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SpiderOak Achieves Flight Heritage with Successful Deployment of OrbitSecure on Ball Aerospace Payload
SpiderOak, services in zero-trust cybersecurity and resiliency software for space systems, has announced the successful achievement of flight heritage through the deployment and demonstration of its OrbitSecure platform in space. SpiderOak conducted rigorous testing of its end-to-end data security solution on a Ball Aerospace prototype payload currently operational in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The payload incorporates…
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The Growing Demand for Sovereign Space Systems
For decades, the mention of space-faring nations has brought to mind major players like the United States, Russia, China, India, and Europe. But that dynamic is rapidly shifting. In recent months, Poland announced it would procure two Earth Observation (EO) satellites from Airbus, meant to increase military reconnaissance capabilities. Around the same time, Luxembourg committed…
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SES and NorthStar Deepen SSA Collaboration
SES and NorthStar Earth & Space have signed an agreement to collaborate on the implementation of next-generation commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services. The deal was announced June 26. The deal follows on from an agreement last year between the two companies to collaborate and for both to contribute towards a more sustainable space environment.…
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Traditional Operators Start the Fight Back
Within an impressively short three years, SpaceX has launched more than 4,000 satellites for its Starlink satellite network, blanketing Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) with a constellation that now serves 1.5 million-plus customers worldwide — and counting. This feverish growth is kindling fresh competition among satellite operators, as Starlink eyes markets traditionally held by incumbents. Yet a…
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Safran and Terran Orbital Sign a MoA for the Production of Satellite Electric Propulsion Systems in USA
Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to study and validate the prerequisites for the production of a new generation of electric propulsion systems for satellites in the United States, based on Safran’s PPSX00 plasma thruster. Safran Electronics & Defense, via Safran Spacecraft Propulsion, and Terran…
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5G NTN: The Convergence of Communications and Aerospace Ecosystems
In recent times, the communications world has seen an accelerated interest in reuniting technologies that were very distinct and separate operational domains not long ago, namely satellite communications (satcom) and terrestrial telecommunications (telcos). This has been primarily driven by Release 17 from the 3rd Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) in mid-2022. Release 17 focuses on leveraging…
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Final Ariane 5 launch scheduled for July 4 after fixes to booster separation system
The final Ariane 5 rocket inside the launcher integration building at the Guiana Space Center. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/S. Martin Europe’s last Ariane 5 rocket is now scheduled to lift off July 4 after being grounded for more than two weeks due to a problem with the pyrotechnic systems required to jettison the launcher’s strap-on solid rocket…
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District Court Sides With SES Over Intelsat in C-Band Claims
A judge has sided with SES in an ongoing dispute over $421 million of Intelsat’s C-band proceeds, ruling that the previous bankruptcy court erred in siding with Intelsat. The June 22 opinion was released just after Intelsat pulled out of potential merger talks with SES. Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Payne’s opinion says the bankruptcy…
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The Aerospace Corporation’s Blinker Transponder Advances Space Traffic Management Capabilities
The Aerospace Corporation, a national nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center that addresses complex problems across the space enterprise and other areas of national and international significance through agility, innovation, and objective technical leadership has designed and developed ‘Blinker’ a small, self-contained and autonomous transponder that can provide near real-time…
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Space Sustainability Summit Focuses on Turning Ideas into Actions
Issues such as how to manage space debris floating in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and securing cooperation among multiple government entities are at the forefront of the discussion around space sustainability. While this issue has gotten more attention in the space industry in recent years, the bigger challenge ahead is turning ideas into meaningful actions. The…