Tag: Satellite Bus & Platforms
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Maxar Intelligence Reveals the First Images from its WorldView Legion Satellites
Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence, released the first images from its next-generation WorldView Legion satellites, the first two of which were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on May 2, 2024. The high-resolution, 30 cm-class images were collected on July 16, 2024, by one of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites on…
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D-Orbit Expands its Presence in US Satellite Manufacturing Market
D-Orbit, a company in the space infrastructure, logistics and orbital transportation industry, announced that it has formed D-Orbit USA, a joint venture with Mike Cassidy, Mark Krebs, Miles Gazic, Danny Field, and David Harrower to strengthen their presence in the US satellite bus market. D-Orbit USA is the latest addition to the D-Orbit Group and…
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Airbus Secures German Armed Forces Prime Contract for Next Generation Military Satellite System
Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation secure military satellite system which includes geostationary satellites as well as ground segment, launch and operation for 15 years. The spacecraft are due to be deployed before the end of the decade and the contract value amounts to €2.1…
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Sidus Space and NASA Stennis Space Center Achieve Primary Objectives of ASTRA Payload Mission
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, announced that in partnership with NASA Stennis Space Center, the primary objectives of the NASA Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications (“ASTRA”) payload mission were successfully met on July 1, 2024. Collaborating closely with the NASA Stennis Autonomous Systems Laboratory (ASL) team, Sidus Space conducted extensive…
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Dhruva Space Collaborates with Kinéis to Provide Space-Based IoT Connectivity in India
In a groundbreaking initiative to fortify global satellite connectivity, full-stack Space Engineering solutions provider Dhruva Space and France-based satellite operator global IoT connectivity provider Kinéis have strengthened their collaboration to introduce Kinéis IoT connectivity in India, and to launch a Kinéis IoT payload on Dhruva Space P-30 satellite. This partnership is focused on Dhruva Space…
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Thales Alenia Space Secures ESA Contract to Develop Zero-Debris Spacecraft Platform
Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support its zero-debris objectives for 2030 through immediate evolutions to Europe’s spacecraft buses, starting with Thales Alenia Space’s multi-mission MILA platform. This new-generation bus will enable satellites to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at the end of their life, significantly reducing proliferation…
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Space Norway’s ASBM Satellites to Launch Site
Northrop Grumman Corporation, one of the leading global aerospace and defense technology companies, delivered its two-satellite constellation to the launch site for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM). These satellites will bring commercial broadband and protected military satellite communications to the hard-to-reach northern polar region. ASBM uses Northrop Grumman’s GEOStar-3 hosting platform and to…
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NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Next-Gen Weather Satellite Constellation for NOAA
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to develop and build the nation’s next generation weather satellite constellation, Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO), for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The baseline contract is for three spacecraft with options for four additional spacecraft. The total estimated value of the contract including options is $2.27 billion. The GeoXO…
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Sidus Space Demonstrates Advanced AI Enhanced Firefighting Software Solution on LizzieSat
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company has announced the successful demonstration of an advanced software solution supported by its FeatherEdge technology aboard its LizzieSat satellite, which launched in March 2024 on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission. This innovation, achieved in collaboration with XIOMAS TECHNOLOGIES, represents a significant milestone in the NASA-funded initiative to develop…
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DARPA Awards Contract to Redwire for SabreSat Spacecraft Very Low-Earth Orbit Demonstration
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to be the prime mission integrator for the development of a revolutionary air-breathing satellite that will demonstrate the use of novel electric propulsion systems in…