Tag: Satellite
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HawkEye 360’s Fourth and Fifth Satellite Clusters Become Operational
HawkEye 360, one of the world’s leading commercial providers of space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced that its Clusters 4 and 5 satellites have started operations. To provide clients with meaningful worldwide data, the orbital capacity of the two newest clusters has been boosted. The expanded constellation can collect over a region of…
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Orbit GX30 Approved for Inmarsat Global Xpress Network
Inmarsat, a leading player in global, mobile satellite communications services and Orbit Communications Systems, a leading provider of airborne communications solutions, announced that the Orbit GX30 airborne Ka-band multi-purpose terminal (MPT) has received full type approval for use over Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network for commercial and military Ka-band (Mil Ka). The GX30 terminal fulfils…
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SpaceLink Signs Cooperative R&D Agreement with US Army
SpaceLink, the company that is building the Communications Superhighway for the Space Economy™, announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Under the agreement, the organizations will work together to explore alternative space communications…
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Rocket Lab Announces its 30th Electron Launch for Synspective
Rocket Lab USA, has announced its upcoming 30th Electron launch that will deliver its 150th payload and 300th Rutherford engine to space. The mission is a dedicated launch for Japanese Earth-imaging satellite constellation operator Synspective. “The Owl Spreads Its Wings” mission is scheduled to lift off from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1…
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Orbit Launches New Tri-Band Earth Observation Antenna System for LEO and MEO Satellites
Orbit Communications Systems, one of the leading global providers of maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management systems have announced the launch of Gaia 100 an advanced tri-band Earth observation antenna system. This system has secured an initial order from a significant European customer. Gaia100 is a series…
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NOAA, NASA, and Northrop Grumman complete major testing for JPSS-2 before launch
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, and Northrop Grumman have completed the final major test of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 spacecraft ahead of its delivery to Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, for launch. JPSS-2 is the second of four satellites in NOAA’s JPSS weather tracking constellation and will launch atop a…
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Mynaric Selected to Develop Next-Generation Optical Communications Terminal for DARPA Program
Mynaric has been selected as a key development partner to create a benchtop model of a next-generation optical communications terminal as part of Phase 1 of the Space-based adaptive communications node (Space-BACN) program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA’s Space-BACN program envisions a low-cost, scalable optical communications terminal that could be reconfigured to work with various optical inter-satellite…
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Eutelsat’s Software Defined Satellite Enters Commercial Service
The satellite called Eutelsat Quantum was launched on 30 July 2021 by an Ariane 5 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The satellite offers unprecedented mission reconfiguration capacity. Its beams can be reshaped and redirected to provide information to people on moving planes, trucks, and cars in close to real-time. Satellite operator Eutelsat has sold…
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Sierra Space Brings Patented High Power Density Solar Power Systems to the Market
Sierra Space, one of the leading commercial space companies at the forefront of creating and building the future of space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, announced that the company has started the delivery of its proprietary, patented Surface Mount Technology (SMT) solar power systems. Sierra Space’s innovative and groundbreaking solar arrays will…
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D-Orbit Signs Multi Year Launch and Deployment Contract with Astrocast
D-Orbit, a space logistics company, has announced the signing of a multiple launch and deployment contract with Astrocast, a leading Swiss IoT-focused nanosatellite company. According to the agreement, D-Orbit will launch twenty of Astrocast’s satellites aboard the ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbit’s versatile and cost-effective orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) designed to precisely deploy satellites and perform technology…