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Terran Orbital Receives $2.4 Billion Contract to Design and Deploy Satellites for Rivada Space Networks
Terran Orbital, a global leader in satellite-based solutions, has announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, has been awarded a $2.4 billion contract to design, build, and deploy 288 low-earth orbit satellites for Rivada Space Networks. As part of the contract, Terran Orbital will also develop 12 “spare” satellites to produce a total of 300…
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FCC Proposes New Regulations for Satellites Using Terrestrial Spectrum
The FCC will consider rules that allow satellite operators to operate satellites using terrestrial spectrum, in a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) released Feb. 23. The FCC said in the NPRM that this new framework would facilitate the integration of satellite and terrestrial networks. This is a major topic in the satellite industry as telcos…
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ETS-Lindgren to Showcase its RF Shielding Products at SATELLITE 2023
ETS-Lindgren will showcase innovative RF Shielding Products and services for satellite test and measurement applications at SATELLITE 2023. Held from March 13 to 16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, this year’s technical program features industry leaders from SpaceX, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Eutelsat, and others in the satellite community presenting…
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Axelspace Partner with Tokyo Institute of Technology to Develop Ka-band Radio for Microsatellites
Axelspace Corporation and co-researchers have successfully developed a novel Ka-band radio for microsatellites. This new radio system, when compared to conventional radio, operates with less than half the power consumption and has a high radiation tolerance. This collaborative research was developed with the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), with Associate Professor Atsushi Shirane of…
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China launches two satellites following EVA at Tiangong station
The Chinese space program has resumed launches after going over a month without a single launch due to the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival holiday period. On Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:49 PM Beijing time (11:49 UTC), Chang Zheng 3B Y93 flew successfully from pad LC-2 at Xichang in southwest China. This flight, the…
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Static fire test, dress rehearsal complete for Crew-6 launch
NASA commander Steve Bowen, pilot Woody Hoburg, and mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi and Andrey Fedyaev inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A during a countdown rehearsal early Friday. Credit: SpaceX Led by a three-time space shuttle flier and former Navy submarine officer, the four-man team set to ride into orbit Monday on SpaceX’s…
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Airbus Undertakes Integration of Three European Service Modules
Three European Service Modules (ESMs) are being integrated in parallel in Airbus’ Bremen cleanrooms. Integration of ESM-3 is almost complete and ESM-4 is well underway, and the newly arrived ESM-5 structure is now the focus of initial integration steps. Each ESM requires the integration of more than 22,000 elements. This is the first time ever…
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VAST Acquires Launcher to Accelerate Human Habitation in Space
Vast has acquired space startup Launcher to accelerate its mission to expand humanity across the solar system by developing long term human habitation in space. Vast is building an artificial gravity station with many times the volume of the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. While steadily making progress toward this goal, Vast will be partnering…
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Redwire Team Complete Successful Experiments with Redwire’s PFMI Facility on the ISS
Redwire Team and Astronauts Completed successful 20 days on-orbit experiments with Redwire’s PFMI Facility on the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, have successfully completed 20 days of on-orbit experiments with the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation facility, or…
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Omnispace and Ligado Networks to Combine Satellite Spectrum for Direct-to-Device Services
Omnispace and Ligado Networks have reached an MoU to combine their licensed mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum in the L- and S-Bands for direct-to-device solutions. Under the deal announced Thursday, the companies’ collaboration would use portions of Ligado’s 40 MHz of L-band satellite spectrum in the U.S. and Canada and Omnispace’s 60 MHz of S-band…