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AmpliTech Delivers Ultra-Low Noise Amplifiers to a Fortune 50 Satellite Systems Provider for LEO Connectivity
AmpliTech Group, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of state-of-the-art signal processing components for satellite, Public and Private 5G, and other communications networks, has announced the successful delivery of prototype high-frequency Ultra Low Noise Amplifiers (ULNAs) to a Fortune 50 satellite systems provider. These advanced amplifiers are engineered to support Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations,…
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ISS National Laboratory Supports the Launch of 100 Payloads in Low Earth Orbit
International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, has supported the launch of 110 payloads across seven missions, facilitating science and technology research and development (R&D) that pushes the limits of innovation. Projects sponsored by the ISS National Lab this year enabled advancements in biotechnology, fundamental science, advanced materials, in-space manufacturing, and other areas. Companies, academic institutions,…
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We’re about to fly a spacecraft into the Sun for the first time
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Solar cycle, Not a sunspot was stirring, not even a burst; The stockings were all hung by the corona with care, In hopes that the Parker Solar Probe would soon be there. Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore. Sure, the spacecraft…
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Turion Space Wins $32M Space Force Contract for 3 Satellites
Turion Space won a $32.6 million fixed-price contract to build three satellites for the Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) with multiple payloads and real-time command and control. Under the contract announced Dec. 18, Turion Space will rapidly build three satellites with rendezvous proximity operations high-resolution, satellite-to-satellite imagery collection capabilities. The work is expected to…
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SpaceX launches Bandwagon-2 rideshare from Vandenberg
On Saturday, Dec. 21st, SpaceX launched the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff occurred as scheduled at 3:34 AM PST (11:34 UTC). This flight carried 30 payloads for a variety of customers, including a synthetic aperture radar satellite for South Korea. The spacecraft were carried…
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Maxar Wins 2 New Contracts from Asia-Pacific Customers, With Umbra Tasking
Maxar Intelligence has received $35 million in total for new tasking contracts from two government customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Maxar said these contracts are the first purchase of direct access to WorldView Legion imagery. Maxar has four WorldView Legion satellites in orbit to collect 30 cm class imagery. As part of Maxar’s Direct Access…
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NASA Awards Firefly Aerospace a 2028 Blue Ghost Lunar Mission
NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a $179 million award to deliver six experiments to the Moon in 2028. This will be Firefly’s third lunar mission and it is its fourth NASA task order. The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload (CLPS) initiative and will utilize Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, its Elytra Dark orbital…
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Lockheed Martin’s GPS III SV07 Joins Space Force’s Modernized GPS Constellation
The seventh Lockheed Martin designed and -built Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle, GPS III SV07, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, into orbit 12,550 miles above Earth. GPS III SV07 was launched on an accelerated timeline and joins the Space Force’s ongoing modernization of the GPS constellation, following GPS III SV06…
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FCC Chairwoman Looks to Allocate More Spectrum for Space Launch
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed allocating more spectrum for space launch communication. The proposal announced on Dec. 19 would reallocate the 2360–2395 MHz band on a secondary basis for space operations. Rosenworcel said this will provide “certainty and predictability” for commercial launches. According to the release, “these rules would add spectrum to support space…
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Axiom Space Revises Module Plans to Expedite Independent Axiom Station by 2028
Axiom Space announced that it is revising the Axiom Station module sequence to enable its commercial space station to become an independent orbital platform as early as 2028. Revising the order in which modules will attach to the International Space Station allows Axiom Station to operate as a free-flyer about two years earlier than planned,…