Tag: Satellite
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Sidus Space Granted Remote Sensing License by NOAA to Provide Imaging Services to Clients
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has granted Sidus a Tier 1 remote sensing license to include Panchromatic (PAN) and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) imaging capabilities. This approval includes Sidus’ upcoming LizzieSat scheduled for launch in March 2024, as well as subsequent LizzieSat satellites. Through…
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Astrobotic Utilizes Ansys’ Simulation Solutions to Prepare for Historic Lunar Mission
Leveraging Ansys multiphysics and digital mission engineering (DME) solutions, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is poised to make one of the first Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) deliveries to the Moon. Scheduled to launch in early January and land in late February, Peregrine will ferry 20 payloads from seven countries and will help NASA explore the…
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MBRYONICS Selected by DARPA to Provide Optical Terminal For Space-BACN Program
MBRYONICS, an innovative Satellite Communications and Photonics equipment provider, has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the optical terminal, including the space telescope, the pointing, acquisition and tracking system and the optical amplifiers, as part of theSpace-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program. The goal of Space-BACN is to…
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Top SATCOM Block Up Converters in 2023
SATCOM Block Up Converters stand as pivotal components amplifying and converting signals between ground stations and orbiting satellites. These converters play a crucial role in elevating signal frequencies for efficient transmission and reception, ensuring the seamless exchange of critical data across diverse applications such as telecommunications, remote sensing, and satellite broadcasting. SATCOM block-up converter advancements…
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Orion Space Solutions Completes Critical Design Review on SSC’s Tetra-5 Program
Orion Space Solutions and its teammates recently completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) on the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Tetra-5 program. The Tetra-5 mission will demonstrate multi-agent autonomous Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) for on-orbit refueling. “Having completed a successful CDR, Orion Space Solutions and…
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ESA’s Proba-3 Dual Satellites to Pave the Way for Unprecedented Solar Observations
Ahead of the ESA’s Proba-3 pair launching together later this year, the scientists who will make use of Proba-3 observations were able to see the satellites with their own eyes. Members of this team will test hardware developed for the mission during an actual terrestrial solar eclipse over Northern America next April. The two satellites…
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SpaceX launches the first set of Starlink satellites for T-Mobile’s direct-to-cell plan
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to space from a California launch pad. (SpaceX via Twitter/X) The first satellites capable of providing direct-to-cellular service via SpaceX’s Starlink network and T-Mobile’s cellular network have been sent into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Six of the cell-capable satellites were among a batch of 21…
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Top Satellite Bus and Platforms in 2023
Satellite Bus and Platforms serve as the backbone of space missions, providing the structural framework and essential systems that enable the functionality of various payloads and instruments in orbit. It serves as the infrastructure that facilitates the spacecraft’s operation, maneuverability, and communication with ground control. Satellite Platforms support a diverse array of scientific, communication, Earth…
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ISRO Successfully Launches X-ray Polarimeter Satellite Mission
ISRO’s PSLV-C58 launched the XPOSAT Satellite into an Eastward low inclination orbit on January 01, 2024, 09:10 Hrs IST. After injection of XPOSAT, the PS4 stage will be re-started twice to reduce the orbit into 350 km circular orbit to maintain in 3-axis stabilized mode for Orbital Platform (OP) experiments. The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3…
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Key Infrared Telescopes that Set the Stage for NASA’s James Webb
On Dec. 25, NASA celebrated the two-year launch anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope – the largest and most powerful space observatory in history. The clarity of its images has inspired the world, and scientists are just beginning to explore the scientific bounty it is returning. Webb’s success builds on four decades of space…