Tag: Satellite
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Lynk to Demonstrate Satellite-to-Phone Connectivity by Flying World’s First 5G Cellular Base Station in Space
Lynk Global (Lynk), a satellite-direct-to-standard-phone telecoms company, will fly the world’s first 5G cellular base station in space in a first-of-its-kind demonstration. This test will demonstrate the ability to send a 5G signal from space to standard mobile devices on Earth. The test has been funded by an undisclosed partner. Charles Miller, CEO and Co-Founder…
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Teledyne e2v Introduces Quad Core Space Processor for Spaceborne Imaging and AI Applications
Teledyne e2v has announced the delivery of qualified flight models (FMs) of its advanced, space-qualified, quad-core Cortex-A72 edge processing platform the LS1046-space. Targeting compute-intensive space applications, including high-throughput satellites, data compression, as well as artificial intelligence, and imaging, this processor outperforms existing alternatives by a factor of 30x. This timely addition to Teledyne e2v’s portfolio…
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ClearSpace Secures Contract from UK Space Agency (UKSA) to Remove Space Debris
Following the successful completion of a feasibility study of the CLEAR mission to remove two UK-registered derelict objects from low Earth orbit, a consortium led by ClearSpace has been awarded a follow-up contract by the UK Space Agency to perform the preliminary design of the mission. The company’s solution responds to the pressing need to…
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UK’s First-ever Orbital Satellite Launch to include Intelligent Hyperspectral Imager HyperScout M
The launch of the shoebox-sized Prometheus-2 satellites will take place later this year from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay. cosine HyperScout M, the most compact and miniaturized version of the HyperScout product line developed by cosine, will be on board one of these satellites. Its goal is to help UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)…
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NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test
After 10 months of flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space. Mission control at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, announced the successful impact at…
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ESA Selects Astrobotic and LLS to Fly Landcam-X to the Moon on Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One 2024
At the 73rd International Astronautical Congress in Paris, Astrobotic and Lunar Logistics Services (LLS) announced they have been competitively selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to fly an innovative landing sensor camera, called LandCam-X, to the Moon in 2024 on Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (GM1). This will be the first-ever commercial delivery to the…
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Rocket Lab Selects NASA Stennis Space Center to Test Neutron’s Reusable Archimedes Engines
Rocket Lab, a leading launch and space systems company, revealed it has selected NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the location of its engine test facility for its reusable rocket, Neutron. The Archimedes Test Complex will be located within the larger A Test Complex at Stennis Space Center across a 1 million square…
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SAIC and Rogue Space Systems Corporation Partner to Deliver In-Orbit Services
Science Applications International Corp and Rogue Space Systems Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to develop solutions that provide rapidly deliverable In-Orbit Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM), asset inspection, and Space Situational Awareness (SSA). “Together, SAIC and Rogue bring unique skills and expertise that will support the growing demand for services in earth orbit, the…
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SES, ESA and European Commission to Jointly Develop Satellite Quantum Cryptography System for Europe
An SES-led consortium of 20 European companies, with the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission support, will design, develop, launch and operate the EAGLE-1 satellite-based end-to-end system for secure Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), enabling in-orbit validation and demonstration of next-generation cyber-security across Europe. The groundbreaking partnership between ESA and an SES-led consortium, with the…
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NOAA Awards $9.9 Million Contract to Spire Global to Deliver Satellite-Based Weather Data
Spire Global announced that it has been awarded $9.9 Million as part of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Delivery Order 5 of the contract issued by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA), for commercially available space-based radio occultation (RO). This award is the third multi-million dollar NOAA contract Spire has received in FY22. Spire…