Tag: Satellite
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Kratos Introduces Software-Based Solutions to Modernize SATCOM Ground Systems
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in defense, national security and global markets, has introduced the first of its OpenSpace® vStar solutions designed to modernize satellite communications (satcom) ground systems and enable them to interoperate smoothly with terrestrial and cellular networks. Part of Kratos’ OpenSpace® Platform, vStar products are virtual replacements for the…
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Taoglas’ GPS/GALILEO Patch Antenna Solution to be used in Ireland’s First-Ever Satellite
Taoglas’ GPS/GALILEO patch antenna solution is to be used in EIRSAT-1. EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s first-ever satellite is due to launch this year. EIRSAT-1 is history in the making and is being carried out by a highly skilled team of researchers and students at UCD. EIRSAT-1 will go into low orbit around the earth and will carry three payloads, including a gamma ray detector, a space…
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SatixFy Communications to Exhibit its Latest Innovations at SATELLITE 2023
SatixFy Communications, a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house developed chipsets, has announced that it will be exhibiting its latest innovations at Satellite Show 2023, which is being held at the Walter E. Washington convention center in Washington D.C. from March 14-16 Visitors to the SatixFy booth (#2221) will have the opportunity…
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Sidus Space Awarded New Contract for Next Phase of NASA ASTRA Project
Sidus Space, a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and space-based data collection was awarded a follow-on agreement for the next phase of NASA’s Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications (ASTRA) project. During this phase of the ASTRA project, the Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) team at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near…
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‘Open for business’: Amazon shows off antennas for its Kuiper satellite network
Amazon’s Dave Limp compares the size of the smallest Kuiper antenna, at right, to a Kindle ebook, at left. (Satellite 2023 via YouTube) After years of development, Amazon is showing off the antennas it plans to use for its Project Kuiper satellite broadband network — and says it plans to begin offering beta service for…
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Wireless Telecom Group Showcases Test Solutions for Satellite Communications at SATELLITE 2023
The Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., is showcasing its test and measurement brands Boonton, Holzworth, and Noisecom will showcase unique instrument capabilities for analyzing critical network performance metrics for satellite communications at SATELLITE 2023. 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 growing…
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Maxar Awards Contract to L3Harris to Design and Build Large Deployable Reflector Antennas
L3Harris Technologies announced a contract from Maxar Technologies to design and build reflector antennas for two geostationary communication satellites. The two nine-meter unfurlable mesh reflector antennas will provide high-power signals and improved service quality across the satellites’ coverage areas. Similar to an umbrella, the flexible architecture of the antenna makes it collapsible, lightweight, compact, and…
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Satcube to Provide Ku Terminals to Media Brands and NGO’s on the Ground in Turkey and Ukraine
Satcube, a fast-growing European technology company that develops lightweight, portable terminals to provide critical satellite broadband, confirms it is providing its Satcube Ku terminals to the biggest media brands and NGO’s on the ground in Turkey and Ukraine. The terminals are used to enable the UN, Red Cross (ICRC), ITV, CBS News, NBC, and government…
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Hispasat Selects Gilat’s SkyEdge IV Platform for Amazonas Nexus
Gilat announced that Hispasat has selected Gilat’s SkyEdge IV platform for operation with its highly flexible and efficient Amazonas Nexus satellite. This marks an expansion of the strategic partnership between the two companies that will enable Hispasat to deliver high-performance, satellite-based fixed data and mobility services. SkyEdge IV, Gilat’s next generation platform, is designed to…
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Raytheon Technologies Awarded $250 Million Contract for Missile Warning and Tracking Satellite Constellation
Raytheon Technologies received an award valued at more than $250 million to design, develop and deliver a seven-vehicle missile tracking satellite constellation, as well as support launch and ground operations by the Space Development Agency. Once deployed, the low-Earth orbit constellation of networked satellites will become the fifth plane of satellites providing missile warning and…