Tag: Sensors
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Planet Signs Three-Year Contract with EMDYN to Provide Satellite Data for Intelligence Solutions
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced a multi-year contract with EMDYN, a European-based company providing agile intelligence-led solutions and security services. Through this relationship, EMDYN will use Planet’s near-daily global satellite imagery and taskable high-resolution SkySat satellites to monitor subtle activity across large geographical regions such…
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Katalyst Space Announces its Acquisition of Atomos Space
Katalyst Space Technologies has announced its acquisition of Atomos Space, a strategic move to accelerate and expand its in-space servicing capabilities. The company plans to continue operating the 20,000 square foot facility in Broomfield, CO, where Atomos builds and tests its flagship spacecraft, Quark. Key members of the Atomos team will join Katalyst following the…
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NASA to Fly First Quantum Sensor for Gravity Measurements
Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, private companies, and academic institutions are developing the first space-based quantum sensor for measuring gravity. Supported by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), this mission will mark a first for quantum sensing and will pave the way for groundbreaking observations of everything from petroleum reserves to…
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HRL and Boeing Complete Testing and Validation for Quantum Entanglement Swapping Satellites
HRL Laboratories and Boeing have completed construction and technical validation on a quantum communication subassembly for Boeing’s Q4S satellite mission – a first-of-its-kind effort to demonstrate four-photon quantum entanglement swapping in space. This powerful capability is essential to enabling future secure communications and distributed quantum networks. With this milestone, HRL has completed construction of the…
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Axelspace to Launch GRUS-3 the Seven Earth Observation Microsatellite in 2026
Axelspace Corporation, which designs, manufactures and operates microsatellites, and conducts business to promote a society where space is accessible to people around the world, announced plans to launch seven next-generation Earth observation microsatellites, “GRUS-3,” in 2026. This will expand the company’s microsatellite constellation to include more than ten satellites, enabling observation of broader areas with…
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Millennium Space Systems Completes FOO Fighter Critical Design Review in 10 Months
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, completed the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) critical design review (CDR) in just 10 months after authorization to proceed. “Meeting rapid timelines is essential to ensuring we deliver mission capabilities when needed,” said Doug Hulse, portfolio lead, Millennium Space Systems. “Completing the FOO Fighter critical design review in…
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Slingshot Aerospace Selected by AFWERX for AI-Powered Space Object Tracking
Slingshot Aerospace, the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, announced it has been selected by AFWERX to support its Rapid Analysis of Photometric Tracks for space Object identification and behavior Recognition program. Under RAPTOR, Slingshot will use machine learning to track, analyze, and report on the behaviors…
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Rocket Lab Launches OroraTech’s Wildfire Detection Satellites in Record Time
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its latest mission within four months of contract signing for Germany-based global wildfire and detection company OroraTech. The ‘Finding Hot Wildfires Near You’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad B, in Mahia, New Zealand at 4:30…
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Maxar Intelligence Unveils Raptor Software for GPS-Free Drone Navigation
Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, launched Raptor, a powerful software suite that enables autonomous drones to navigate and extract accurate ground coordinates in the absence of GPS. This technology transforms the resilience and reliability of unmanned systems, enabling autonomy at scale across warfighting, humanitarian and commercial operations for customers across…
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Sidus Space Successfully Deploys LizzieSat-3 to Expand AI-Powered LEO Constellation
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the successful launch, deployment, and operation of LizzieSat-3 into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX, which launched on March 14th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-3 joins LizzieSat-1 and 2, which have been in orbit since March…