Tag: Satellite Antennas
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V2X to Support Key Space Force Tracking and Instrumentation Station
V2X announced it has been awarded a new five-year task order to support U.S. Space Force operations at Ascension Island as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Contract Augmentation Program V (AFCAP V). The firm-fixed-price award includes a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, with a ceiling value of $140 million. Ascension Island…
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Planet Signs Three-Year Contract with EMDYN to Provide Satellite Data for Intelligence Solutions
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced a multi-year contract with EMDYN, a European-based company providing agile intelligence-led solutions and security services. Through this relationship, EMDYN will use Planet’s near-daily global satellite imagery and taskable high-resolution SkySat satellites to monitor subtle activity across large geographical regions such…
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SSC Awarded Contracts for Copernicus Earth Observation Program
SSC has been awarded several additional satellite ground station contracts by ESA for Copernicus, EU’s Earth Observation program. The new contracts include ground station support from Punta Arenas, the US and Canada. SSC has supported the Copernicus program since 2020. The new contracts include adding satellite ground support by adding the Punta Arenas Satellite Station…
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ST Engineering iDirect to Demonstrate Intuition Ground Systems at Satellite 2025
ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, will showcase its Intuition ground system’s next-gen capabilities in advanced automation, multi-orbit connectivity, and cloud-driven scalability through live demonstrations at the Satellite 2025 Conference and Exhibition. Designed to address the challenges of evolving satellite networks, Intuition’s next release is scheduled for later this year. Attendees at…
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Safran DSI Introduces the First US-Built 5.5 Meter LEO Satellite Tracking Antenna
Safran Defense & Space, a global leader in advanced space technology, has successfully completed its first US-built 5.5 meter “VISION” LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite tracking antenna. This cutting-edge antenna, manufactured in Norcross, Georgia, marks a significant step in Safran DSI’s commitment to delivering American-made solutions for space and defense applications. The VISION antenna is…
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EDGE Entity MALATH Partners with ERA RF Technologies to Advance Satellite Communication
MALATH, an EDGE Group entity focused on facilitating trade with Turkish companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ERA RF Technologies, Türkiye’s leading provider of advanced communication solutions. Signed by Mr. Ali Demirhan, CEO of MALATH, and Mr. Adnan Kaya, CEO of ERA RF Technologies, at SAHA Expo 2024, the MoU outlines MALATH’s…
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Hughes Completes Test Flight of Gogo Galileo HDX Electronically Steerable Antenna using LEO
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company, announced the Gogo Galileo HDX Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) built by Hughes has completed its test flight on a Bombardier Challenger 300. A commercial aviation variant will be available from Hughes in the first half of 2025, using the same flight-proven technology. “Business jet owners can unlock the…
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Fortify Delivers Flux One 3D Printer to NASA Glenn Research Center
Fortify, a trailblazing additive manufacturing company specializing in the production of advanced RF devices is thrilled to announce delivery of a Fortify Flux System to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The Flux Series manufacturing platform will be used by Glenn Research Center for the development of innovative antenna designs and to develop novel, space-relevant…
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IQ spacecom and RBC Signals Partner to Deliver Bi-Directional Intersatellite Connection Service
IQ spacecom and RBC Signals join forces to deliver Go.BIC, the first dynamic Global On-Demand Bi-directional Intersatellite Connection Service, aimed at supporting inter-satellite connections for LEO operators. Connectivity for the service will be powered by Viasat’s global L-band satellite network. RBC Signals, a pioneering provider of satellite data communication solutions with a vast ground station…
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Airbus Delivers First Active Transmit Antenna for Hisdesat’s SpainSat NG-I Satellite
Acceptance testing of the active transmit antenna for Hisdesat’s SpainSat NG-I satellite has been successfully completed following the final radiation pattern tests. The antenna is now being integrated into the satellite at the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France. Once integrated, the antenna and satellite will undergo thermal vacuum tests (TVAC) and then vibration tests. The…