Tag: Satellite
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ESA, Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin to Explore Collaboration Opportunities
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and Blue Origin to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of space exploration in Low Earth Orbit. The signatories will explore opportunities for European payloads and/or…
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Axelspace Corporation: Redefining Earth Observation with Smarter, Greener Satellites
Axelspace Corporation, founded in 2008 in Tokyo, Japan, has become a global leader in the development and deployment of microsatellites for Earth observation. With academic roots in the University of Tokyo and Tokyo Institute of Technology, the company has spent over 15 years transforming space technology into practical tools for industries like agriculture, disaster response,…
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United Launch Alliance and Amazon Advance Launches Kuiper 2 Mission for Global Connectivity
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on June 23 at 6:54 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission marks the next step in Amazon’s initiative to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world, including…
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Sidus Space Advances $120M Lonestar Deal and Selects Atomic-6 for Lunar Mission
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology provider, announced the next milestone under its expanded $120 million preliminary agreement with Lonestar Data Holdings to support the world’s first lunar data centers. Atomic-6 has been selected to supply its Light Wing solar arrays, which are expected to power Sidus’ LizzieSat satellites supporting Lonestar’s cislunar data…
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ICEYE to Supply Advanced ISR Satellite Systems to Royal Netherlands Air Force
ICEYE, the European space and defense technology company and global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-resolution Earth observation and persistent monitoring, has been selected to provide Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). This agreement marks a significant advancement in the Netherlands’ space-based defense capabilities…
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Kymeta’s Breakthrough Multi-Band Antenna Redefines Connectivity
Kymeta, the company reimagining satellite connectivity, announces a major technological leap: simultaneously operating across both Ku and Ka satellite bands in a single, compact antenna, laying the technical groundwork to enable seamless connectivity across satellite networks. This breakthrough marks a significant milestone for the satellite communications industry, ending a legacy of siloed satcom limitations. Kymeta…
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SpaceX launches Starfish Space’s second spacecraft for orbital satellite docking test
An artist’s conception shows Otter Pup 2 (at left) approaching its target satellite. (Starfish Space Illustration) Starfish Space’s second Otter Pup spacecraft went into Earth orbit today, marking the first step in what the Seattle-area startup hopes will be a successful demonstration of the vehicle’s ability to dock with other satellites. Otter Pup, which is…
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Firefly Aerospace Announces Latest Lunar Imaging Service on its Elytra Spacecraft
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced a new lunar imaging service, named Ocula, offered through Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicles as early as 2026. Ocula is enabled by high-resolution telescopes from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) that operate onboard Elytra in lunar orbit and provide ultraviolet and visible spectrum imaging –…
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ION-X Completes First In-Orbit Firing of European Ionic Liquid Thruster
ION-X has successfully performed the first-ever in-orbit firing of a European developed ionic liquid electrospray thruster. This milestone marks only the second global demonstration of this advanced propulsion technology in space, nearly a decade after the inaugural mission by BUSEK for the LISA-PATHFINDER mission in 2015. On May 6th, 2025, onboard a spacecraft built by…
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STMicroelectronics Introduces Radiation-Hardened Point-of-Load Converters for LEO Applications
STMicroelectronics’ LEOPOL1 point-of-load step-down converter for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) deployments meets the needs of equipment developers targeting the New Space market, now expanding throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. The emerging New Space industry, driven by private-sector companies, is enabling new services such as communication and earth observation, delivered from satellites built and launched…