Tag: Satellite
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Sivers Semiconductors Signs $16.4M Agreement with European Satellite Communications Company
Sivers Semiconductors AB (“Sivers”) has announced that its business unit, Sivers Wireless, has signed a strategic development agreement worth $16.4 million (approx. 170 MSEK) with a European satellite communications company to develop several chipsets for satellite communication ground terminals. Sivers has already received purchase orders of approx. 16.1 MSEK for development work to this project…
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SES-21 Satellite Becomes Operational to Provide 5G Services to the US
SES announced that the new SES-21 satellite became operational at the orbital position of 131 degrees West, after launching on October 4, 2022. Upon reaching its final fixed position and completing testing, SES will begin transitioning customers to the new satellite. SES-21 will enable SES to continue delivering C-band broadcast and radio services to millions…
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Arianespace Partner with Intelsat to Launch Two Satellite Payloads
Arianespace signed a contract with longtime customer Intelsat to launch two satellite payloads, IS-41 and IS-44, using the heavy-lift Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2025. This agreement repurposes a previous launch contract and adds one additional satellite. “We are honored, yet again, by our faithful longtime partner Intelsat with another significant…
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OQ Technology to Launch MACSAT Mission on March 2023 Enabling 5G IoT-via-Satellite Services
Following its recent 13 million Euro Series A funding round, OQ Technology, a provider of 5G IoT (Internet of Things) satellite services, has announced March 2023 as the planned launch date for the LSA & ESA-supported MACSAT mission. The on-orbit pathfinder mission, to be launched on a Vega-C rocket rideshare mission (VV23), is aimed at…
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Viasat Completes Final Integrated Satellite Test of ViaSat-3 Americas satellite
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, has announced the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite has completed its Final Integrated Satellite Test (FIST) and has now progressed to the Flight Final phase of integration where it is undergoing final build-up to its flight configuration. FIST is designed to test all the satellite’s payload and bus systems to…
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Eutelsat Selects Thales Alenia Space to Build Next-Generation Software-Defined Satellite
Eutelsat Communications has selected Thales Alenia Space to build a next-generation highly flexible, software-defined satellite (SDS). The Flexsat (for flexible satellite) will be based on Thales Alenia Space’s cutting-edge ‘Space Inspire’ (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) product line, enabling seamless reconfiguration and instant in-orbit adjustment to offer an optimum level of customer service, maximizing the effective…
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TI Expands Space Grade Products with Radiation Hardened and Radiation Tolerant Plastic Packages
Texas Instruments (TI) announced an expansion in its portfolio of space-grade analog semiconductor products in highly reliable plastic packages for a diverse range of missions. TI developed a new device screening specification called space high-grade in plastic (SHP) for radiation-hardened products and introduced new analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that meet the SHP qualification. TI also introduced…
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European Space Agency to Provide Communication Services for ispace’s HAKUTO-R Lunar Mission 1
European Space Agency (ESA) has collaborated with ispace to offer communication services between the lunar spacecraft developed by ispace and ESA’s teams on Earth throughout the mission. Ispace will launch HAKUTO Mission 1 and will use the agency’s global network of tracking stations to transmit commands to the spacecraft and receive scientific data and status…
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SiriusXM Commissions Maxar to Build Two New Satellites
Maxar Technologies and SiriusXM have announced a new agreement commissioning Maxar to build and deliver two new geostationary communications satellites for SiriusXM. The SXM-11 and -12 satellite orders increase the total number of spacecraft in development for SiriusXM by Maxar to four, following the 2021 agreement for the construction of SXM-9 and -10. “This investment…
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Spire Global Unveils Next-Generation 16U Satellite Bus at Space Tech Expo Europe
Spire Global, a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, revealed a next-generation 16U satellite bus design at Space Tech Expo Europe. The satellite bus is tailored for customers with missions that require larger payloads and more power, volume, and data capabilities than a conventional 16U, such as Earth observation and space…