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CesiumAstro to Provide Payloads and Ground Systems for Taiwan’s LEO Satellites
CesiumAstro has entered a contract with the Taiwan Space Agency to supply software-defined payloads and ground user terminals for Taiwan’s experimental Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite program. CesiumAstro, headquartered in Texas, announced the award on Tuesday to supply its Vireo Ka-band space payload and Skylark user terminals for Taiwan’s Beyond 5G (B5G) LEO satellite program. CesiumAstro…
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Sierra Demonstrates Resilient GPS Satellite Technology for USSF Satellite Program
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced a successful demonstration of the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) technology for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). This major accomplishment, generating all GPS navigation…
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De Boer Marine Signs Multi-Year Connectivity Deal With SES
De Boer Marine, a Dutch service provider that works with multiple companies in the satellite sector, has signed a new multi-year connectivity service agreement with SES to enable ship operators to improve their digital capabilities and operation of their vessels. SES announced the deal, April 1. This marks the expansion of De Boer Marine and SES’s…
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The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds
The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket didn’t last long on Sunday. The booster’s nine engines switched off as the rocket cartwheeled upside-down and fell a short distance from its Arctic launch pad in Norway, punctuating the abbreviated test flight with a spectacular fiery crash into the sea. If officials at Isar Aerospace were…
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Tuesday Telescope: A close-up of the magical camera at the end of a robotic arm
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’ll take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a universe that is…
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ETL Systems Announces Acquisition of IRT Technologies
ETL Systems has acquired IRT Technologies, a Canadian innovator in satellite communication products. This strategic move is part of our ongoing commitment to growth and innovation within the global satellite communications market. IRT Technologies is renowned for designing and manufacturing advanced GaN and GaAs-powered BUC/SSPB/SSPA, uplink SSPA/SSPB, and downlink LNB redundancy solutions which are critical…
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SES and SpeQtral Partner to Develop Optical Ground Station for Global Quantum Encryption
SES and SpeQtral signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an interoperable Optical Ground Station (OGS) to establish long-distance satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) between Asia and Europe. Under the agreement, the development of an interoperable OGS will enable SES and SpeQtral to connect both companies’ current and future QKD satellite missions, resulting in…
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EBAD Looks to Change the Game With Its Multi-Point Spacecraft Dispensing System
Launch day is a nail-biting experience for spacecraft operators and manufacturers watching on the ground as thousands of dollars in investment is rocketed to space. While launch vehicles tend to get the most attention, there are many critical components that help spacecraft reach their final orbital destination safely. Manufacturer Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) provides…
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Meet the Fram2 crew: A cryptocurrency entrepreneur, a cinematographer, a robotics engineer and an Arctic explorer
The four astronauts of the Fram2 mission pose inside the suit up room near Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. From left to right: mission commander Chun Wang, vehicle pilot Rabea Rogge, vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen and mission specialist and medical officer Eric Philips. Image: Fram2 Four people united by their fascination with…