Tag: Satellite
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GomSpace and STETMAN Form Joint Venture for Sovereign Satellite Communications
GomSpace and Ukrainian partner STETMAN signed an agreement at the EU-Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels, with representatives from the EU’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighborhood (DG ENEST), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Ukrainian government in attendance. Under the agreement the partners will proceed to establish the UASAT joint venture in Ukraine to…
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Dawn Aerospace Launches United States Runway-to-Space Challenge for Aurora Flights
The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA), in partnership with Dawn Aerospace, is proud to announce the opening of applications for the Runway-to-Space Spaceplane Challenge. This first-of-its-kind U.S. competition invites researchers to fly payloads aboard Dawn’s Aurora suborbital uncrewed spaceplane operating out of the Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport (formerly Oklahoma Air and Space Port). The…
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Lockheed Martin Launches GPS III Constellation and Prepares for GPS IIIF
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Space Force strengthened the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation to its highest level ever achieved with the launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 10 (SV10), the final satellite in the GPS III series. SV10 adds essential resiliency and accuracy enhancements to the GPS constellation, including an optical crosslink demonstration payload.…
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Rocket Lab Introduces Electric Thruster for Scalable Satellite Constellations
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, introduced a new electric satellite thruster designed for high-volume production to meet the growing demand for reliable satellite propulsion across commercial and national security constellations. Rocket Lab’s in-house designed and manufactured electric propulsion system, named Gauss, features a Hall Thruster, Power Processing Unit…
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Sierra Space Completes Acoustic Launch Testing for Dream Chaser Tenacity Spaceplane
Sierra Space, a defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation’s most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, announced the completion of launch acoustic testing for its Dream Chaser spaceplane, Tenacity, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Space Systems Processing Facility (SSPF). This milestone validates the spaceplane’s ability to withstand the intense…
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Flexcompute and Northrop Grumman Reduce Space Mission Preparation Time with AI Physics Models
Flexcompute, the physics company, and Northrop Grumman have developed a foundational AI infrastructure powered by NVIDIA technology that fully automates a simulation workflow to accurately predict thruster impingement effects during space docking in real time. This AI Physics model features built-in uncertainty estimation and is designed to address some of the most complex spacecraft plume…
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Kymeta Secures ONR Contract for Ku/Ka Multi-Band SATCOM Technology
Kymeta Government & Defense, the world-leading flat-panel satellite terminal manufacturer, has won a significant contract with the Office for Naval Research (ONR) further to develop its breakthrough multi-band, multi-beam antenna architecture. The three-year development contract from the ONR will enable Kymeta to mature and expedite the research of its world-first innovation – multi-band connectivity with…
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Katalyst Space Advances Space Domain Awareness Hardware Systems with AI-Driven Software
Katalyst Space Technologies is advancing space and satellite operations through a portfolio of modular hardware upgrades and intelligent software platforms designed to enhance space domain awareness (SDA), collision avoidance and in-orbit decision-making. As orbital environments become increasingly congested and operational timelines tighten, Katalyst’s solutions focus on enabling flexible, upgradeable and data-driven satellite capabilities without requiring…
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KACST and ispace Partners for Development of Lunar Exploration Technologies
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced the signing of a strategic partnership with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), in its capacity as the national laboratory and innovation park in Saudi Arabia, to expand cooperation in the development of lunar exploration technologies and build national capabilities in this field, in line…
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Tomorrow.io Advances Space-Based Weather Intelligence with Microwave Sounder Satellite
Tomorrow.io is expanding the space-based capabilities through a constellation of microwave sounder satellites designed to enhance global weather forecasting. By integrating advanced sensing technologies with data analytics, the company is addressing critical gaps in atmospheric data, particularly over oceans and remote regions where traditional observation systems remain limited. As climate variability increases and weather patterns…