revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase I contract focused on weather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and operational mission planning. Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR)…
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Voyager Space and Airbus Finalize Creation of Starlab Space LLC Joint Venture
Voyager Space and Airbus, global leaders in space exploration, announced they have completed the transaction to create Starlab Space LLC, a transatlantic joint venture that will design, build, and operate the Starlab commercial space station. Alongside the joint venture execution, the Starlab team completed the station-level System Definition Review (SDR), a critical milestone assessing the…