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Millennium Space Systems Nabs $414M SDA Award for FOO Fighter Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Tuesday awarded a potential $414 million contract to Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems unit to build and deliver eight missile defense fire control satellites for launch in late 2026 as part of a demonstration effort. The firm fixed-price award is the first for Millennium with SDA and was made under the…
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Airbus Launches Pléiades Neo Next Program to Expand its Earth Observation Constellation
Airbus has launched the Pléiades Neo Next program to expand its very high-resolution Earth observation constellation. This new program will result in new satellite assets and capabilities, including enhanced native resolution. As a first step of Pléiades Neo Next, Airbus is developing a new satellite which will be launched in the next few years. “The Pléiades…
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UltiSat Partners with CloudJuncxion for Tactical Missions Solution
UltiSat is partnering with CloudJuncxion, to leverage its Unified Multi-Path Connectivity (UMC) solutions with CloudJuncxion’s Bandwidth Virtualization technology. The joint offering aims to improve tactical communications by unifying multiple links of satellite, wireless, and terrestrial networks. UltiSat announced the partnership on April 30. The UltiSat and CloudJuncxion’s combined solution is targeted to customers with tactical…
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UltiSat Partners with CloudJuncxion for Tactical Missions Solution
UltiSat is partnering with CloudJuncxion, to leverage its Unified Multi-Path Connectivity (UMC) solutions with CloudJuncxion’s Bandwidth Virtualization technology. The joint offering aims to improve tactical communications by unifying multiple links of satellite, wireless, and terrestrial networks. UltiSat announced the partnership on April 30. The UltiSat and CloudJuncxion’s combined solution is targeted to customers with tactical…
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Neuraspace Launches Free SYNC and PRO Tiers for its Space Traffic Management Platform
Neuraspace, a European-born global leader in space traffic management (STM), has launched SYNC, a free version (tier) of its end-to-end STM platform, and the subscription-based PRO tier. Both tiers are software-as-a-service (SaaS) and feature a new real-time and collaborative exchange between satellite operators. This enables them to better manage their STM operations and instantly discuss…
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How New Climate Satellite Missions Aim to Bridge the Gap Between Data and Decisions
The urgent response to the climate crisis is now. With Earth facing threats from global warming, air pollution, and the decrease in ocean biodiversity, satellite initiatives that use Earth’s vantage point from space provide critical data to illuminate the impacts of climate change and extend this knowledge worldwide. These satellites can interpret the impact of…
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Portal Space Systems comes out of stealth with satellites that’ll be fired up by the sun
An artist’s conception shows Portal’s Supernova satellite bus in orbit, using a propulsion system that focuses sunlight on a heat exchanger to produce thrust. (Portal Space Systems Illustration) A Seattle-area startup called Portal Space Systems is emerging from stealth to share its vision for a type of satellite that’s apparently never been put into space…
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NASA to Provide Coverage for Boeing Starliner’s First Crewed Launch and Docking
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 10:34 p.m. EDT on…
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Rocket Lab Prepares Consecutive Electron Launches for NASA’s Climate Change Mission
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it is preparing two back-to-back Electron launches to deploy NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission. The two dedicated missions will each deploy one satellite to a 525km circular orbit from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New…