Tag: Satellite
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SES and du Successfully Demonstrate First Satellite-enabled 5G Mobile Backhaul Network in Middle East
SES and du from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), a leading telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates, have successfully demonstrated the first satellite-enabled 5G backhaul in the Middle East utilizing SES’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. The aim of the live demonstration was to demonstrate how SES’s current O3b constellation could extend 5G coverage…
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Q-Tech Announces Strategic Alliance with Axtal to Provide Crystal Oscillators for LEO Satellites
Q-Tech Corporation, a US-based supplier of space-qualified crystal oscillators, has announced a strategic alliance with Axtal, GmbH & Co. KG, a German manufacturer of crystal oscillators, to provide a broad range of crystal oscillators for low-earth orbit satellite clusters. The companies each have developed an extensive selection of products specifically designed to meet the performance…
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AWS Announces the AWS Space Accelerator 2023 Program
Now in its third year, the AWS Space Accelerator is a hybrid technical, business, and mentorship opportunity open to space startups from around the globe who are looking to power their space missions using Amazon Web Services (AWS). In 2023, the AWS Space Accelerator will call on teams and resources across Amazon to help emerging…
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Eutelsat Successfully Decommissions EUTELSAT 5 West A Satellite
Initially designed for a 15-year lifetime, the EUTELSAT 5 West A satellite has retired after an impressive 20+ years of fruitful in-orbit operation. The satellite was successfully re-orbited as planned to more than 400km above the geostationary arc, the propulsion system depressurized and the electrical equipment on board passivated. The final operation to deactivate the…
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Thales to Develop and Supply Ka-Band SSPAs for SWISSto12’s HummingSat Satellites
SWISSto12, Switzerland’s fastest-growing aerospace company and a manufacturer of advanced satellite payloads and systems, has announced the signing of its first contract with Thales, the global high-technology provider. Thales will develop and supply the Ka-band Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) that will be a key component of the antenna link between Earth and SWISSto12’s HummingSat range of next-generation, small-sized geostationary telecommunications satellites. This first…
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Orbit Logic Awarded NOAA JPSS Planning Software Contract
Earth Resources Technology, Inc. has awarded Orbit Logic a Subcontract in support of its Operations and Maintenance Support (OMS) Prime Contract with The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to enhance and improve mission planning and scheduling software for their Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites. This award is an expansion of Orbit Logic’s ongoing…
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UK Space Agency Announces £50 Million Funding for Satellite Communications Industry
The UK Space Agency has announced £50 million of funding for ambitious and innovative projects that will supercharge the UK’s satellite communications industry. The funding, which is part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Services (ARTES) program, is available for a wide range of projects, such as developing new satellite constellations,…
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Lockheed Martin’s First LM 400 Satellite Enters Final Testing Stage
The first Lockheed Martin LM 400, a flexible, mid-sized satellite customizable for military, civil, or commercial users, rolled off the company’s digital factory production line and is advancing toward its planned 2023 launch. The agile LM 400 spacecraft bus design enables one platform to support multiple missions, including remote sensing, communications, imaging,radar and persistent surveillance.…
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Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander Successfully Completes Flight Acceptance Campaign
Astrobotic announced that it’s Peregrine lunar lander has successfully completed its entire flight acceptance campaign. Peregrine is now ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida when Astrobotic’s rocket provider, United Launch Alliance (ULA), gives the green light to receive it. ”Peregrine Mission One’s (PM1) flight acceptance campaign was completed on schedule and exceeded expectations.…
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AstroForge Partners with OrbAstro to Fly Spacecraft Into Deep Space for Asteroid Survey Mission
AstroForge, a California-based asteroid mining company, recently announced that it has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics (OrbAstro), a satellite and in-orbit service provider, to fly a 100 kg-class spacecraft into deep space for an asteroid survey mission. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch in late 2023 with Intuitive Machines, a leading space exploration, infrastructure,…