Tag: radio
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Tethers Unlimited delivers software-defined radios to Millennium Space for satellite constellation
The SWIFT-SLX radio is a compact, affordable software-defined radio designed to provide S-band and L-band communications for small satellites. (Tethers Unlimited Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it has completed an on-time delivery of 15 S-band software-defined radios in support of a small-satellite constellation mission being developed by Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary. In…
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Amergint acquires Tethers Unlimited to focus on satellite communications and space services
An artist’s conception shows Tethers Unlimited’s LEO Knight robotic servicing spacecraft working on the company’s HyperBus payload platform. (Tethers Unlimited Illustration) Colorado-based Amergint Technology Holdings says it has acquired Tethers Unlimited, a Bothell, Wash.-based space venture that’s working on a wide range of government-funded projects. In a news release, Amergint said the deal will bring…
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Tethers Unlimited lifts the curtain on mesh networking system for small satellites
An artist’s conception visualizes the connections between small satellites using the SWIFT-LINQ system. (Tethers Unlimited Illustration) Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it’s delivered a new type of mesh networking system designed to connect small satellites in orbit to a confidential customer. The system, called SWIFT-LINQ, is a software app that runs on the company’s SWIFT…
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Tethers Unlimited says two-way radio for small satellites has aced first orbital test
The software-defined SWIFT-SLX S-band radio is designed to fit on a CubeSat-class satellite. (Tethers Unlimited Photo) Tethers Unlimited weathered a wave of bad news over the winter, but now some good news has bloomed. The company, headquartered in Bothell, Wash., reports that its SWIFT-SLX S-band radio has been successfully operated in orbit. The compact software-defined…
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Tethers Unlimited delivers tiny but powerful satellite transmitter for Army
The SWIFT-KTX transmitter helps tiny satellites deliver big data. (Tethers Unlimited Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it’s delivered the first flight unit of a K-band radio transmitter that’s designed for use on CubeSat satellites as small as a loaf of bread. The SWIFT-KTX transmitter builds upon Tethers Unlimited’s software-defined radio platform to transmit data…