Tag: Satellite
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Planet Set to Launch Pelican-2 and 36 SuperDove Satellites for High-Resolution Imaging
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced that its high-resolution Pelican-2 satellite & 36 SuperDoves of Flock 4G are scheduled to launch on the Transporter-12 Rideshare mission with SpaceX on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX’s launch window opens at 10:49 a.m. PT,…
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Gilat Secures $3 Million in Orders for Gateway SSPAs to Support LEO Constellations
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leading company in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced orders exceeding $3 million from leading service providers for Gilat’s Gateway Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) to support Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. These orders are expected to be delivered in the coming 12 months. Gilat’s high-performance SSPAs are…
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L3Harris Secures U.S. Space Force Contract to Develop Resilient GPS Satellite Concepts
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to design concepts for Phase 0 of the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) program. The R-GPS program involves procuring cost-effective small satellites to augment the existing 31-satellite GPS constellation, providing resilience to military and civil GPS users. Space Force plans to…
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Starlab Space Establishes European Subsidiary for Global Collaboration on Commercial Space Station
Starlab Space LLC announced the opening of its first overseas subsidiary, Starlab Space GmbH. Located in Bremen, Germany, it will extend the company’s capabilities and demonstrates its commitment to its international partners, maintaining global cooperation and permanent human presence, and expanding microgravity research opportunities in a commercial LEO economy. “Successful and sustainable operation of a…
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L3Harris Completes Design Review for Himawari-10 Geostationary Meteorological Satellite Components
L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of key components for the Japan Meteorological Agency’s (JMA) new geostationary meteorological satellite, Himawari-10, which Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will manufacture. The PDR confirms the baseline designs for the Himawari-10’s advanced imager and hyperspectral infrared sounder, instruments that will improve forecasts for typhoons and other extreme…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Set to Launch NASA Science to the Moon
Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting launch Wednesday, Jan. 15. The mission will lift off on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center…
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Dragonfly Aerospace and LatConnect 60 Partners for Advanced SWIR Imaging Satellites
Dragonfly Aerospace, a leading provider of high-performance electro-optical payloads and satellite solutions, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Australian Earth observation company, LatConnect 60. The collaboration will see Dragonfly supply three state-of-the-art Chameleon SWIR (shortwave Infrared) imagers to LatConnect 60 for their upcoming SWIRSAT satellites, scheduled for launch in 2026. LatConnect 60 is supported…
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Intelsat and GCI Partner to Deliver Multi-Orbit Broadband Across Alaska
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, signed an expanded satellite services agreement with GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications company. The agreement will soon deliver multi-orbit broadband services throughout the largest state in the U.S. “Four years ago, Intelsat and GCI entered into an agreement that dramatically increased the size…
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Rocket Lab Advances U.S. Defense with SDA’s Spacecraft Constellation Development
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced the successful completion of its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta (T2TL-Beta) program. This milestone marks a critical step in Rocket Lab’s mission as a prime contractor to deliver 18 advanced data…
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Redwire Cameras to Launch Onboard Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Lander for Lunar Mission
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced its flight-proven camera technology will launch onboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander for their first mission to the Moon. Redwire delivered 12 flight cameras, a vision navigation processor, and two flight floodlights for the Blue Ghost lander. This technology will play…