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Mission Microwave to Supply Solid State Power BUCs for Telesat Lightspeed
Mission Microwave will provide solid state power block upconverters (BUCs) for the landing stations for Telesat Lightspeed under a deal the companies announced Monday. BUCs are a core component of the landing station infrastructure, where traffic from the satellite constellation is connected to points of presence for telecom networks, internet and cloud services, and private…
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Launch Previews: SpaceX and ISRO to launch rideshare missions into SSO
SpaceX leads the week’s launch manifest with three scheduled missions and, at the time of publishing, is the sole launch service provider behind the year’s first five launches. Alongside two Starlink flights, the company is launching 20 payloads on a rideshare mission carrying an exoplanet observation mission for NASA. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)…
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4iG Space and Defence CEO Sárhegyi Explains Axiom Space Investment, Previews Hungary’s Growth in Space
4iG Space and Defence (4iG SDT) is a growing presence on the space landscape in Europe, and is Hungary’s main space company. In October, the company made a splash move to become a strategic investor in U.S.-based Axiom Space. 4iG SDT recently finalized the agreement in December. The two companies also plan to collaborate on…
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AE Industrial to Acquire Majority Stake in Rocketdyne from L3Harris
AE Industrial Partners has acquired the controlling stake in the space propulsion business of L3Harris, formerly known as Aerojet Rocketdyne. AE Industrial said in a Jan. 5 announcement it plans to use the name Rocketdyne for the business. L3Harris said in a statement the sale is for a total enterprise value of $845 million. L3Harris…
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Space42’s Mira Aerospace Conducts HAPS Flight in Europe
Mira Aerospace, a subsidiary of UAE-based Space42, conducted a flight of a high altitude platform system (HAPS) vehicle in Europe in December. Mira Aerospace flew its solar-powered HAPS model, ApusNeo18, from the Fuerteventura Technology Park in Spain on December 12. The flight collected data focused on wildfire prevention and management as part of the ISSEC…
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Jonsa Technologies Showcases VSAT Antennas for Global Satellite Communications
Jonsa Technologies, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of satellite communication hardware, highlights the VSAT antenna portfolio designed to support reliable, high-availability satellite links across commercial, enterprise, maritime and government applications. The company’s VSAT antennas are already deployed in the field and address the practical requirements of satellite ground terminals operating in diverse environments from fixed installations to…
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Hispasat and NOS Renewed their Multi-Year Satellite TV Distribution Partnership
Hispasat and NOS, the Portuguese telecommunications company, have renewed their satellite television distribution service (DTH) throughout the national territory, including its archipelagos, with a multi-year agreement. This renewal consolidates a collaboration between the two companies that has been in place for more than 20 years, thus guaranteeing the continuity and quality of NOS’s satellite content…
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JFW Industries Introduces CATV and Satellite Models for Satellite Communication Networks
JFW Industries, a long-established manufacturer of radio-frequency (RF) components, is providing the CATV and Satellite Models portfolio with a range of precision-engineered attenuators, loads, splitters, taps and termination products designed to support satellite communications and cable television infrastructure. These products are already widely deployed across commercial and institutional networks, where predictable RF performance, signal integrity…
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China’s CASC sets new record with 73 orbital launches in 2025
On December 31, the successful launch of the Long March-7A carrier rocket delivered the Shijian-29 satellite into orbit. With this mission, the state-owned space giant China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has completed a record of 73 space launch missions throughout 2025, the CASC said in a release. Among these, the Long March series…