Tag: LEO
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Safran and Terran Orbital Sign a MoA for the Production of Satellite Electric Propulsion Systems in USA
Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to study and validate the prerequisites for the production of a new generation of electric propulsion systems for satellites in the United States, based on Safran’s PPSX00 plasma thruster. Safran Electronics & Defense, via Safran Spacecraft Propulsion, and Terran…
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Rocket Lab to Launch Seven Satellites as Part of Upcoming Electron Mission
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced its next Electron mission will deploy seven satellites to space and include an attempt to recover the rocket’s booster after launch. The ‘Baby Come Back’ mission, Rocket Lab’s 39th Electron launch, is scheduled to deploy from Pad A at Rocket…
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Sidus Space Awarded Contracts for Two Projects Under Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space, and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company, announced it has been awarded contracts for two projects with Israeli partners Maris-Tech and Lulav Space by Space Florida under the Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership. This is the first time Sidus has received two awards from the same round of projects from the Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership. The…
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Rivada Space Networks and Artel Collaborate to Bring Secure Satellite Communications to Government Market
Rivada Space Networks (RSN) and Artel LLC have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Master Services Agreement (MSA) to bring a new level of high security and low latency satellite communications to the government market through low earth orbit (LEO) constellations. Artel LLC provides secure network communication services to U.S. government…
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Sierra Space Awarded Space Act Agreement by NASA for the Development of Commercial LEO Ecosystem
Sierra Space, a pure-play commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, was awarded a Space Act Agreement (SAA) by NASA under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC-2) initiative. Through the agreement, Sierra Space will provide NASA with valuable insight and collaboration into its crewed Dream Chaser spaceplane;…
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VAST Selects Impulse Space to Provide Propulsion Systems for its Haven-1 Space Station
Vast, a pioneer in space habitation technologies, announced that it has selected Impulse Space, a leader in the development of in-space logistics services, to provide its Haven-1 Space Station propulsion system. Impulse Space and Vast will work closely to integrate the propulsion system as a key subsystem of Haven-1, scheduled to launch on a SpaceX…
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SpaceX, Blue Origin, others highlighted in new NASA low-Earth orbit partnerships
On June 15, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced its intention to partner with seven U.S. aerospace companies in order to advance human spaceflight and the commercial low-Earth orbit economy. The agency stated in a press release that these partnerships — done through the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 initiative (CCSC-2) along…
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UARX Space Providing Launch Services for Small Satellites from LEO to Lunar Missions
UARX Space is an in-space transportation company providing rideshare and dedicated launch services for CubeSats and small satellites. The company designs and builds spacecraft that put CubeSats and SmallSat into their desired orbits, from low-earth orbit (LEO) to the Moon and deep space. From 1kg to 3500 Kg spacecraft, the team at UARX Space has…
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Teledyne e2v HiRel Announces New Voltage Controlled Oscillators for LEO Space Applications
Teledyne e2v HiRel announced the availability of a pair of Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs) with low-phase noise performance for low earth orbit (LEO) space and other demanding applications. The TDVCO015 and TDVCO027 are built in GaAs InGaP Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) process technology. They integrate resonators, negative resistance devices, and varactor diodes and offer excellent…
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E-Space Completes Low Earth Orbit Constellation Study Commissioned by French Space Agency
E-Space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services, announced it has completed a five-month feasibility study, commissioned by the French Space Agency, Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES). The study aimed at assessing and validating the technical capabilities of the E-Space satellite system (space platform,…