Tag: Satellite
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Telesat Secures $2.3 Billion Arctic Military Satcom Contract
Telesat LEO ULC, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced that it has signed a $2.3 billion Telesat Lightspeed services contract with Canada’s Defence Investment Agency (DIA) to deliver secure Military Ka-band (Mil-Ka) Arctic connectivity to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) under the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P) program.…
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Neuraspace Secures €15.6 Million for Space Traffic and Monitoring Expansion
Neuraspace, a European provider of AI-enabled Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) solutions, has announced €15.6 million in new financing, combining strategic private investment from Lince Capital, Explorer Investments and Armilar Venture Partners with funding awarded under Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRRP), supporting the company’s growth strategy. The funding had accelerated…
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Spire Global Secures $3 Million NOAA Contract Extension for Hyperspectral Sounder Data
Spire Global, a global provider of satellite data, analytics, and intelligence, has been awarded a $3 million, six-month contract extension by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue evaluating data from Spire’s Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS). The award includes an additional, unfunded option for three months of data valued at $2 million. Building…
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Optical Zonu Introduces Miniature RF-over-Fiber Transmitter for Ku-band Defense Communications
Optical Zonu Corporation (OZC), a top provider of optical networking and RF-over-fiber (RFoF) solutions, today announced the availability of its new Miniature Ku-Band RFoF Transmitter, a compact OEM module designed to simplify the transport of high-frequency RF signals in the most space-constrained defense and aerospace environments. Measuring approximately 2.25 x 1.0 inches, the transmitter is…
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AST SpaceMobile Launches BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 Satellites
AST SpaceMobile, a company developing a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, has announced the orbital launch of its BlueBird satellites 11, 12, and 13. The mission has lifted off at 3:42 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard…
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Surrey Satellite Technology Delivers Satellite Platforms for Earth Observation and Space Missions
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) continues to expand the portfolio of modular satellite platforms designed to support Earth observation, communications, scientific research and technology demonstration missions across a broad range of spacecraft sizes. Headquartered in Surrey, United Kingdom, the company has developed a family of flight-proven satellite platforms that combine standardized avionics, scalable architectures and…
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Kreios Space Advances VLEO Technology to Enable Long-Duration Satellite Missions
Kreios Space is developing a new generation of satellite technology designed to enable sustained operations in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), approximately 200 km above Earth. The company’s platform combines an aerodynamically optimized satellite with a proprietary Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP) system, allowing satellites to operate for more than seven years in an orbital region traditionally…
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Impulse Space Advances Electra Electric Propulsion System
Electra has complemented Impulse’s chemical propulsion lineup, enabling customers to choose the appropriate in-space mobility technologies for their mission. The first chapter of human space activity has largely been defined by launch. Rockets are launched, payloads have reached orbit, and missions have officially begun. The next chapter in space has been characterized by what happens…
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MDA Space to Supply Additional Satellites for Expanded Telesat Lightspeed Constellation
MDA Space, a space technology company, will be supplying Telesat LEO ULC, a division of Telesat Corporation, with additional MDA AURORA next-generation broadband satellites, coinciding with the operator’s announcement that it has been expanding the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation. Telesat has announced that it has been expanding its LEO constellation by 69 satellites,…
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Kreios Space Selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics for VLEO Demonstration Mission
Kreios Space, the VLEO satellite specialist, will be the first company in history to launch a satellite with an air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) into orbit. To test its technology, the company is using a microsatellite bus by Kongsberg NanoAvionics, a leading small satellite manufacturer and mission integrator. Kreios Space’s ABEP aims to pave the way…