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Kymeta Launches Multi-Orbit, On-the-Move Flat-Panel Antenna for Military Applications
One of the world’s leading flat-panel satellite antenna companies, Kymeta announced at the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition the launch of the Osprey u8 HGL, a hybrid geostationary/low Earth orbit (GEO/LEO) terminal purpose-built for military users. Leveraging Eutelsat Group’s (formally known as OneWeb) LEO satellite network, the Osprey u8 HGL is a complete, customizable…
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SWISSto12 Selects Keysight’s Payload Testing Solution for First HummingSat Mission
Keysight Technologies announced that SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest-growing satellite and radio frequency (RF) payload manufacturers, has selected the Keysight Payload Test System (PTS) to validate the RF payloads of its first HummingSat geostationary satellite, Intelsat 45. The HummingSat is a small, innovative telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency through a…
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Evolution Space Opens Production Facility at NASA Stennis Space Center
Evolution Space, a Mojave, Calif.-based solid propulsion and launch provider, announced with NASA Stennis that it has signed an agreement and begun construction on the first-ever solid propulsion center and solid rocket motor testing at the historic NASA Stennis Space Center. The company also announced the close of its bridge funding round on the heels…
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CPI Receives $30 Million Subcontract to Provide Earth Station Antennas for NASA
The Antenna Technologies division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has received a subcontract valued at more than $30 million to provide earth station antennas for the NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program’s Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) project. The subcontract was awarded to CPI by Peraton, a national security company, as part of its multiyear Space Exploration Network Services and Evolution…
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Skyrora, Viasat and CGI to Work on InRange Launch Telemetry System
Skyrora has won a European Space Agency (ESA) contract alongside Viasat and CGI. The contract is under the Commercial Space Transportation Services program to demonstrate InRange, a space-based launch vehicle telemetry relay system which will benefit launch vehicle providers across the industry globally. The contract was announced Oct. 11. The collaboration will focus on Skyrora’s…
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US Space Force Preparing Evolved Strategic Satcom Solicitation
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has released a draft solicitation for the future Evolved Strategic Satellite Communication system (ESS) to replace the Lockheed Martin Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellites. SSC did not release the draft at large, but the command said on Oct. 6 that the draft “is in the bidder’s library”…
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A year from launch, the Europa Clipper spacecraft nears finish line
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.—The launch window for one of the most expensive robotic space missions in NASA’s history opens one year from Tuesday. Coming in at $5 billion, Europa Clipper will try to help scientists answer a bold question commensurate with its eye-popping cost: Are there places below the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa,…
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Weather delays launch of NASA’s billion-dollar Psyche mission to Friday
Update 6:35 p.m. EDT: NASA delays launch to Friday due to weather. The eighth Falcon Heavy to fly was raised to launch configuration overnight on Wednesday as it prepares to send the Psyche spacecraft off to the asteroid of the same name as early as Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Image: Adam Bernstein Original story: With…
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This Week In Launches: NASA Psyche makes it to the launch pad
P.S. I’m on site for this mission, yay! This week’s launches: October 11 SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 6-22, 7:20 P.M. ET SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida October 12 SpaceX Falcon Heavy NASA Psyche, 10:16 A.M. ET LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida October 14 SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 6-23, 6:05 P.M. ET…
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SpaceX Aims to Offer Starlink Direct-to-Cell Text Service in 2024, IoT By 2025
SpaceX is targeting direct-to-cell service that enables text messaging with the Starlink constellation in 2024, and voice and data and IoT service by 2025. SpaceX updated Starlink’s website with a new page focusing on direct-to-cell service. SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk previously gave the target that Starlink would enter beta service for direct-to-cell with T-Mobile…