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What Are Multispectral Outputs?
Multispectral outputs are made up of bands within the multispectral spectral ranges. The different options include true colour, false colour urban, false colour infrared, and all optical bands. True colour A true colour image combines the red, green, and blue bands. It’s a close representation of what humans see in real life. True colour is…
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Space Flight Laboratory Successfully Launches Nine Satellites to Support Four Micro Space Missions
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), a developer of complete microspace missions, announced the launch and successful deployment of nine satellites at 06:48 am UTC on 15 April 2023 (11:48 pm PDT, 14 April 2023). Launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the SpaceX Transporter-7 ride-sharing mission carried SFL-designed microspace platforms into orbit for four different repeat…
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What Is Archive?
Archive satellite imagery is a purchasing option for imagery that has already been collected. Archive imagery can be passively collected by satellites that continuously image the Earth. It can also be collected in response to tasking requests submitted for specific areas. Those who task imagery through providers agree to licensing and sharing terms, allowing individuals…
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Blue Origin is moving in next door to SpaceX at Port Canaveral
A rough outline of Blue Origin’s new Port Canaveral recovery site Blue Origin’s new Port Canaveral recovery site plan Blue Origin’s new Port Canaveral recovery site tent Flight Profile of New Glenn While the new recovery profile for New Glenn is not well known at this time, considering the company has scrapped the recovery ship…
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Boeing Unveils its Protected Wideband Satellite Design with Anti-Jam Payload for Military Application
Boeing has unveiled its Protected Wideband Satellite (PWS) design featuring Boeing’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P) payload hosted aboard the U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11 spacecraft. The combination of military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) and anti-jam capabilities underpin the PWS design. Both programs are based on Boeing’s 702X software-driven technology enabling real-time and automated…
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Inmarsat I-4 F1 Satellite Experiences an Outage
Inmarsat is working to restore services from its I-4 F1 satellite after the satellite experienced an outage late on Sunday. This satellite provides L-band coverage in the Asia-Pacific region. Inmarsat confirmed in a Tuesday statement that the I-4 F1 satellite experienced an outage at 21:14 UTC (5:14 p.m. EDT) on Sunday, April 16. Inmarsat did…
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Maneuvers Two Cubesats for On-Orbit Service Demo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Following the launch of two small satellites last fall, Lockheed Martin in relatively short order demonstrated its ability to maneuver the satellites closer together for future on-orbit servicing to sustain spacecraft and even upgrade them in space, the company said Monday. Under the self-funded Lockheed Martin In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LM LINUSS) technology demonstration,…
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KONGSBERG Introduces Antenna Pointing Mechanism for LEO Data Downlink and Inter Satellite Link Antennas
KONGSBERG one of the leading global technology corporations and premier supplier of defense and aerospace-related systems delivering mission-critical solutions has introduced a new Antenna Pointing Mechanism for both LEO data downlink antennas and Inter Satellite Link antennas. The KARMA-7 FG is a state-of-the-art space-qualified Antenna Pointing System that consists of two main sub-systems, the mechanism…
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NRO Expects RFP This Fall for Advanced Commercial Electro-Optic Capabilities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—This fall the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) expects to issue its next request for proposals (RFP) under a commercial remote sensing effort for Innovative Commercial Electro-Optical (EO) capabilities, the agency’s chief said on Tuesday. The acquisition will be open to U.S. companies and U.S.-based subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies, Chris Scolese, director of the…
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Dish TV Orders New Satellite from Maxar
Dish Network Corporation placed an order for a new broadcast satellite from Maxar Technologies, the manufacturer announced Tuesday. The new broadcast satellite, designated ES XXV, will be based on the Maxar 1300 series Geostationary Orbit (GEO) platform, and deliver content across North America. This satellite will provide broadcast services across North America, refreshing the company’s…