Tag: Satellite
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Norwegian-Dutch Nanosatellites Successfully Launched by SpaceX
Two Norwegian-Dutch nanosatellites were successfully launched. “Birkeland” and “Huygens” were placed in orbit around the earth by the company SpaceX. MilSpace2 is a cooperation project between the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research…
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Advanced Space Awards Contract to General Atomics for AFRL Oracle Program
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it is under contract with Advanced Space LLC to build an ESPA-Grande class satellite, perform payload integration, and space vehicle test for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Oracle spacecraft program. Oracle will demonstrate space situational awareness and Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) techniques using advanced technologies capable…
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Unseenlabs Launches its Eighth Space-based RF Detection Satellite for Maritime Surveillance
Unseenlabs one of the world leaders in space-based RF detection for maritime domain awareness—successfully launched their eighth satellite dedicated to the geolocation of vessels at sea from space. BRO-8 was launched with Exolaunch as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Communication with the satellite was successfully established a few hours after launch.…
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Skyservice Receives Approvals to Integrate Satcom Direct’s Ku-Band Antenna into its Aircrafts
Skyservice Business Aviation (“Skyservice”), a North American company involved in business aviation, announced that it has received Transport Canada (TCCA), Federal Aviation Association (FAA), and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certification (STC) approval for the integration of Satcom Direct Plane Simple Ku-band Tail Mounted Antenna (TMA) systems. The newly certified integration is…
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Lynk Deploys Two More Satellites in its Cell Towers-in-Space Constellation for Extended Coverage
Lynk Global (Lynk), a satellite-direct-to-standard-phone telecoms company, has announced the successful launch and deployment of two more satellites in the company’s commercial cell-towers-in-space constellation. These satellites are covered by the world’s first and only commercial satellite-direct-to-standard-phone license that Lynk received from the FCC in September 2022. Another unique capability that Lynk demonstrated during this launch…
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KBR Selects KSAT to Support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory
KBR has selected KSAT to provide all Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) SWFO Antenna Network (SAN) services. The KBR and KSAT team are developing a blended network including U.S. government ground station sites with KSAT-owned capabilities delivered as a service. Increased solar activity in recent weeks has provided opportunities for many in the Northern…
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EOSDA Launches its First Agri-Focused Satellite from a SpaceX Rocket
EOS SAT-1, the initial satellite of EOS SAT, the first agri-focused satellite constellation launched by a remote sensing company, was successfully delivered into a low Earth orbit by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. EOS SAT is a constellation consisting of seven small optical satellites created by EOS…
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Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon Satellite Capable of Supporting Two-Way Messaging for Premium Smartphones
At CES 2023, Qualcomm Technologies has announced Snapdragon Satellite — the world’s first satellite-based two-way capable messaging solution for premium smartphones. Snapdragon Satellite will provide global connectivity using mobile messaging from around the world, starting with devices based on the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform. Powered by Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF Systems and supported…
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SES Announces that SES-20 Satellite has Arrived at Targeted Location
SES announced that the new SES-20 satellite has arrived at the 103 degrees West orbital slot and will serve as an in-orbit spare satellite to provide contractual service protections to customers who receive video services via C-band in the United States. SES-20 is part of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program to clear a portion…
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Eastern Michigan University Partners with Rogue Space Systems for Electronic Propulsion Thruster
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a research and development grant to Eastern Michigan University and partner Rogue Space Systems for their project on a new type of electronic propulsion thruster. The $271,381 grant will enhance the partnership between academia and the physics and astronomy industry. Evan Aguirre, Rogue propulsion engineer and principal investigator, will…