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Nigcomsat Plans Initiative to Promote Satellite in Nigeria
Nigcomsat is making a new effort to promote satellite communications across Nigeria, one of Africa’s biggest markets, with a population of around 220 million people. It has announced plans for ‘Nigerian Satellite Week’ which will run from October 16 to 19. This event aims to highlight the importance of satellite technology in driving innovation, connectivity,…
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ICEYE Launches Dwell Precise Imaging Mode with 25cm Resolution for Enhanced Earth Observation
ICEYE, the global company in SAR satellite operations for Earth Observation and persistent monitoring, introduced Dwell Precise, a new imaging mode that adds advanced capability to ICEYE’s line of Dwell products and builds on the release of Dwell Fine in March 2024. Dwell Precise provides a 25-centimeter resolution and is based on the 1200 MHz…
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Redwire Supports ESA’s First Planetary Defense Mission with Advanced Onboard Computer System
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it is providing a critical onboard computer system for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission, Europe’s inaugural flagship planetary defense mission. Hera is the European-led companion mission to NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), which successfully impacted the binary…
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Viasat Partners with CYSEC to Enhance Satellite Encryption for Secure Communications
Viasat, Inc., a global company in satellite communications, announced it is working with CYSEC under its ELEVATE program to provided reliable, state-of-the-art cybersecurity tools for satellite communications. CYSEC is a pioneering cybersecurity company based in France and Switzerland, specializing in securing the space internet. Recognizing ever-evolving cyber threats in the industry, CYSEC provides high-performance cybersecurity…
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ispace Technologies Launches Summit Mission Control Center in Denver for U.S. Space Missions
ispace technologies, inc. announced the opening of the Summit Mission Control Center (MCC) in its headquarters office in Denver, Colorado. The MCC serves as the ground segment hub for the command and telemetry review of spacecraft and customer payloads for ispace’s Mission 3 and all future ispace-U.S. missions. The MCC invites visitors to explore ispace’s…
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Raytheon Secures $525M U.S. Navy Contract for ESSM Block 2 Missiles and Spares
Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a $525 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce ESSM Block 2 missiles and spares for the U.S. and allied nations. ESSM Block 2 is a short to medium-range, ship-launched, dual-mode, guided missile that has increased maneuverability and improved performance over its Block 1 predecessor. “The role of…
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SES Orders Next-Generation Modems from Comtech for O3b mPOWER
SES Space & Defense placed an order with Comtech for next-generation modems to operate on the O3b mPOWER constellation. The order announced Tuesday is for the software-defined SLM-5650B and other next-generation modems. Initial quantities under this new contract are expected to be delivered over the next year. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. …
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Iceye Debuts 25 cm SAR Imagery Resolution
Iceye Dwell Precise SAR image of the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands taken in early September 2024. Photo: Iceye Iceye now has the capability to offer 25 cm resolution for its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. The new feature announced Wednesday is called “Dwell Precise” and it is based on the 1200 MHz radar bandwidth,which…
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Korea Telecom Reports 5G NTN Technology Milestone
Korea Telecom (KT), one of the largest telcos in Asia, has concluded a successful 5G NTN (non-terrestrial network) trial that brings satellite more into the mainstream in South Korea and lays the groundwork for KT to expand coverage across the country. It has worked with KT SAT to successfully integrate terrestrial 5G networks with the…
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ESA’s Hera mission progresses towards launch pending Falcon 9 readiness
An artist’s rendering of the Hera spacecraft alongside the CubeSats, Juventas and Milani. Graphic: ESA The European Space Agency is on the cusp of launching its first planetary defense mission, a complement to NASA’s 2022 Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. The goal of these missions is to understand how Earth can be protected from…