Tag: Satellite
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Gilat Bags $20 M Contract Extension from US Army to Sustain Satellite Connectivity
Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that the United States Army awarded a nearly $20 million contract to the company’s US-based subsidiary, Wavestream, for the continuation of a program to sustain anytime, anywhere satellite connectivity. Wavestream’s Solid State Amplifier (SSPA), ruggedized to withstand the harshest environments, enables…
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NASA Astronauts to Discuss Space Mission with the Expedition 68 Crew
Four astronauts, including the current record-holder for the longest single stay in space aboard the International Space Station, will make their first public appearance in Houston since returning to Earth. The crew will be available for interviews at 5 p.m. CST Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Space Center Houston. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and…
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York Space Systems Successfully Establishes Communications with the BANE Commercial Mission
York Space Systems, the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, reports successful deployment and contact with its BANE commercial mission spacecraft hours after launch. The satellite was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on December 1; York confirmed successful first contact —…
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Capacitors in Space: Standards for Space Mission High-Reliability
Capacitors used in space missions require stringent reliability standards due to the extreme conditions present in space, including radiation, vacuum, temperature variations, and cosmic rays. Capacitors function as devices for storing and subsequently releasing electrical energy. They are essential for filtering noise, stabilizing voltage, and maintaining precise timing in electronic circuits. Radiation Hardness: Space environments…
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Beyond Gravity Advances Space Launches with Reusable Payload Fairing Concept
Beyond Gravity, a leading international space supplier, is at the leading edge of innovation and tackles the challenges of high costs with a focus on reusability. An innovative payload fairing (PLF) concept promises to disrupt space launches by allowing the payload fairing to close again – after the payload and the second stage are released…
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Viasat Unveils GX LITE Terminal for Ground and Airborne Applications
Viasat, Inc., a global company in satellite communications, announced the availability of the GX LITE terminal. Built with land expeditionary users’ requirements in mind, GX LITE readily translates to any “grab and go” situation and enables secure, flexible, high-throughput communications worldwide. GX LITE was developed with Viasat’s value-added manufacturer partner, Get SAT, an innovator in…
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Team of rivals: Amazon makes a deal with SpaceX for three Kuiper satellite launches
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches a set of Starlink satellites on Nov. 27. Amazon has struck a deal to use Falcon 9 rockets for some of its Project Kuiper satellites as well. (SpaceX Photo) Amazon’s Project Kuiper may be a competitor for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network, but business is business: Amazon says it has…
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Redwire’s Cutting-Edge Pharmaceutical In-Space Laboratory Successfully Installed on the ISS
Redwire’s new cutting-edge pharmaceutical manufacturing platform, PIL-BOX, was successfully installed on the International Space Station (ISS) for the inaugural PIL-01 investigation. The investigation, which launched to the ISS on SpaceX’s 29th cargo resupply mission (SpX-29) for NASA, is being conducted in partnership with Eli Lilly and Company and will include experiments focused on developing advanced…
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ESA Advances Radio Frequency Monitoring as Spire Global Joins Third Party Mission
As Earth’s population continues to grow, acquiring high-quality data to help predict the movement of the world’s resources is a priority. A specialist in this field, providing radio frequency datasets in near real-time, Spire Global announced that it has officially joined ESA’s prestigious Earthnet Third Party Mission (TPM) program. Spire first began launching satellites in…
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Quantum Dice and SpeQtral Unveil Zenith Quantum Random Number Generator for SpeQtral-1 Mission
Quantum Dice, a spinout from the University of Oxford’s quantum optics laboratory, and SpeQtral, a leading quantum communications technology company, proudly announce the launch and use of the Zenith Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), a product designed for space, to enable secure quantum communication technologies in the upcoming SpeQtral-1 satellite mission. SpeQtral-1, SpeQtral’s second quantum…