Tag: Satellite
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Spire Global to Launch Six Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission
Spire Global, Inc. (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station no earlier than January 2023. The satellites will demonstrate advancements and new capabilities for Spire’s weather and aviation solutions. Spire will launch two demonstration satellites carrying next-generation…
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Terran Orbital Announces Formation of Optical Solutions Group (OSG)
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced the formation of a new Optical Solutions Group (OSG) focused on electro-optical (EO) satellite imaging products. The new group will concentrate on the development and innovation of new EO products while offering a wide variety of custom-made…
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Intelsat Successfully Launches Galaxy 35 & Galaxy 36 Geosynchronous Communication Satellites
Intelsat, an operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity, announced the successful launch of Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36, geosynchronous communications satellites that will provide dedicated North American links to broadcasters allowing them to air live events and programs including sports, entertainment, and breaking…
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Wyld Networks Upgrades its Multi-Region LoRaWAN Satellite Radio Module Leveraging IoT Connectivity
Wyld Networks, a company that develops intelligent solutions connecting smart devices, people, and things – securely, has upgraded its Wyld Connect satellite IoT module – multi-region, multi-satellite / terrestrial LoRaWAN AM102 radio module for Satcom applications. This new sensor-to-satellite module suite equipped with LoRaWAN technology allows IoT sensors to communicate directly from sensor to satellite.…
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Absolut Sensing Selects NanoAvionics to Build “GEN1” Demonstration Satellite
Absolut Sensing, a subsidiary of the Absolut Group specialized in the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, has achieved a significant milestone with the selection of satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build its demonstration satellite dubbed “GEN1”, after a rigorous selection process. Under the mission agreement, NanoAvionics will provide its 16U nanosatellite bus, payload integration services,…
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OneWeb Orders 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals To Enable Broadband Connectivity Worldwide
Hughes Network Systems, an innovator in satellite and multi-transport networks for over 50 years, announced that OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has ordered 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals to enable networking services for enterprise and government customers. Engineered and manufactured by Hughes, the terminals (model number HL1100) include the Hughes electronically steered…
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Maxar Selects Sierra Space to Provide Solar Power Solutions for Proliferated LEO Satellites
Sierra Space, a space company building an end-to-end business and technology platform in space to benefit life on Earth, announced that the company has won a significant space defense contract with Maxar. Under the agreement, Sierra Space will provide revolutionary solar power solutions and production capability. This contract will support a constellation of 16 satellites…
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U.S. Department of Commerce Awards Contracts for a Trial Project Involving Space Traffic Coordinating
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s NOAA has taken a step forward in its plans to provide space traffic coordination services to commercial and civil satellite operators operating in the increasingly congested orbits around Earth. As part of a new pilot project to provide spaceflight safety mission assurance to select spacecraft in the medium Earth orbit…
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Microchip Showcases RISC-V-Based FPGA and Space-Compute Solutions at RISC-V Summit
Mid-range FPGAs and System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGAs have played a major role in moving computer workloads to the network edge. Microchip Technology has helped fuel this transition with its award-winning FPGAs, while also delivering the first RISC-V-based FPGAs that provide twice the power efficiency of competing mid-range FPGAs, and feature a best-in-class design, operating system, and…
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Terran Orbital Successfully Demonstrates 1.4 Terabyte Single-Pass Optical Downlink for NASA’s Satellite
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced its contribution to the successful demonstration of a record-breaking 1.4-terabytes of data delivered from space to ground by an optical downlink in a single pass. The demonstration connected the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) laser communications payload aboard NASA’s…