Tag: LEO
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U.S. Space Force Selects Firefly Aerospace to Provide Launch Services for SSC’s VICTUS NOX Mission
Firefly Aerospace, announced that the company has been selected by the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to provide launch services for SSC’s VICTUS NOX mission. The effort was awarded as the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS-3) Launch Service Task Order under the Orbital Services Program 4 (OSP-4) Contract. The VICTUS NOX mission will…
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Sierra Space Announces Successful Completion of Ultimate Burst Pressure Test for LIFE Habitat
Sierra Space, a commercial space company at the forefront of creating and building the future of space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, has announced the recent completion of its first successful Ultimate Burst Pressure (UBP) test for the Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat. The test was sponsored by Next Space Technologies…
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Omnispace and GateHouse SatCom Demonstrate the Performance of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network
Omnispace, the company redefining mobile connectivity, and GateHouse Satcom, one of the market leaders and software developer for the satellite communication industry, has announced that they have successfully modeled the performance of 5G new radio (NR) non-terrestrial network (NTN) waveform in an NGSO environment. The Omnispace 5G NTN system, operating in low-earth orbit (LEO), will…
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Skyroot Aerospace Raises $51 Million in Funding to Offer Small Satellite Launch Services
Skyroot Aerospace, a Space-tech startup in India, has successfully raised a $51 million Series-B funding round led by GIC, a leading global investment firm. This is the largest funding round ever in the Indian private Space-Tech sector, which validates Skyroot’s strengths in space technology and helps meet the burgeoning demand from the international small satellite…
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OQ Receives $13 Million Funding to Develop 5G Satellite for Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, and Greece
OQ Technology, a global 5G IoT (Internet of Things) satellite operator, has closed a 13 million Euro Series A funding round led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm at Aramco (the Saudi oil and gas company), and Phaistos Investment Fund, managed by 5G Ventures in Greece. OQ Technology will use the funds to further…
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SpaceLink Signs Cooperative R&D Agreement with US Army
SpaceLink, the company that is building the Communications Superhighway for the Space Economy™, announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Under the agreement, the organizations will work together to explore alternative space communications…
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Orbit Launches New Tri-Band Earth Observation Antenna System for LEO and MEO Satellites
Orbit Communications Systems, one of the leading global providers of maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management systems have announced the launch of Gaia 100 an advanced tri-band Earth observation antenna system. This system has secured an initial order from a significant European customer. Gaia100 is a series…
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Xona Receives Investment to Develop Commercial Satellite Navigation Network
Xona Space Systems, a pioneer in navigation technologies from Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has announced that they have raised an oversubscribed financing round to accelerate the development of their high-performance commercial satellite navigation network, bringing their total funding to over $25M. The round was led by First Spark Ventures who is joined by numerous new…
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Nokia Collaborates with AST to Provide First Space-based Cellular Broadband Network
Nokia has signed a five-year 5G deal with AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard 4G or 5G mobile devices. Under the deal, Nokia and AST SpaceMobile will work to achieve their joint ambition to expand universal coverage and connect underserved communities around the world.…