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Trump’s Golden Dome will cost 10 to 100 times more than the Manhattan Project
One thing that’s evident about President Donald Trump’s proposal for the Golden Dome missile defense shield is that designing, deploying, and sustaining it will cost a lot of money, at least several hundred billion dollars, over the course of several decades. Beyond that, it’s really anyone’s guess. That doesn’t sit well with some lawmakers, but…
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Anduril and Impulse Space Plan to Run RPO in Geosynchronous Orbit Next Year
Next year, Anduril Industries and the Impulse Space startup plan to run a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) rendezvous and proximity operations mission using Anduril’s mission data processor (MDP) and long-wave infrared imager aboard Impulse Space’s Mira space tug, Anduril said on Tuesday. Such space tugs carry the “orbital transfer vehicle” designation. “Once equipped with Anduril payloads and other…
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Iridium Commences Integration of NTN Direct with Deutsche Telekom
Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data, and PNT satellite services, announced a new partnership with Deutsche Telekom (DTAG) intended to deliver global connectivity to its customers through the Iridium NTN DirectSM service. Deutsche Telekom will gain roaming access to Iridium’s forthcoming 3GPP standards-based 5G service, providing NB-IoT direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity that will keep…
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Collins Aerospace Secures NATO Contract for Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management Solution
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has been awarded a contract by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to provide its Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management (EWPBM) solution to NATO. This integrated software tool is designed to plan, direct, coordinate, synchronize, and assess electromagnetic warfare activities. The EWPBM solution will deliver a Recognized Electromagnetic…
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WSBW Video Interview with Umbra’s Anjali Ramachandra
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Anjali Ramachandra, director of Global Business Development for Mission Solutions and Remote Sensing at Umbra, during World Space Business Week. Umbra has expanded its business from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data to also offer a Mission Solutions business and selling the components the company developed in-house and flies…
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How Startup Manufacturers Are Rethinking the Satellite Value Chain
PARIS — While satellite manufacturing startups are working to lower the cost of satellite ownership, there is wide debate about the best ways to bring down cost, how to structure supply chains, and deal with sovereignty requirements for customers, whether it be for Earth Observation (EO) or connectivity applications. Walter Ballheimer, CEO and co-founder of…
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Space42 and Viasat to Launch Equatys for Global Direct-to-Device 5G Satellite Services
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, and Viasat, a global leader in satellite and secure communications, announced they intend to form Equatys, a jointly held entity, to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolve existing and planned Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a 5G network environment. Equatys is expected to unite satellite and terrestrial networks, leveraging…
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NOAA Awards $24.3 Million Contract to PlanetiQ Largest Commercial Satellite Weather Data
PlanetiQ, a leading provider of commercial weather and space weather data, has been awarded a $24.3 million contract from NOAA‘s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). The award, issued under the Commercial Data Program’s Radio Occultation Data Buy 2 (RODB-2), is NOAA’s single largest commercial satellite weather data purchase. Under the agreement, PlanetiQ…
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Ubiqconn Technology and RuggON Unveils Next-Gen Mission Ecosystem at TADTE 2025
Ubiqconn Technology and subsidiary RuggON will join TADTE 2025 (Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, Booth K0416) to showcase an integrated ecosystem of rugged, satellite-enabled solutions. Highlights include the debut of RuggON’s new Ground Control Station (GCS) and devices designed to boost connectivity and operational efficiency in extreme conditions. Also Read: What are Maritime Satellite…
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Busek Provides High-Power Electric Thrusters for NASA’s Artemis Lunar Gateway
Busek Co., a leading manufacturer of high-performance electric propulsion technology for spaceflight, and Maxar Space Systems, a trusted partner and innovator in satellite manufacturing, confirmed the successful delivery of all 6kW flight thrusters for the Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) subsystem of NASA’s Lunar Gateway. Scheduled for operation in a lunar Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO),…