Tag: Satellite
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Exotrail and Isar Aerospace Sign Multiple Launch Services Agreement
The space mobility operator Exotrail and the European launch service provider Isar Aerospace announced a multiple launch services agreement. Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle Spectrum will launch Exotrail’s spacevan vehicle on several firm launches to low Earth (LEO) and geostationary transfer orbits (GTO) from Isar Aerospace’s launch sites in Andøya, Norway, and CSG, French Guiana, between…
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Intelsat Chooses SWISSto12 to Build the IS-45 Geostationary Satellite
Intelsat, an operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has announced that scale-up manufacturer SWISSto12 will produce the Intelsat 45 satellite (IS-45). With the order, Intelsat becomes the first commercial customer for the innovative HummingSat geostationary (GEO) telecommunications product. Scheduled for launch in…
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Phase Four Achieves Electric Thruster Operation on Air Force Green Propellant ASCENT
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced that it has successfully demonstrated the operation of its RF thruster using the Air Force Research Laboratory’s green propellant, ASCENT (formerly AF-M315E). The achievement, made under a U.S. Space Force contract awarded at the 2021 Space Force Pitch Day, enables multi-mode…
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Spire Global Awarded a Contract by DARPA to Design Satellites for Ionospheric Measurements
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to deliver a preliminary design for a satellite that would carry an array of sensors to very-low Earth orbit (VLEO) for conducting in-situ ionosphere measurements. The award is part of DARPA’s…
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Frontier Precision and Synspective to Deliver SAR Satellite Based Geospatial Solution in North America
Frontier Precision, a large U.S. distributor of geospatial and unmanned solutions, and Sysnpective, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and solutions provider, have announced a new distribution partnership for the SAR-based solutions across North America. Synspective develops and operates high-frequency, high-resolution SAR satellites to provide high-quality data sets and solution services. The company has…
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Rocket Lab Ships Final Solar Panels for NASA’s Gateway Power and Propulsion Element
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, has delivered the final solar panels to Maxar that will fly on the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) for NASA’s Gateway lunar space station. SolAero Technologies, a leading space solar power provider acquired by Rocket Lab, was awarded the contract in 2019 from…
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Amazon’s Newly Acquired Project Kuiper facility to Expand its Satellite Manufacturing Capability
Amazon is continuing to expand its footprint in Redmond, Washington to invest in people and facilities to support Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network program that will provide fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The company has continued to expand its footprint in the region since the…
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SpiderOak Awarded a Contract by U.S. Defense Innovation Unit to Deliver OrbitSecure Zero-Trust Protocol On-orbit
SpiderOak, one of the leaders in complete cybersecurity solutions for next-generation space systems, announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver the company’s OrbitSecure zero-trust protocol on-orbit. The project will demonstrate end-to-end cybersecurity for the Department of Defense’s future Hybrid Space Architecture, an initiative the U.S.…
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Quantum Space Partner with GEOST and Blue Canyon Technologies for its First Mission Launch in 2024
Quantum Space has announced its first operational mission to cislunar space that will launch in October 2024 and will include partners GEOST, LLC and Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT). Known as QS-1, the mission will be the first step in establishing a superhighway between the Earth and the Moon by deploying commercial capabilities that enable spacecraft…
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Virgin Orbit to Launch NorthStar’s Space Situational Awareness Services in 2023
NorthStar Earth & Space, a comprehensive environment Information services enterprise, announced that the first three of its constellation of 24 satellites dedicated to commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) will be among the payloads carried by Spire Global’s satellites to be launched by Virgin Orbit. The launch is scheduled for mid-2023. NorthStar will be the first…