Tag: LEO
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Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon Satellite Capable of Supporting Two-Way Messaging for Premium Smartphones
At CES 2023, Qualcomm Technologies has announced Snapdragon Satellite — the world’s first satellite-based two-way capable messaging solution for premium smartphones. Snapdragon Satellite will provide global connectivity using mobile messaging from around the world, starting with devices based on the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform. Powered by Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF Systems and supported…
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NSLComm’s BeetleSat LEO Satellite Successfully Launched via SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
BeetleSat, formerly known as NSLComm, a fast-growing satellite technology start-up, announced the successful launch of its second nanosatellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Now in Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at 550Km altitude, the nanosatellite will provide BeetleSat’s public sector customer with store and forward, very high throughput satellite communication services. The…
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Airbus Achieves Milestone on European Satellite-based Navigation Augmentation System
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key security features for the most safety-critical applications such as aircraft navigation and landing and will provide entirely new services for maritime and land users. EGNOS…
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Spacecom Completes Successful Testing Campaign of Telesat’s LEO Demonstration Satellite
Spacecom, the satellite services provider and owner-operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Canada’s Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced the completion of Spacecom’s successful testing campaign with Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO (Low Earth Orbit) demonstration satellite. The tests, conducted from Spacecom’s Teleport and labs facility located in the…
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Isar Aerospace and German Space Agency at Selected Payloads for Second Flight of Spectrum Launch Vehicle
At the first German Small Satellite conference, Isar Aerospace and the German Space Agency at DLR announced the selection of payloads for the second flight of the company’s launch vehicle Spectrum, planned for 2023-2024. The payloads have been selected in the process of the Microlauncher competition, which included an Announcement of Opportunity for European payloads…
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OneWeb Orders 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals To Enable Broadband Connectivity Worldwide
Hughes Network Systems, an innovator in satellite and multi-transport networks for over 50 years, announced that OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has ordered 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals to enable networking services for enterprise and government customers. Engineered and manufactured by Hughes, the terminals (model number HL1100) include the Hughes electronically steered…
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Maxar Selects Sierra Space to Provide Solar Power Solutions for Proliferated LEO Satellites
Sierra Space, a space company building an end-to-end business and technology platform in space to benefit life on Earth, announced that the company has won a significant space defense contract with Maxar. Under the agreement, Sierra Space will provide revolutionary solar power solutions and production capability. This contract will support a constellation of 16 satellites…
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Spirent Announces the Availability of SimORBIT Software Solution for LEO Satellite Simulation
Spirent Communications plc, a provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, has announced the availability of SimORBIT, the first high-accuracy orbital modeling software solution specifically developed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite simulation. Created in partnership with spaceborne receiver developer SpacePNT, Spirent SimORBIT enables developers to calculate LEO orbits and their…
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Stellar Blu Solutions Selects Satcom Direct as the Service Provider for its Sidewinder Aviation Product Line
Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, has signed an agreement with Stellar Blu Solutions, a supplier of next-generation satellite communications technology. Stellar Blu has selected Satcom Direct as its preferred service provider for executive airliner customers using the Stellar Blu Sidewinder product line. The announcement was made at the Middle Eastern Business Aviation…
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OQ Technology to Launch MACSAT Mission on March 2023 Enabling 5G IoT-via-Satellite Services
Following its recent 13 million Euro Series A funding round, OQ Technology, a provider of 5G IoT (Internet of Things) satellite services, has announced March 2023 as the planned launch date for the LSA & ESA-supported MACSAT mission. The on-orbit pathfinder mission, to be launched on a Vega-C rocket rideshare mission (VV23), is aimed at…