Tag: Satellite Bus & Platforms
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Terran Orbital Completes Satellite Bus Deliveries for Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 1
Terran Orbital Corporation, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the successful delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 program. These spacecraft help form a resilient, low-latency communications network in low Earth orbit, designed to deliver…
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SFL Missions Secures Contract to Build Three HawkEye 360 Satellite Clusters for Advanced RF Detection
SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide spacecraft bus units in support of three new HawkEye 360 satellite Clusters, totaling nine spacecraft, which will expand HawkEye 360’s RF detection and geolocation constellation. The contract includes Cluster 14, which is similar to those recently launched by HawkEye 360, and Clusters 15 and 16,…
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NanoAvionics Joins Thales Alenia Space in ESA’s SIRIUS Mission Study to Advance Urban Heat Monitoring
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), a leading smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO programme mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban Sustainability). NanoAvionics will contribute its small satellite expertise, including the flight-proven MP42H microsatellite bus and its flight…
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Gilmour Space Achieves Milestone with Deployment of ElaraSat MMS-1 Satellite in Orbit
Gilmour Space Technologies confirmed the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1), another step forward for Australian space capability. Launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission in June, the locally designed and built satellite bus carries a hyperspectral imager from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. Since reaching orbit, ElaraSat MMS-1 has: Completed…
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INNOSPACE Signs Distribution Agreement with ISISPACE
INNOSPACE and ISISPACE have signed a Distribution Agreement, which was announced during the 39th edition of the Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, US. This partnership will enable ISISPACE to broaden the launch solutions it can offer its customers from Europe and beyond with bespoke rideshare or dedicated launches tailored to meet the specific…
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Aerospacelab Secures €94 Million Funding to Fuel Ambitious Roadmap
Aerospacelab announces the closure of an extended Series B funding round totaling 94 million EUR (110 million USD) through a dual-tranche funding of 56 million EUR (66 million USD), alongside a 38 million EUR (44 million USD) commitment from a European Financial Institution. This Series B round has been strategically implemented to align with Aerospacelab’s…
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Aerospacelab Advances Space Tech with Scalable Satellite Platforms and Payload Integration
Aerospacelab, Founded in 2018, has its headquarters at Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, with additional offices in Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland), and a U.S. branch in Palo Alto, California. Aerospacelab is guided by the motto “Make Access to Space Simple so our Customers can Succeed on Earth.” Aerospacelab specializes in end-to-end satellite solutions, delivering agility, scalability, and integrated…
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Astranis Space Technologies Advances Global Connectivity with MicroGEO Satellites
Astranis Space Technologies was founded in 2015 and has its headquarters in San Francisco, California, United States. It aims to build compact, cost-efficient geostationary communication satellites (MicroGEO) to deliver affordable and dedicated broadband services. Their technology emphasizes rapid turnaround, digital flexibility via software-defined radios and mission resiliency. Their satellites contain onboard propulsion systems enabling relocation and…
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SatSure, Pixxel, PierSight & Dhruva Space Teams up to Build India’s Earth Observation Constellation
In a historic move for the country, a private Indian consortium will deliver the nation’s first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS), a 12-satellite network to be developed over the next four to five years with an investment of more than 1,200 crores. The consortium of SatSure, Pixxel Space, PierSight, and Dhruva Space has been awarded…
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Eycore and NanoAvionics Collaborates to Develop Advanced SAR Satellites for NATO and Allied Defense Missions
Eycore, an emerging developer of compact synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) payloads, and small-satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) announced an agreement to place Eycore’s inaugural SAR demonstrator into orbit. The flight will test Eycore’s X-band radar on NanoAvionics’ flight-proven MP42 microsatellite bus, laying the groundwork for an all-European, military-grade SAR solution that provides governments with rapid, sovereign access…