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Industry Groups Press FCC to Ease Spectrum Limits on LEO Satellites
Eleven industry organizations are urging the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revise restrictions on signal strength for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, saying rules imposed more than 20 years ago are outdated and holding back growth in the sector. In a letter sent Monday to FCC Chair Brendan Carr, the groups said that lifting equivalent…
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U.S. Launches Three Spacecraft Aboard Falcon 9 to Boost Space Weather Monitoring
The United States launched three spacecraft on Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to improve monitoring of solar activity and its effects on technology, astronauts, and infrastructure on Earth. The launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center sent the probes on a journey toward the Lagrange 1 point, around 1.5 million kilometers from the sun,…
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The Shared Spectrum Approach Behind New D2D Venture Equatys
Satellite operators Viasat and Space42 are pitching a new way to approach the direct-to-device (D2D) market, based on shared spectrum and treating satellites like shared infrastructure of cell towers. The partners announced a new joint venture called Equatys last week — with an open invitation for others to join. Equatys is a jointly-owned company formed to…
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Quantum Space Acquires Phase Four Propulsion Technology to Bolster Defense Ambitions
Alabama-based spacecraft maker Quantum Space saidit has acquired Phase Four’s multi-modal propulsion technology and its integration and testing facility in Hawthorne, California, for an undisclosed sum. The move follows Quantum’s $40 million Series A extension round earlier this year. The deal will allow Quantum to integrate Phase Four’s propulsion systems — which combine chemical and…
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SDA Selects SpiderOak to Deliver Next-Gen High-Assurance Encryptor with Zero-Trust Capabilities
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded SpiderOak a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to deliver a High-Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) enhanced with microsegmentation across SDA’s Network Established Beyond the Upper Limits of the Atmosphere (NEBULA) on-orbit “red” networks. This effort represents the first time zero-trust concepts such as decentralized identity-based authentication and…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures $10 M NASA Contract Addendum for Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Data
Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, announced a $10 million contract addendum under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative for acquisition of additional science and operational data collected beyond the initial contractual requirements for Blue Ghost Mission 1 – the first commercial mission to successfully land on the Moon. In…
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Planet Labs Launches Tanager Data Products on the Satellite’s First Light Imagery Anniversary
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced the general availability of its Tanager-1 satellite’s data products to customers in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the satellite’s first light images. Planet customers will now be able to purchase Tanager core imagery to support analyses of Earth’s surface…
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Redwires’ Edge Autonomy Delivers More Penguin UAS to Ukraine for Tactical Operations
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, has delivered additional aircraft from its Penguin uncrewed aerial system (UAS) series to the Ukraine Armed Forces. Edge Autonomy has been contracted directly by the Ukraine Armed Forces, since the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, to…
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Ursa Space and Aireon Partner to Deliver Real-Time Insights for U.S Combatant Commands
Ursa Space Systems, a leading provider of space-based insights, and Aireon, the global leader in space-based air traffic surveillance, are partnering to provide time-critical shareable insights for U.S. Combatant Commands. The two companies have produced several Operational Planning Products for the U.S. Space Force to meet unified combatant command needs. Ursa Space, supplemented by Aireon’s…
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Terran Orbital Completes Satellite Bus Deliveries for Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 1
Terran Orbital Corporation, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the successful delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 program. These spacecraft help form a resilient, low-latency communications network in low Earth orbit, designed to deliver…