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Smartpin Rebrands as Band24 to Advance Ground-to-Orbit Platform
Smartpin announced it is rebranding as Band24, marking the company’s evolution from asset tracking into a broader platform for infrastructure-free field intelligence. The new name reflects a larger ambition: to serve the operational needs of enterprises, field teams, infrastructure operators, and commercial organisations that need trusted visibility across assets, inventory, and mobile operations as they…
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York Space Systems to Acquires ALL.SPACE for Multi-Domain Communications
York Space Systems, a leading, US-based national defense and commercial prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ALL.SPACE, a leading provider of advanced satellite communications terminals and multi-network connectivity solutions. Upon closing of the transaction, ALL.SPACE will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of…
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Morpheus Space Advances Satellite Mobility with GO-2 Electric Propulsion System
Morpheus Space is strengthening the position in satellite propulsion with the GO-2 electric propulsion system, a modular and highly redundant solution designed to support a wide range of mission profiles. Headquartered in California, USA, the company focuses on scalable propulsion technologies that enable efficient satellite mobility across Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. GO-2 is…
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GMV to Head Planning for the European Space Agency’s New Copernicus Missions
The European Space Agency (ESA) has entrusted multinational technology company GMV with the operational development of mission planning functions for the expansion missions of the Copernicus program, Europe’s main Earth observation system. This contract places GMV in a key position within the next generation of European space services and reinforces its role in one of the…
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Dark Energy May Be Evolving, Upending Cosmology’s Biggest Mystery
After five years of observation, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has completed the largest three-dimensional map of the universe ever constructed — and the early findings suggest the force driving cosmic expansion may not be constant, challenging a cornerstone assumption of modern physics. The discovery could reshape how scientists understand the universe’s ultimate fate. DESI,…
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BlackSky Technology Secures $30 Million Defense ISR Contract
BlackSky Technology, won a nearly $30 million, one-year Assured contract from an international defense customer. The customer rapidly scaled from an initial six-figure Early Access program to the subscription deal in less than six months to meet an accelerated need for real time space-based tactical ISR capabilities. The expedited adoption timeline followed an incremental validation…
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Mantis Space and Atomic-6 Partners to Power and Cool Orbital Energy Platform
Mantis Space, the venture-backed startup building the future of space energy infrastructure, announced a preferred vendor partnership with Atomic-6, the Georgia-based manufacturer of the Light Wing solar array and the Hot Wing radiator, redeployable power and thermal management systems. Mantis Space plans to integrate both Light Wing and Hot Wing technologies into its orbital energy…
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Rocket Lab Introduces High-Accuracy Star Tracker for Radiation-Intense Environments
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced its next-generation High-Performance Star Tracker (ST-HP), designed to improve key performance metrics for longer duration spacecraft missions in low Earth orbit and beyond. The High-Performance Star Tracker combines enhanced resilience with a targeted pointing accuracy of better than 1 arcsecond, ideal for…
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Planet develops SWIR Tanager for 5x methane monitoring coverage
How will Planet’s new SWIR Tanager improve methane monitoring? Planet Labs is developing a shortwave infrared (SWIR)-focused version of its Tanager spacecraft that will deliver five times the area coverage of its hyperspectral predecessor for methane and trace-gas emissions monitoring. The new satellite represents a strategic pivot from the broad-spectrum Tanager-1 launched in 2024, targeting…
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Skynopy Signs Frequency Management Partnership with CNES
Skynopy has signed a new partnership deal with the French Space Agency (CNES). The partnership aims at optimizing frequency allocation for the ground stations operated by Skynopy in France. The two companies announced the new partnership, April 29. As part of this agreement, CNES will provide its expertise to support Skynopy in frequency declaration and…