Tag: Satellite
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R&S Satellite Industry Days to Focus on Impact of Next Generation Satellite Technologies
After the successful parts 1 and 2 of the Rohde & Schwarz Satellite Industry Day series, part 3 will take place on December 13, 2022, at 15:00 CET. The virtual session includes a panel of industry experts and will focus on the impact of next-generation satellite technologies. Participants can meet in virtual reality with industry…
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Sidus Space Partners with GTM Advanced Structures to Integrate Solar Panels into Satellite
Sidus Space, a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, announced their partnership GTM Advanced Structures (“GTM”) to integrate their space-proven solar panels into LizzieSat™ Sidus Space is in advanced stages of developing LizzieSat, a proprietary partially 3-D printed satellite, expected to launch in…
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NOAA Satellite Receives L3Harris Infrared Weather Forecasting Technology
L3Harris Technologies has announced its Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), designed to enhance severe weather detection capabilities, successfully launched aboard NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 weather satellite. As one of the world’s most advanced hyperspectral sounders and a key sensor on the JPSS-2 satellite, the CrIS instrument has over 2,000 infrared channels – 100 times…
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AST SpaceMobile Deploys Largest-Ever Commercial Communications Array in LEO
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, announced that it had successfully completed deployment of the communications array for its test satellite, BlueWalker 3 (“BW3”), in orbit. BW3 is the largest-ever commercial communications array deployed in low Earth orbit and is designed to…
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Boeing Demonstrates New Autonomous Anti Jamming Technology for U.S. Space Force’s SATCOM Program
Boeing engineers recently demonstrated a new, autonomous technology that can successfully prevent jamming attempts on U.S. Department of Defense satellite communications (SATCOM). The test was conducted on the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P), showing how this technology can provide secure communication in contested environments. “Maintaining communication with our deployed forces during hostility…
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Intellian’s New NX PM VSAT Terminal Receives WGS Certification
Intellian Technologies, one of the leading providers of feature-rich, resilient satellite communications solutions, announced that their flagship v130NX PM Dual-Ka (AN/USC-73) terminal has been certified for use on the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellation. WGS is a high-capacity United States Space Force satellite communication system, developed in partnership between the Defense Departments of the US,…
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Rocket Lab Announces First Electron Mission from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, announced it is scheduled to launch its first Electron mission from Virginia during a launch window opening December 7 EST. The mission, named “Virginia is for Launch Lovers,” will deploy satellites for leading radio frequency geospatial analytics provider HawkEye 360. It will be…
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ESA’s Radio Frequency Equipment and Technology Section to Organize 1st Edition of Space Microwave Week
The aim of Space Microwave Week is to offer a new flagship international forum where microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz technology developers, equipment designers, systems developers, operators, experts, universities, users, and space agencies can openly network, discuss their ideas, share their experiences and formulate the challenges to be met. The Space Microwave Week is organized by…
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SpaceRyde Signs Multiple Launch Service Agreements with ISILAUNCH
SpaceRyde, the space transportation company building the interplanetary logistics infrastructure known as the Rocket Network, has announced multiple launch agreements (MLA) with ISILAUNCH, a launch services subsidiary of Netherlands-based ISIS – Innovative Solutions in Space B.V. (ISISPACE) – with over 570 customer satellites, including Planet, brought to orbit. The MLA is an agreement for four…
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Hundreds of Intersil-Brand Radiation-Hardened ICs from Renesas Lift Off for Moon Mission
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that hundreds of its radiation-hardened (rad-hard) integrated circuits (ICs), including over 50 different part numbers, are onboard the Artemis 1 launch that blasted off on November 16. Intersil-brand rad-hard ICs are part of the battery management systems, RS-25 engine control electronics, and the launch…