Tag: Satellite
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OneWeb’s JoeySat Satellite Successfully Deploys SatixFy’s State-of-the-Art Fully Digital Beam-Hopping Payload
SatixFy Communications, a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, has announced that the OneWeb JoeySat satellite was successfully launched from California on Saturday, May 20, 2023. This advanced broadband satellite, designed to offer high-speed internet connectivity anywhere on Earth, has been nicknamed ‘JoeySat’ after a baby kangaroo for its beam-hopping abilities.…
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OneWeb Confirms Successful Deployment of its Satellite Constellation Including Next-generation JoeySat
OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, confirmed the successful deployment of 16 satellites that will provide increased resilience and redundancy to the OneWeb constellation as the company progresses toward global services. Included in this key batch is JoeySat, a satellite that will test an innovative beam-hopping capability that will allow satellites to…
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NASA and its Partners Achieve a Major Milestone in Space-to-Ground Laser Communications
NASA and its partners have achieved another major milestone in the future of space communications – achieving 200 gigabits per second (Gbps) throughput on a space-to-ground optical link between a satellite in orbit and Earth, the highest data rate ever achieved by optical communications technology. These data rates are made possible by using laser communications,…
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ICEYE Announces First-in-Market SAR Satellite Dwell Imaging Mode
ICEYE, a global company in radar satellite persistent monitoring of the planet and an expert in natural catastrophe solutions, announced a new imaging mode known as Dwell. With Dwell, ICEYE synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites remain focused on a specific point on the ground for an extended collection time. This unique long-duration imaging mode allows…
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ENPULSION Introduces New Field Emission Electric Propulsion Thruster for Small Satellites
ENPULSION GmbH a space tech company developing one of the most advanced propulsion solutions for small sats to a large number of worldwide satellite platform integrators has introduced a new electric propulsion thruster for small satellites. The ENPULSION NANO has a dynamic thrust range of 10 to 350 µN and a nominal thrust of 330…
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Umbra Selected by DARPA for Digital Radar Image Formation Technology (DRIFT) Program
The Department of Defense’s research and development organization, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has selected Umbra as one of its partners for their Digital Radar Image Formation Technology (DRIFT) program. This partnership is a vital part of DARPA’s mosaic warfare vision and aims to demonstrate advanced capabilities to create competitive asymmetries for U.S.…
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InnaLabs Introduces New Radiation Hardened Quartz Accelerometer for Space Applications
InnaLabs, a high-technology SME company renowned for space, aerospace, land, marine, and emerging technology markets with products such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and systems has introduced a new Quartz Accelerometer for space applications. AQUILA is a radiation-hardened Hi-Rel Accelerometer that is based on InnaLab’s successful Quartz Pendulum accelerometer products and heritage. As Europe’s first designed and…
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Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12 to Develop its I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network
Inmarsat, one of the world leaders in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest-growing aerospace providers, will develop its new eighth-generation of spacecraft. The three I-8 satellites will provide additional network resilience, securing the future of Inmarsat’s global L-band safety services. SWISSto12, headquartered in Switzerland, will use its HummingSat satellite…
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ISISPACE Offers Flight-Proven and Cost-Effective CubeSat Platforms and Components
ISISPACE is a space company that specializes in realizing innovative turn-key small satellite missions including launch and operations for in-orbit delivery. They offer flight-proven and cost-effective CubeSat platforms and solutions. Their small satellite solutions have been used for a wide variety of missions, from training the next generation of students to testing out new technologies…
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Blue Origin Selected by NASA as the Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider
NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, to develop a human landing system for the agency’s Artemis V mission to the Moon. NASA will explore more of the Moon than ever before, uncovering more scientific discoveries, and preparing for future astronaut missions to Mars. Blue Origin will design, develop, test, and verify its Blue…