Tag: Satellite
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Northrop Grumman Sets New Standard in Space Positioning and Navigation
Northrop Grumman Corporation is introducing the LR-450, a compact, lightweight positioning and navigation system built for a variety of space missions. The LR-450 delivers continuous, precise spacecraft tracking and orientation even when satellite signals are unavailable. The new system is now available worldwide for purchase and integration across space platforms. Key Features: High-precision inertial navigation:…
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Star Catcher Raises $65 Million to Build the First Power Grid in Space
Star Catcher, the company building the first power grid in space, announced it has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed Series A round. The new investment, led by B Capital and co-led by Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures, the venture arm of Cerberus Capital Management brings Star Catcher’s total capital raised to $88 million. Cerberus’…
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Solstar Space Expands Space Networking and Communications for Orbital and Lunar Missions
Solstar Space is advancing space-based networking and communications technologies designed to support human spaceflight, satellite operations, lunar exploration and future deep-space missions. Headquartered in Santa Fe, the company is developing integrated communications solutions intended to provide persistent connectivity between astronauts, spacecraft, payloads and mission operators across Low Earth Orbit (LEO), lunar orbit, the lunar surface…
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Globalstar Announces HIBLEO-4 Satellite Replenishment Launch with SpaceX
Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announced that Globalstar’s HIBLEO-4 replenishment satellites will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, May 17 during a 14-minute window that opens at 8:50 a.m. ET, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The satellites are designed to help replenish Globalstar’s existing low Earth…
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TrustPoint Secures $4 Million Space Force Contract for GPS-Independent PNT System
TrustPoint, a pioneer in next-generation space-based positioning and navigation solutions, announced it has been awarded a $4 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind GPS-independent positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) system. The award, issued by SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the United States Space Force, and jointly funded by the Small Business…
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Space42 and Sindan Partner on Autonomous Systems Testing and Satellite Connectivity Integration
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sindan, a specialist in advanced additive manufacturing, to discuss collaboration across satellite connectivity solutions on autonomous systems. The partnership will study synergies between Space42’s satellite communications capabilities and aerospace systems, alongside Sindan’s manufacturing and flight-testing infrastructure. The agreement…
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NASA’s JPL Advances Deep Space Mission Operations with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, announced that NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has migrated to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization for its mission-critical IT infrastructure. JPL selected Red Hat OpenShift with its built-in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization capability to support a sophisticated, high-performance environment. This unified application platform combines hybrid cloud flexibility…
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BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure Government Contract for Advanced Gen-2 Mission Applications
BlackSky Technology Inc. was awarded a seven-figure subscription contract with a new government customer for new and advanced Gen-2 mission applications. This initial one-year period-of-performance contract expands access to Gen-2 capacity and increases mission value for the customer. “BlackSky’s Gen-2 constellation continues to provide tremendous real-time operational utility to our global customer base with high-cadence,…
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Sierra Space Advances Orbital Cargo Transportation with Dream Chaser Spaceplane
Sierra Space, a US-based aerospace company focused on commercial space transportation and orbital infrastructure systems, is advancing reusable orbital cargo operations through its Dream Chaser spaceplane and Shooting Star cargo module architecture. The integrated system is designed to deliver and return cargo from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) while supporting runway-based spacecraft recovery and flexible logistics…
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Exolaunch Successfully Deploys 41 Satellites on CAS500-2 Rideshare Mission with SpaceX
Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services, announced the successful deployment of 41 customer satellites (20 microsatellites and 21 cubesats) out of 45 satellites flying on the CAS500-2 rideshare mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Lift-off occurred from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:00 am CET.…