Tag: Satellite
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NASA Selects Geology Team for Artemis III Lunar Mission
NASA has selected the geology team that will develop the surface science plan for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years. NASA’s Artemis III mission will land astronauts, including the first woman to land on the Moon, near the lunar South Pole to advance scientific discovery and pave the way for…
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SDA Selects Northrop Grumman to Design and Build 36 Data Transport Satellites
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to design and build 36 data transport satellites, the first space vehicles in the latest generation of its low-Earth orbit Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The team will now update the company’s Tranche 1 design to add new broadcast and tactical communications capabilities…
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Sierra Space and Redwire Partner to Bring In-Space Biotech R&D and Manufacturing in LEO
Sierra Space, one of the leading pure-play commercial space companies building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced its strategic partnership with Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy. Specifically, the two companies are collaborating on groundbreaking commercial pharmaceutical and biotech R&D and manufacturing in low-Earth orbit (LEO).…
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OneWeb Technologies Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force for P-LEO Satellite Communications
OneWeb Technologies, a global provider of high-speed, low latency, secure, multi-orbit satellite network solutions, announced it was awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Space Systems Command (SSC), Commercial Space Office (CSO), and Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO). The 10-year p-LEO contract was awarded to…
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Lockheed Martin Selected to Deliver Small Satellites for SDA’s Communications Network
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed-price agreement valued at approximately $816 million to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta satellites. T2TL is part of an overarching plan to strengthen deterrence with more resilient space architectures for beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) targeting, data transport, and advanced missile detection and tracking. The…
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SkyWatch Partners with Umbra to Offer SAR Satellite Data
SkyWatch, one of the leaders in the remote sensing data technology industry, announced its partnership with Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology. This partnership will allow customers to purchase Umbra’s industry-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data via SkyWatch’s EarthCache platform. SkyWatch’s core mission is to make remote sensing data accessible, affordable, and standardized.…
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XRISM Spacecraft Set to Unveil a Novel Perspective on the X-ray Cosmos
The upcoming XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft will study the universe’s hottest regions, largest structures, and objects with the strongest gravity. Led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), XRISM will peer into these cosmic extremes using spectroscopy, the study of how light and matter interact. “I think we all get excited for the…
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Capella Federal Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Systems Command for PLEO Satellite Services
Capella Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Space, has announced an award for the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services (PLEO) contract through U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC). With this award, Capella will be able to partner more quickly with SSC and the U.S. Space Force to broaden access to global 24/7, all-weather imagery for…
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Rocket Lab to Launch Earth Observation Satellite for Japanese Earth Imaging Company iQPS
Rocket Lab USA, a global launch services and space systems company, announced it has signed a deal to launch an Earth observation satellite on Electron for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company. iQPS was originally manifested on another launch vehicle, but iQPS has now selected Rocket Lab to…
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LeoLabs Provides Tracking Support for ESA’s Historic Aeolus Reentry
LeoLabs, one of the leading commercial providers of Space Traffic Management (STM) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, shared their support for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) successful assisted reentry of Aeolus, an Earth observation satellite, over Antarctica on 28 July 2023. This assisted reentry was considered the “first-of-its-kind” because the satellite, named Aeolus, was…