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Tesat has delivered optical communications terminals to Lockheed Martin to be used on future GPS satellites. Tesat said Monday it completed delivery of its SCOT80 terminals to Lockheed Martin.  Tesat previously announced the award from Lockheed Martin in December 2024 after passing a critical design review, to supply OCTs for a future GPS III satellite. …

SD Government (SDG), part of Gogo, has won a new contract to deliver multi-band, multi-orbit airborne global satellite communications to a U.S. government agency. The deal is worth $3 million dollars and will run for five years.  The deal is a follow-on from Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III activity originally undertaken by SDG,…

Iridium is rolling out a dedicated chip that will allow Iridium PNT capabilities to be integrated into electronic devices for GPS and GNSS resilience. Announced Monday, the Iridium PNT application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is in a 8mm by 8mm form factor and is designed to deliver authenticated positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data as an alternative…

In-space manufacturing on a large scale is a capability that has seemed like science fiction but is now moving closer to reality. Rendezvous Robotics, which came out of stealth mode last month, is one startup working on the challenge of how we will build a future in space.  This episode of On Orbit features co-founder…

Saudi Arabia’s flagship space company, Neo Space Group, has grown quickly since it was established around 18 months ago, making acquisitions in Earth Observation (EO) and in-flight connectivity (IFC). In this interview, NSG CEO Martijn Blanken, discusses how the overall landscape has changed since the formation of NSG and the technologies and trends influencing NSG’s…