Author: starpathwp-production
-
Thales Alenia and E-DSA² Celebrate ESA’s NNO-3 Deep Space Antenna Launch
The European Deep Space Antenna Alliance (E-DSA²), formed by Thales Alenia Space, Schwartz Hautmont, and mtex antenna technology, celebrated the inauguration of the European Space Agency’s NNO-3 deep space antenna masterpiece for the New Norcia ground station near Perth, Australia, on October 4. NNO-3 is part of ESA’s ESTRACK global network of ground stations. This…
-
US Space Force Activates L3Harris’ ATLAS Mission to Advance Space Domain Awareness and Superiority
The U.S. Space Force has declared operational acceptance of the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) designed and built by L3Harris Technologies. ATLAS successfully integrates space domain awareness, space command and control (C2), intelligence, operational and system readiness-relevant data to enable warfighters to successfully respond to emerging anti-satellite threats. “This pivotal milestone aligns with…
-
Globalstar and Conekt.ai Partner to Deliver Seamless Multi-Network Connectivity
Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, and Conekt.ai, a leading connectivity management platform provider, announced a strategic collaboration to deliver integrated Globalstar Band 53 spectrum and XCOM RAN private network solutions through Conekt.ai’s orchestration platform for seamless multi-network connectivity. The collaboration positions Conekt.ai as a partner providing enterprise customers with turnkey connectivity solutions…
-
Planet Labs and VITO Deepen Partnership to Advance Agricultural and Environmental Monitoring
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, and VITO, a leading European research and technology organization, announced an extension to their long-term partnership to accelerate the use of Earth observation for global impact. By bringing together Planet’s daily, global satellite imagery and advanced solutions with VITO’s proven analytics and service…
-
Space Force Awards Contract to ExLabs to Advance Persistent In-Space Infrastructure
Exploration Laboratories (ExLabs) has been awarded a Direct-to-Phase II contract by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to advance its next-generation spacecraft platform, SERVSAM. The effort supports the Department of Defense’s expanding interest in modular, persistent infrastructure to accelerate in-space operations. Built on ExLabs’ core SERV architecture, SERVSAM is a heavy-class, reconfigurable spacecraft designed…
-
Mercury Systems and Nightwing Partners to Enhance Cybersecurity for Aerospace and Defense
Mercury Systems, a global technology company that delivers mission-critical processing to the edge, and Nightwing, the cyber and national security solutions company defining the edge of possible to advance our nation’s interests, announced an agreement to enhance the cyber resiliency of Mercury Systems’ hardware with Nightwing cyber resiliency technology. Through this agreement, the companies will…
-
Space Ocean and SNPC Partner to Explore Nuclear Power for Deep-Space Missions
Space Ocean, a leader in orbital logistics and in-space resource delivery, has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Space Nuclear Power Corporation (Space Nukes), a pioneer in advanced space nuclear power systems. The LOI outlines a strategic collaboration to explore integrating space nuclear reactor technology into future deep-space missions. Under the terms of…
-
Sepentrio And Xona Space Systems to Collaborate on Positioning Technology
Sepentrio and Xona Space Systems have signed a new MoU as the two companies look to deepen their collaboration on next-generation positioning and timing solutions. It is an interesting partnership between a company in Europe, and one in the U.S. The two companies announced this further collaboration, Oct. 7. Sepentrio is a manufacturer of high-precision…
-
UK Space Command Developing Sensors to Protect Satellites from Laser Threats
The UK Space Command (UKSC) is developing sensors to protect critical national satellites from laser threats from adversaries. The Ministry of Defence said that the new sensor technology under development will be able to determine the characteristics of lasers in space or on the ground and whether they pose a threat to satellites. This would…
-
A Case for the Defense
The Via Satellite team has just come back from World Space Business Week. We had the opportunity to host a fantastic happy hour thanks to our good friends at Umbra, and we had a number of great discussions taking the pulse of the industry. What was interesting to me is that two topics seemed to…