Tag: Satellite
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Kythera Space Solutions Partners with Airbus to Develop Mission Sizing Software for OneSat
Kythera Space Solutions, one of the leading providers of dynamic management systems for next-generation payloads and SATCOM networks, has partnered with Airbus Defence and Space to develop advanced payload mission sizing software for Airbus’ OneSat Software-Defined Satellite (SDS). The new OneSize product enables OneSat satellite customers to quickly plan, optimize, and evaluate the performance of…
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HawkEye 360 to Begin Operations of Sixth Satellite Cluster
HawkEye 360 announced the beginning of operations of its Cluster 6 satellites. The rapidly growing constellation can collect up to 24 times per day over a region of interest, as often as once every hour. The enhanced payloads and an additional ground station optimize the speed for delivering increased quantity and quality of data to customers…
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Rivada to Use Aalyria’s Spacetime Platform for its LEO Constellation
Aalyria which launched late last year after acquiring key networking and communications technology developed over decades within Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and Rivada Space Networks (RSN) has entered into an agreement to use Aalyria’s Spacetime platform to orchestrate the network for Rivada’s planned LEO constellation. Rivada’s constellation will consist of 600 satellites interconnected…
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L3Harris Signs Contract with NASA to Design and Build NOAA’s Next-Gen GEO Weather Imager
L3Harris Technologies announced a $765 million contract from NASA to design and build the next-generation, high-resolution imager for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations satellite system. The GeoXO Imager will provide advanced visible and infrared imagery, more precise observations, and improved water vapor measurements to significantly improve the accuracy and timeliness of weather forecasting in the Western…
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ALL.SPACE Delivers First Terminal to SES for MEO Systems Testing
ALL.SPACE has announced the delivery of its first smart terminal to SES for testing over its medium earth orbit systems O3b and O3b mPOWER. The milestone marks one of the final steps before the company officially launches its smart terminal to the defense and commercial market. “Full performance, concurrent connections to multiple satellites in multiple…
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Keysight Introduces Real-Time Spectrum Analysis Solution for Satellite Communications Operators
Keysight Technologies, announced a real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA) solution enabling up to 2 GHz RTSA bandwidth for use with the Keysight N9042B UXA Signal Analyzer. The software-based RTSA solution monitors satellite signals and interference, allowing satellite network operators to provide the highest quality of service (QoS) to users. As the satellite communications (SATCOM) industry moves…
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Magellan Announce Redwing Space Domain Awareness Microsatellite Contract with Canada Government
Magellan has been awarded a Redwing Space Domain Awareness Microsatellite contract from the Government of Canada to design, build, launch, and operate the Redwing microsatellite. Directed by the Department of National Defence’s science and technology organization, Defence Research and Development Canada (“DRDC”), the $15.8 million Redwing contract represents the next generation of spacecraft technology for…
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Comtech Successfully Tests and Validates 5G Connectivity over a Satellite Network
Comtech announced that in collaboration with three global technology leaders: Cloud Signals, Hellas Sat, and a leading Mobile Network Operator (MNO), the companies successfully tested and validated 5G connectivity over a satellite network in Greece. During the demonstration, a commercial 5G node was connected to the leading MNO’s 5G testbed network and relayed over a…
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Pale Blue Successfully Operates its Water Vapor Propulsion System in Low Earth Orbit
Pale Blue succeeded in operating the water vapor propulsion system (resistojet) in low earth orbit. Pale Blue’s propulsion system was installed on “EYE,” a nano-satellite for STAR SPHERE Project, and tested for the first time in space. Going forward, the company will innovate and expand the commercial use of its water-based propulsion systems for small…
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Sateliot Becomes the First Satellite Operator Based on 3GPP Standards to Become a Member of GCF
The Global Certification Forum (GCF) and Sateliot, the first satellite LEO constellation offering NB-IoT connectivity from space under the 3GPP standard, have announced that Sateliot became the industry’s first satellite operator to become a member of GCF. The collaboration will align and speed up the market availability of certified 3GPP Rel-17 NTN LEO-supported IoT chipsets and modules. The GCF certification program assures device-network interoperability, as well as…