Tag: LEO
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Sierra Space Announces the Creation of Sierra Space Ventures for Future Space Innovations
Sierra Space, one of the leading commercial space companies at the forefront of creating and building the future of space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, announced the creation of Sierra Space Ventures, which will open the possibilities of space to the innovators of tomorrow. Sierra Space Ventures will allow Sierra Space to…
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Astroscale Signs a Contract with Astra Space for its Spacecraft Engines
Astra Space announced that it has reached an agreement with Astroscale, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, to provide Astra Spacecraft Engines for its space sustainability spacecraft platform, ELSA-M, that can safely and responsibly capture and retire multiple client satellites in a single mission. The ELSA-M satellite servicer…
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Phase Four Next Generation Max-V Engine to use Domestically Sourced Iodine-Based Propellant
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, has announced that it will expand its Maxwell turn-key plasma propulsion line and offer satellite manufacturers an industry-first high-performance engine using an inexpensive, domestically sourced iodine-based propellant. Max-V leverages the Maxwell Block 2 engine’s innovative architecture and builds on the radio-frequency thruster’s propellant-agnostic capabilities.…
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DARPA Selects Intel for Space-BACN Program to Accelerate Inter-Satellite Communications
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Intel for Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program, which aims to create a low-cost, reconfigurable optical communications terminal that will translate information between diverse satellite constellations. A Space-BACN satellite terminal will enable communications between satellite constellations, enabling data to be sent anywhere…
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Hiltron Introduces High-Accuracy 3D Laser Scanning Service for Teleport Antennas
Hiltron Communications, a globally active satellite system integrator, manufacturer, and distributor, reports continuing the expansion of its range of products and services. The mid-September IBC 2022 show in Amsterdam was chosen for the first European promotion of Hiltron’s HMAM LEO motorized antenna mount, HSACU4 antenna control unit, and 3D laser-based Satcom antenna scanning service. Hiltron…
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DARPA Launches New SPCE Program to Improve Power Efficiency in Harsh Space Environments
Rapidly proliferating small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) are expanding space-based capabilities critical to both government and industry. As the subsequent, ever-increasing demand strains the operational limitations of LEO satellites, DARPA’s new Space Power Conversion Electronics (SPCE) program seeks greater efficiencies in usable power in the harsh space environment. Space-based power consumption generates heat…
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Awards SpaceLink a Contract for a Technology Demonstration
SpaceLink, a company that provides secure data relays from any orbit, any time, announced it was awarded a contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to study how commercial optical ground terminals will integrate into the Near Space Network. The funded study includes a demonstration of end-to-end transport of multi-source data at the SpaceLink…
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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…