Tag: Satellite
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Astranis Raises $450 Million for High-Orbit Satellite Demand Surge
Astranis announced it has raised $450 million in new capital, bringing the company’s total raised to more than $1.2 billion as it scales to meet increased demand for its spacecraft designed for geostationary orbit (GEO) and other high orbits. The funding includes a new $300 million Series E round co-led by Snowpoint Ventures and Franklin…
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Pixxel Advances Hyperspectral Earth Observation with High-Resolution Imaging Satellites
Pixxel is advancing next-generation Earth observation capabilities through its growing constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites, designed to deliver high-resolution spectral intelligence for environmental monitoring, infrastructure analysis and resource management. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, the company is developing a satellite network that combines advanced sensing technologies with scalable space infrastructure to provide detailed insights into changes…
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LeoLabs Expands Orbital Intelligence Platform for Real-Time Space Domain Awareness
LeoLabs is advancing space situational awareness with the Orbital Intelligence Platform, a cloud-based system designed to deliver real-time tracking, analytics and insights on objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Headquartered in California, United States, LeoLabs integrates radar-based observations with scalable data infrastructure and AI-driven analytics to support safe and efficient space operations. LeoLabs addresses this…
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Thales Alenia Space Secures ESA Deal for LISA Space Observatory Development
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announces the signing of a €26.1 million phase 1 contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) related to the development of LISA’s telescopes. Made up of three satellites, the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission will be the first European space observatory capable…
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True Anomaly Expands into Space-Based Interceptors
True Anomaly announced its expansion into space-based interceptors (“SBIs”) and its selection to perform within the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (“SSC”) SBI program. As part of Golden Dome for America, the SBI program responds to a generational mandate to protect the United States homeland from potential ballistic missile and hypersonic attacks. “Our role…
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EarthDaily Launches Six Satellites to Advance Daily Global Planetary Change Measurement
EarthDaily Analytics announced the successful launch of six EarthDaily Constellation satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission, confirming initial contact with satellites EDC-02 through EDC-07. The milestone significantly advances the company’s goal of delivering daily, consistent measurement of planetary change at a global scale. The launch, executed on May 3, 2026, delivered all six…
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OroraTech Launches Greece’s Wildfire Monitoring Satellite System
OroraTech, the global leader in space-based wildfire intelligence, announced the successful launch and deployment of the Hellenic Fire System, four dedicated wildfire monitoring satellites for Greece, marking the world’s first national satellite system designed exclusively for wildfire detection and tracking. The satellites were launched with SpaceX via Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Developed for…
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Interlune Awarded $6.9 Million Contract from NASA for Lunar Resource Development
Interlune, a natural resources company, announced a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III project with NASA‘s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) Game Changing Development (GCD) program for a lunar resource development effort. The sole-source contract is for a firm-fixed-price of $6.9 million over the next 18 months to develop a payload suite that will…
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NGA Grants Vantor $70 Million Contract to Enhance GEOINT Platform
Vantor, the leader in unified spatial intelligence, has been awarded a $70 million Option Year 1 contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) as part of the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) program. Under this follow-on award, Vantor delivers and operates GEGD Pro, a secure, web-based geospatial intelligence platform that leverages Vantor’s Tensorglobe software suite. Designed…
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Kongsberg NanoAvionics Expands Modular Small Satellite Buses for Mission Deployment
NanoAvionics, a small satellite mission integrator specializing in modular satellite buses and end-to-end mission solutions, is advancing space mission deployment with a broad portfolio of standardized CubeSat and microsatellite platforms. The company’s flight-proven architectures are designed to enable rapid integration, scalable constellation deployment and reduced time-to-orbit across commercial, research and defense applications. NanoAvionics’ platform ecosystem…