Tag: Satellite
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Terran Orbital Developed CAPSTONE Successfully Enters Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit Around the Moon
Terran Orbital, a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the Terran Orbital-developed CAPSTONE spacecraft successfully arrived in a Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon. Following an initial orbit insertion maneuver on Sunday, CAPSTONE will perform clean-up maneuvers over the next several days to complete insertion into its…
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SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite to Support End-to-end Secure QKD System for Europe
The EAGLE-1 satellite, which will support the end-to-end secure Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for Europe, will be launched for SES by Arianespace on a Vega C rocket from French Guiana as early as Q4 2024. The satellite will be placed in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The EAGLE-1 project comprising satellite and ground infrastructure…
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NASA’s Artemis I Rocket Successfully Launches Orion to Moon
Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
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General Atomics, SES and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate NextGen Multi-orbit Satellite Communications
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, SES, and Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES) have worked together to successfully demonstrate multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) using a GA-ASI-supplied MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The demonstration took place at GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon flight operations facility in El Mirage, Calif. The higher data rate SATCOM transmission featured SES’s multi-orbit satellite communications…
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L3Harris Infrared Weather Forecasting Technology Successfully Launched Aboard NOAA’s JPSS-2 Satellite
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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Argotec Selects CAES Dual Core Microprocessor for Multiple Space Missions
CAES, one of the leaders in advanced mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, has announced that it has been chosen by Argotec, an Italian aerospace engineering company, to provide its radiation-hardened GR712RC dual-core LEON3FT SPARC V8 Microprocessor on several key space missions. Argotec selected the CAES microprocessor for its reliability and capability. The GR712RC is…
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Intellian to Design and Supply Ka-Band User Terminals for Viasat’s Maritime Connectivity Solution
Viasat Inc., a global communications company, and Intellian, a provider of feature-rich, future-proof satellite communications solutions, have announced a contract award for Intellian to design and supply a bespoke range of Ka-band user terminals exclusively for Viasat’s Maritime connectivity solution. In addition to the bespoke new terminals, Intellian will also develop a 100 cm upgrade kit for Intellian’s popular NX Series.…
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Intelsat Announces Successful Launch of Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 Geosynchronous Communications Satellites
Intelsat, an operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity, announced the successful launch of Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32, geosynchronous communications satellites that will ensure service continuity to Intelsat’s North American media customers. The Maxar-manufactured Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 satellites were launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon…
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Canadensys Aerospace Awarded a Contract by CSA to Design and Build Canada’s First Lunar Rover
Canadensys Aerospace announced that it has received a contract from the Government of Canada to design and build Canada’s first lunar rover. Initiated under the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP), the lunar rover will demonstrate key technologies for future lunar activity and accomplish meaningful lunar science. The mission has scientific objectives in…
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Ubotica and Open Cosmos Sign Agreement to Deliver the First AI Centric CubeSat Mission
Ubotica Technologies, the leading provider of smarts for smart satellites, and Open Cosmos, the leading space mission and data provider, have signed an agreement to deliver CogniSat-6, the first AI-centric CubeSat mission to include autonomous capabilities. As part of the agreement, CogniSat-6 will carry the flight-proven (TRL-9) CogniSat edge computing platform to low earth orbit…