Tag: Satellite
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Capella Space Unveils Next Generation Satellite with Advanced Imagery and Communication Features
Capella Space, a leading Earth observation company, unveiled several new capabilities planned for its next generation satellites, further expanding the company’s cutting-edge, premium data offerings. This new generation of Capella satellites, referred to as “Acadia” technology, will expand the existing Capella constellation to provide highest quality imagery, best ground-range resolution, and the fastest order-to-delivery speeds…
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Intellian Launches New Satellite TV Antennas to Enhance Live TV Experience on Maritime Vessels
Intellian Technologies, the leading global technology and solutions provider for satellite communications, has announced new t-Series and s-Series antennas to enhance the live television (TV) experience for those onboard maritime vessels. With millions of people working at sea every day across commercial maritime markets and even more passengers onboard cruise ships, ferries and yachts, the…
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NanoAvionics Captures First 4K Resolution Full Satellite Selfie in Space
NanoAvionics, a company that offers a complete combination of small satellite technology, mission services, and team experience offering simplified access to space for organizations around the globe, have utilized an off-the-shelf consumer camera, mounted on a selfie stick, to take the first ever 4K resolution full satellite selfie in space with an immersive view of…
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DARPA Selects 11 Teams for the First Phase of Space BACN Program
DARPA has selected 11 teams for Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program, known as Space-BACN. Space-BACN aims to create a low-cost, reconfigurable optical communications terminal that adapts to most optical inter-satellite link standards, translating between diverse satellite constellations. Space-BACN would create an “internet” of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, enabling seamless communication between…
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United Launch Alliance Unveils Missile Warning Satellite for US Space Force
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO 6) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off on Aug. 4 at 6:29 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 152 times…
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ESA Announces the End of Mission for Copernicus Sentinel-1B Satellite
Copernicus Sentinel-1B experienced an anomaly on 23 December 2021, related to the instrument electronics power supply provided by the satellite platform, leaving it unable to deliver radar data. Since then spacecraft operators and engineers have been working tirelessly to rectify the issue. Unfortunately, despite all concerted efforts, ESA and the European Commission have announced that…
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US Space Force Launches Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin
Following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the U.S. Space Force is now communicating with the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) -6 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin. The final satellite in the SBIRS program series, GEO-6 joins the U.S. Space Force’s constellation of missile warning…
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Astroport Space Awarded Second NASA Contract to Develop Landing Pads for Lunar Mission
Astroport Space Technologies has been awarded its second NASA Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract for the construction of landing pads on the Moon. Astroport and its research partner, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), will develop geotechnical engineering processes for “Lunar Surface Site Preparation for Landing/Launch Pad and Blast Shield…
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Get SAT Introduces KU Band Electronically Steerable Antennas Designed for Multi-Constellation Operations
Get SAT is proud to introduce its two newest electronically steerable antennas (ESA), the LESA Aero Ku and the Sling Blade KU Land Maritime (LM). Designed from the ground up for Multi-Orbit/Multi-Constellation operations. These Ku ESA designs use Get SAT’s breakthrough 2D fully electronically steered antenna (ESA) system for SATCOM-on-the-move connectivity. Get SAT’s ESA systems…
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NASA Announces Opportunities for CubeSat Developers through its CubeSat Launch Initiative (CLSI)
NASA has announced a new round of opportunities through the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) for CubeSat developers, including educational institutions, to conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations in space and contribute to the agency’s exploration goals. With a renewed emphasis on education, the next round of NASA’s CSLI opportunities is providing access to low-Earth…