Tag: Satellite
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Top Satellite On-Board Computers in 2023
On-board Computers represent the core processing units orchestrating intricate operations within satellites. These computers are pivotal in executing commands, processing data, and managing onboard systems, enabling a myriad of satellite functionalities such as communication, navigation, and scientific data collection. As the demand for advanced satellite missions and precise operational capabilities intensifies across governmental and commercial…
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Top Satellite Reaction Wheels in 2023
Reaction wheels represent the zenith of attitude control technology, serving as indispensable components in spacecraft stabilization and orientation management. They are instrumental in maintaining precise spacecraft positioning, facilitating the execution of orbital adjustments, and ensuring accurate trajectory alignments. With the increasing demand for space missions and satellite operations intensifying across governmental and commercial domains, the…
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Top Satellite Star Trackers in 2023
Star trackers represent the pinnacle of celestial navigation technology and play a major role in accurately identifying and tracking stellar objects, facilitating precise spacecraft alignments, orbital positioning, and trajectory calibrations. As the demand for space missions and satellite operations escalates across governmental and commercial realms, the development and deployment of advanced star tracker systems have…
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Sidus Space’s LizzieSat Successfully Completes Vibration Testing Ahead of SpaceX Launch
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company announced that it has completed environmental testing of LizzieSat ahead of its upcoming launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission. Environmental testing was completed by NTS Orlando where the LizzieSat Flight Unit underwent random vibration testing. The LizzieSat satellite for this mission is currently being prepared for shipment to…
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L3Harris Clears Critical Design and Production Reviews for SDA’s Missile Tracking Satellites
L3Harris completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and Production Readiness Review (PRR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) program. The CDR milestone demonstrates that L3Harris’ design will meet the mission requirements, while the PRR provides L3Harris with the SDA’s approval to…
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Pale Blue Partners with TOKYO KEIKI for Mass Production of Satellite Propulsion Systems
Pale Blue signed an individual contract with TOKYO KEIKI, and has initiated a collaboration to manufacture and assemble the subsystems of prototype mass-production model of its propulsion system 1 as part of the Deep Tech Startups (“DTSU”) support program – DMP phase (Demonstration development for Mass Production) by NEDO, a national research and development agency…
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Teledyne e2v HiRel Introduces New Space-Screened GaN HEMTs
Teledyne e2v HiRel announced the addition of new space-screened versions of its popular 100 V, 90 A, and 650 V, 30 A high-reliability gallium nitride high electron mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs). TDG650E30BSP TDG100E90BSP TDG100E90TSP The new parts go through NASA Level 1 or ESA Class 1 screening flow and can be brought up to full…
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Intuitive Machines Announces Multi-Day Launch Window for IM-1 Lunar Mission
Intuitive Machines, one of the leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services companies, announced in coordination with SpaceX, that the launch of the Company’s IM-1 lunar mission is now targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens no earlier than mid-February 2024. The updated window comes after unfavorable weather conditions resulted in shifts in the SpaceX…
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Thales Alenia Space Selects UK’s National Satellite Test Facility for FLEX Satellite Testing
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), at RAL Space in Oxfordshire, for the first comprehensive assembly, integration, and test campaign of the European Space Agency’s FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) satellite. FLEX satellite will be used to map the fluorescence of the…
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Axiom Space Collaborates with Kepler Space and Skyloom for World’s First Orbital Data Center
The Houston-based company Axiom Space has entered agreements with Kepler Communications US and Skyloom Global Corp. to integrate and demonstrate high data rate Optical Intersatellite Links (OISLs) on the first module of Axiom Space’s commercial space station – Axiom Station. In parallel, the Axiom Space team is building the world’s first scalable, cloud technology-enabled, commercial…