Tag: Satellite
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Astroscale Secures Patent to Advance Docking and Servicing of Tumbling Satellites
Astroscale, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announces the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,479,603 B2, “Method and Device for Capture of Tumbling Space Objects.” The innovation introduces a novel spacecraft design with an “empty” docking volume and center-of-mass control technique that will allow Astroscale servicers to approach…
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STMicroelectronics & SpaceX Mark Decade-Long Partnership Powering Starlink Global Connectivity
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and SpaceX celebrate ten years of collaboration, driving innovation with co-design of custom-made components for satellite communication. Over the past decade, the collaboration has produced billions of co-designed products used in millions of Starlink user terminals in addition to over 10,000 Starlink…
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Momentus Completes Environmental Testing of Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle
Momentus, a US commercial space company offering satellite buses, satellite components, and in-space infrastructure services, announced the successful completion of Environmental Testing of its Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle, scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission targeted for launch no earlier than March 2026. Vigoride 7 is scheduled to carry payloads for several customers, including the U.S.…
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ST Engineering iDirect and Capgemini Join Forces to Develop 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks
ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, announced that it is collaborating with Capgemini, an AI-powered global business and technology transformation company, to develop a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) satellite base station. Based on cloud-native fundamentals, the solution will enable seamless integration between satellite and terrestrial networks, accelerating the adoption of standards-based, software-defined…
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Isar Aerospace Advances First Test Flight With Spectrum Launch Vehicle
Isar Aerospace, a European launch-vehicle manufacturer focused on dedicated small-satellite access to space is progressing toward its first test flight of the Spectrum launch vehicle. The test flight represents a major milestone in the company’s development roadmap and forms a critical step toward establishing a commercially available, European-built orbital launch service. The first test flight…
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Rocket Lab Secures CSA Funding to Develop Reaction Wheel for Medium-Class Satellites
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has been awarded funding by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop a new medium-class reaction wheel, with a targeted minimum angular momentum capacity of 25 Nms, designed to support 500kg – 1,000kg satellites with larger payloads operating in low Earth…
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Starfish Space Completes Autonomous LEO Rendezvous & Proximity Operations with Impulse Space
Starfish Space and Impulse Space announced the successful completion of the ‘Remora’ mission, an autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) demonstration in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The Remora mission marked an industry first: a fully autonomous rendezvous executed by Starfish with a single lightweight camera system and closed-loop guidance, navigation and control software running on…
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Firefly Aerospace Integrates Volta Wireless Power Receiver into Blue Ghost Lunar Mission
Firefly Aerospace, a market-leading space and defense technology company, announced a new commercial payload agreement with Volta Space Technologies to host a wireless power receiver on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 2 lander on the far side of the Moon. The payload will serve as a technology demonstration for Volta’s planned lunar power network, called LightGrid. “Firefly is…
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Harmonic Drive Highlights Solar Array Drive Technology for Spacecraft Power Generation
Harmonic Drive, a long-established supplier of precision motion-control solutions for aerospace and spaceflight applications, is highlighting the Solar Array Drive (SAD) technology, a critical subsystem enabling accurate and reliable deployment and pointing of spacecraft solar panels. Designed to meet the stringent mechanical, thermal and lifetime requirements of orbital missions, Harmonic Drive’s SAD solutions are widely…
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Hunter Communications Launches Ku-Beam Managed Ku-Band Satellite Connectivity Service
Hunter Communications, a satellite communications service provider specializing in managed bandwidth and teleport services, is highlighting Ku-Beam, the Ku-band satellite connectivity offering designed to support enterprise, government, broadcast and mobility users requiring reliable and flexible satellite communications. Ku-Beam is positioned as a managed Ku-band SATCOM service, integrating satellite capacity, ground infrastructure and network management into…