Tag: Satellite Bus & Platforms
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Sierra Space Launches its Innovative Eclipse Satellite Bus Line
Sierra Space, one of the leading commercial space-tech companies and next generation defense-tech prime building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth and protect the freedom of economic activity in the Orbital Age, announced the launch of its innovative Sierra Space Eclipse satellite bus line. This cutting-edge series sets a new standard in…
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Terran Orbital Showcases Space-Related Tech and Key Programs at 2024 Space Symposium
Terran Orbital Corporation, one of the global leaders in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced its space-related technologies and programs for the 2024 39th Space Symposium (April 8-11, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO). Visit Terran Orbital at Booth #1072 to meet their dedicated team of experts and explore our comprehensive suite…
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SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics (SML) prototyping project funded by the U.S. Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale U.S. The spacecraft, called the Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling (APS-R), will refuel other compatible vehicles while…
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BAE Systems Successfully Integrates UV Spectrometer of NASA’s Carruthers Observatory
BAE Systems has successfully completed the integration of the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory‘s ultraviolet (UV) spectrometer onto the satellite bus, the next major step in completing the NASA Earth-monitoring satellite. Carruthers is a small satellite (SmallSat) designed around BAE Systems’ configurable spacecraft platform. Once on orbit at Lagrange Point 1 (L1), the observatory will use an…
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Apex Releases Satellite Selfie Following Successful First Payload Commissioning
Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company, released its “satellite selfie,” an image taken by its Aries SN1 spacecraft. The photograph was taken by a payload owned by Apex, which completed commissioning last week. The image was taken by a camera mounted on the satellite bus’s payload deck. The camera captures one of the deployed solar…
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Startical to Test its Air Traffic Surveillance Systems on NanoAvionics-Built Satellite
Startical, the company created by ENAIRE, Europe’s fourth-largest air navigation services provider, and Indra, a technological company and one of the world’s leading providers of air traffic systems, will use a satellite produced by Kongsberg NanoAvionics, a leading small satellite company, and mission integrator, to test the systems of its future constellation of over 270…
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MDA Space Unveils New Software-Defined Satellite Product Line at Satellite 2024
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, unveiled AURORA as the name of its new software-defined satellite product line at the Satellite 2024 Conference taking place in Washington, D.C. Designed to meet the changing and highly competitive technical and business requirements of the satellite industry, the fully integrated AURORA…
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Terran Orbital Set to Showcase SmallSat GEO Solution at Satellite 2024
Terran Orbital one of the leading manufacturers of small satellites and an end-to-end satellite solutions provider will showcase their latest advancements and share valuable insights with the space community at Satellite 2024 in Washington, DC. Visit Terran Orbital at Booth #2251 or set an appointment to meet their dedicated team of experts and explore their…
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Airbus Ships EUTELSAT 36D Satellite to Florida for SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch
The Airbus-built EUTELSAT 36D geostationary telecommunications satellite has been shipped from Toulouse, France to Sanford, Florida, USA, on board an Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST). Its next step is the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, where it will be launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 later this month. With the advent of the new BelugaXL,…
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L3Harris Selects Maxar Space Systems to Support its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Program
Maxar Space Systems, a provider company of comprehensive space technologies, announced it has been selected by L3Harris Technologies for the design and production of eighteen Maxar 300 spacecraft platforms and associated support for its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program with the Space Development Agency (SDA). This selection builds on Maxar Space Systems’ existing contract with…