Tag: Ground
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ICEYE and Safran Announce Strategic Alliance to Enhance Persistent Surveillance Solutions
Safran.AI and ICEYE announce a long-term strategic partnership, leveraging their combined expertise to deliver advanced multisensor Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions that enable governments to achieve faster and more accurate decision-making in geospatial intelligence. This collaboration unites Safran.AI’s globally recognized proficiency in vision AI with ICEYE’s operation of the world’s largest commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)…
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Yank Technologies Selected for Prestigious NASA Phase II Contract
Yank Technologies, the developer of disruptive long-range, high-power wireless charging solutions, has been selected for a two-year follow-on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to advance Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors for lunar and planetary surfaces. Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors are extremely efficient interlocking coils for robust power…
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SatVu Signs Contract for HotSat-2 and HotSat-3 Satellite Programs
SatVu is announcing significant advancements in its satellite program and expansion efforts, continuing its mission to capture the highest resolution thermal data from space for a safer and more sustainable Earth. The signing of the contract for its next-generation satellite, HotSat-2, marks a huge milestone for SatVu. Building upon the success of the pathfinder HotSat-1,…
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Synspective Unveils AI-Powered ODC Solution for 24/7 Maritime and Aerial Surveillance
Synspective, a provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its Object Detection and Classification (ODC) solution, designed to enhance the accuracy and reliability of monitoring vessels and aircraft. This solution overcomes the limitations faced by traditional monitoring systems, offering scalable and cost-effective wide-area security.…
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Ursa Space and Aireon Partner to Enhance Geospatial Intelligence with Real-Time Aircraft Data
Ursa Space Systems, a leading provider of space-based insights, and Aireon, the pioneer of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, announced a collaboration to integrate Aireon’s real-time aircraft tracking data into Ursa Space’s geospatial platform. This integration will expand Ursa Space’s analytic offerings with a global layer of aviation activity, enhancing situational awareness for commercial,…
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Solestial Announces $17M Series A Funding Round to Scale Space Solar Manufacturing
Solestial, the solar energy company for space, announced a significant milestone with the closing of its $17M Series A funding round led by AE Ventures. The round welcomed new investors Crosscut Ventures, Zeon Ventures, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation’s ME Innovation Fund (general partner: Global Brain Corporation), with participation from existing investors Airbus Ventures, General Purpose…
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Muon Space Secures Stage II NRO Contract to Advance Infrared Satellite Capabilities
Muon Space, a leading provider of end-to-end space systems specializing in mission-tailored low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, announced the award of Stage II on its contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Stage II, granted under NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Framework within the commercial electro-optical (EO) capabilities focus area, will…
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Sidus Space Confirms Successful Deployment and Operation of FeatherEdge Gen-2 on LizzieSat-3
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the successful on-orbit operation of its advanced onboard edge computer, FeatherEdge GEN-2, integrated into the ongoing commissioning of LizzieSat-3 (LS-3). FeatherEdge™ GEN-2 is now flight-proven and commercially available, offering 100 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of AI processing power in a space-hardened, compact format. By leveraging…
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Rocket Lab Launches Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its third mission for Japanese customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space. ‘The Sea God Sees’ mission successfully launched on Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 8:17 p.m. on May 17th, 2025. The mission carried…
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Arabsat Selects Telesat Lightspeed LEO Services for its Multi-Orbit Connectivity Portfolio
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat), the top satellite service provider in the Arab world, announced the companies have successfully negotiated and signed a Term Sheet for a multi-Gbps capacity pool of Telesat Lightspeed connectivity services. The companies executed the agreement today during a…