Tag: Ground
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York Space Systems Establishes First Contact and Confirms Health of All 21 Satellites
York Space Systems (York), a defense technology company transforming how the United States builds and operates proliferated space-based capabilities, announced successful first contact. It confirmed the healthy status of all 21 satellites launched on September 10 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1…
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Gilat Satellite Networks Launches First AI-Driven Network Management System for Satellite Connectivity
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced the AI transformation of its Network Management System (NMS), integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP). The new AI capabilities are available immediately. This integration introduces a new NMS-MCP, which acts as a gateway between the NMS and AI agents. The NMS-MCP…
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Aechelon Technology Launches Project Orbion to Build Live Earth Digital Twin in Synthetic Reality
Aechelon Technology, a global defense leader in geospatial simulation technology and human/machine AI training systems, announced ‘Project Orbion’ together with its partners. Project Orbion is a groundbreaking new initiative that will integrate best-of-class technology solutions to create a live Digital Twin of the Earth. All of this is complete with accurate physics, real-time weather, and more…
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Sidus Space Elevates Data Fusion Capabilities with Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced the successful on-orbit operation of its Automatic Identification System (AIS) sensor onboard LizzieSat-3. The AIS sensor receives real-time maritime vessel information from around the globe, including ship identification, position, and navigation data, advancing the company’s strategy to fuse multi-sensor satellite data with onboard artificial intelligence…
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Boeing Accelerates Satellite Production with 3D-Printed Solar Array Substrates
Boeing unveiled a 3D-printed solar array substrate approach that compresses composite build times by up to six months on a typical solar array wing program from print to final assembly. This represents a production improvement of up to 50% when compared to current cycle times. Flight-representative hardware has completed engineering testing and is progressing through…
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Eutelsat and BHS Renews Capacity Deal at 7/8° West
Eutelsat announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with BHS Telecommunications, a key regional player in TV distribution and broadcast services in the MENA region. Under the new agreement, BHS will lease Ku-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 7 West A satellite, located at the 7/8° West orbital position, the prime broadcast neighbourhood for the Middle…
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ICEYE Launches the ISR Cell for Global Tactical Space-Based Intelligence
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, launched the ISR Cell, an end-to-end containerized unit that gives defense forces direct access to space-based tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) in near-real-time, enhancing decision-making speed and effectiveness. Designed to plug-and-play with any ICEYE mission, sovereign or ICEYE-operated, the ISR Cell moves space-based…
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Redwire Opens Albuquerque Facility to Accelerate Development of Space-Based Defense Technologies
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, announced it has opened a new rapid capabilities facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico to advance the development of space-based defense systems. This new 15,000 square-foot facility is Redwire’s latest investment in the Albuquerque region, with the company maintaining a long-standing footprint in the area…
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SFL Missions Secures Contract to Build Three HawkEye 360 Satellite Clusters for Advanced RF Detection
SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide spacecraft bus units in support of three new HawkEye 360 satellite Clusters, totaling nine spacecraft, which will expand HawkEye 360’s RF detection and geolocation constellation. The contract includes Cluster 14, which is similar to those recently launched by HawkEye 360, and Clusters 15 and 16,…
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Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space Selected by CNES for 5G Direct-to-Device Demo Under France 2030
Capgemini, a global leader in business and technology transformation, Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defense, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors, and Thales Alenia Space, a joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed call for projects under…