Tag: Satellite
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Mangata Networks Selects Honeywell to Provide Control Systems for its HEO and MEO Satellite Constellations
Honeywell announced that Mangata Networks, a satellite telecommunications company, selected Honeywell’s space integrated attitude control system (IACS) in support of its new constellations comprising 32 satellites. Mangata’s new highly elliptical orbit (HEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellations provide communications and weather monitoring in areas that typically lack quality internet connectivity. “We are excited…
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Rocket Lab Breaks Annual Launch Record with its 31st Electron Rocket Launch
Rocket Lab, a leading launch and space systems company, broke its annual launch record with the launch of “It Argos Up From Here,” a dedicated launch for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). The mission was Rocket Lab’s 31st Electron launch overall and the eighth for the year to date, besting the company’s previous record of…
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WORK Microwave Awarded Contract to Develop Optical Modem for ESA and German Aerospace Center
WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, has announced that the European Space Agency (ESA), with the support of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), has awarded WORK Microwave a contract to develop a state-of-the-art optical modem for space-to-ground communication as part of the ARTES Strategic Programme Line for Optical and Quantum Communication…
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Intelsat Announces Successful Launch of Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 Satellites
Intelsat, an operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity, has announced the successful launch of Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34, geosynchronous communications satellites that will ensure service continuity to Intelsat’s North American media customers. The Northrop Grumman-manufactured Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 satellites were…
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DIY Satellite Signs a Launch Service Agreement with UARX Space for PocketQube deployers
DIY Satellite, an Argentinean company that designs, develops, and delivers PocketQube-based satellite missions has selected UARX Space, a European leader dedicated to in-space transportation and developer of highly reliable separation systems for small satellites, for multiple launch services for their PocketQube deployers. DIY Satellite launches are scheduled for 2023 and 2024. “UARX Space is one…
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SES Successfully Launches Second and Third C-Band Satellites on ULA Rocket
SES has announced that the SES-20 and SES-21 satellites were successfully launched into space by the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. Both C-band satellites will enable SES to continue delivering TV and radio to millions of American homes and provide other critical network…
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Firefly Aerospace Alpha Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit and Deploys Customer Payloads
Firefly Aerospace, a space transportation company that offers launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced that its Alpha FLTA002 mission has successfully reached orbit and deployed customer payloads. The rocket had lifted off on October 1 at 12:01 am PST from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. With the success of this mission, Firefly is now…
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ThinKom and Inmarsat Collaborate to Deliver SATCOM for U.S. DoD’s Tactical Operations
ThinKom Solutions and Inmarsat Government have announced a collaboration to deliver more efficient and reliable satellite communications (SATCOM) for tactical operations. The pair will combine ThinKom’s ThinAir Ka2517 antenna with Inmarsat Government’s G-MODMAN II and G-MODMAN Open Platform (OP) modem managers to support Department of Defense connectivity around the globe. “Delivering efficient connectivity to our…
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Orolia Defense & Security to Deliver Personnel Recovery Devices with Cospas-Sarsat Signaling to the U.S. Army
Orolia Defense and Security have received initial production authorization to provide PRSS1b Personnel Recovery Devices to the U.S. Army, with shipments beginning in September 2022. The order will fulfill the first contract line item (CLIN) complying with the current IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity). Orolia’s PRSS1b PRD will be the first device of its kind to…
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Astroscale Opens New UK Facility to Build Satellite Servicers to De-orbit Space Debris
Astroscale, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability, has opened its new Zeus satellite manufacturing and operations facilities at the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. The UK space industry is growing rapidly, quadrupling in size since 2000, and with ambitious growth plans over the next 10 years. This new, advanced UK facility will enable Astroscale to build satellite debris…