Tag: Satellite
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Firefly Awarded NASA Contract Worth $112 Million to Deliver Multiple Lunar Payloads
Firefly was awarded a $112 million NASA contract payload Delivery to Lunar Orbit and the Far Side of the Moon in 2026. Firefly’s second lunar mission task order won under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload (CLPS) initiative utilizes its Blue Ghost spacecraft and offers additional customer opportunities for payload delivery, orbital services, and sample return “Our…
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ARSAT Awards CPI $20 Million Contract For ARSAT-SG1 Ground Station Ka-Band Program
ARSAT, the national Argentinian telecommunications company, has awarded Communications & Power Industries (CPI) an approximately $20 million contract to provide large, Ka-band telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) and gateway systems to support the ARSAT-SG1 satellite. CPI will provide two 13.2 meter TT&C antennas and six 6.3 meter gateway earth station antennas, each fully integrated with CPI satellite communications amplifiers, to be installed…
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Neuraspace Introduces Machine Learning Prediction Plots
Neuraspace, a European-born global leader in space traffic management (STM), has introduced “Machine Learning Prediction Plots”, giving satellite and satellite constellation operators a tool for earlier collision avoidance planning. As a first in the space industry, the latest addition to Neuraspace’s STM software, using artificial intelligence (AI), enables operators to decide several days earlier whether…
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CesiumAstro Unveils New In-Flight Connectivity System with Planned Airbus Demonstrations
CesiumAstro announced its entry into the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market, providing the industry’s most advanced multi-beam active phased array for airborne satellite communications applications. As the leading designer of active phased array technology for low-Earth orbit (LEO) space, CesiumAstro will provide the industry’s first multi-beam make-before-break phased array supporting multiple Ka-band constellations for airborne commercial…
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FCC plans to set up a new framework for connecting satellites with smartphones
Lynk Global has demonstrated its satellite-to-smartphone network in Mongolia. (Lynk Global Illustration) The Federal Communications Commission plans to set up a new regulatory framework to facilitate hookups between satellite operators and wireless companies, with the objective of connecting smartphone users in remote or underserved areas of the world. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, adopted today,…
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Orbit Logic and MIT to Develop Satellite Onboard Fault Attribution and Response Solution
Orbit Logic and MIT is researching onboard fault attribution solution for satellite systems. Air Force Research Laboratory has sponsored to Orbit Logic a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract to develop the Satellite Onboard Fault Attribution and Response (SOFAR) solution. The Space Telecommunications, Astronomy and Radiation (STAR) Laboratory in the Department of Aeronautics…
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Wireless Telecom Group to Showcase Satellite Communication Test Solutions at SATELLITE 2023
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., has announced that its test and measurement brands Boonton, Holzworth, and Noisecom will showcase unique instrument capabilities for analyzing critical network performance metrics for satellite communications during SATELLITE 2023 at Booth 2732. Many new satellites are being launched into low Earth orbit (LEO) to deliver low-latency communications for various commercial and military applications, including ubiquitous coverage for 5G and mission-critical connectivity. With deployments…
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OQ Technology Set to Become World’s Largest 5G NB-IoT LEO Satellite Operator
OQ Technology, the world’s first and only satellite operator of a 5G NB-IoT constellation, plans to grow its constellation from three to ten satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) this year. The move will turn the company into the largest 5G NB-IoT satellite operator in the world. The seven satellites that will be added to…
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Satcube to Build a State-of-the-Art Mass Production Facility for Satellite Terminal
Satcube announces the building of a new facility for mass production of satellite terminals, both for existing product verticals and new ventures for LEO and vehicular applications. The new facility being built in Karlstad, Sweden, will replace Satcube’s current production site. The company anticipates adding up to 25 new employees during the next year in…
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Orbit to Introduce the OceanTRx4 MIL and Launch its Orbit Switching Matrix at Satellite 2023
Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., one of the leading global providers of satellite communications solutions, is presenting its OceanTRx 4MIL advanced antenna system and launching its Orbit Switching Matrix (OSM) for the management of several antennas on a military naval vessel, in order to enable continuous satellite communication, even in challenging conditions. Orbit will be presenting…