Tag: Ground
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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory: Redefining Small Satellite Capabilities for Global Space Missions
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory, Established in 1998, is a research center within the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, located in Toronto, Canada. SFL specializes in the design, development, and operation of low-cost, high-performance small satellites, including micro- and nanosatellites. With a mission to make space more accessible, SFL has contributed to over 84…
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Eutelsat and BHS Renew Partnership for Satellite Contribution Services
Eutelsat Group and BHS Media Group are pleased to announce the renewal of their satellite contribution contract, reinforcing their long-standing collaboration to deliver high-quality video services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This agreement extends the capacity leased on the EUTELSAT 21B and EUTELSAT 70B satellites, ensuring seamless content delivery for BHS’…
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Viasat and Blue Origin to Partner on Launch Telemetry Demonstration for NASA CSP
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications (SATCOM), announced it has selected Blue Origin as its launch mission partner to support Viasat’s demonstration of its InRange launch telemetry relay service as part of its work with NASA’s Communications Services Project (CSP). Viasat’s Space and Mission Systems team, part of the company’s Defense and Advanced Technologies…
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ScotRail and Clarus Networks Delivers World-First Rail-Certified Starlink Connectivity
ScotRail, in partnership with Clarus Networks Group, has launched a transformational connectivity project that sees the world’s first deployment of a rail-certified Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite antenna. This landmark deployment delivers high-speed, resilient internet access to trains operating across some of the UK’s most remote rail corridors setting a new global benchmark for digital…
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Venus Aerospace Completes Historic US Hypersonic Engine Flight Test
Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based startup pioneering the future of high-speed flight, announced it completed the first U.S. flight test of a next-generation rocket engine: a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). This milestone marks a breakthrough in American aerospace, with a design ultimately aimed at enabling vehicles to travel four to six times the speed of…
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NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch Aspera SmallSat Mission for Galaxy Research
NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights into how the universe works. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This contract allows the agency to make…
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ICEYE Secures €200 Million Deal to Supply SAR Satellites to Polish Armed Forces
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, today signed an agreement with the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Poland to deliver the Polish Armed Forces with an initial batch of three ICEYE SAR satellites, and an option to purchase three more satellites and additional ground segment capabilities in…
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Apex Space: Transforming Satellite Bus Manufacturing for the Future of Space Exploration
Founded in 2022, Apex Space is a Los Angeles-based aerospace company specializing in satellite bus manufacturing. The company aims to revolutionize spacecraft production by offering standardized, high-rate configurable satellite bus platforms that cater to commercial and government space missions. Apex collaborates with leading space agencies and private firms to accelerate satellite deployment, ensuring rapid delivery…
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OroraTech Expands Series B to €37M to Advance Wildfire Intelligence Solutions
OroraTech, the global leader in wildfire intelligence and risk assessment, has extended its Series B financing round to €37m. The round was led by BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, with participation from Rabo Ventures, and long standing investors Bayern Kapital, Edaphon, and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF). With ten satellites already in orbit,…
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Zeno Power Secures $50M Series B funding to Advance Nuclear Battery Technology
Zeno Power, the leading developer of nuclear batteries – radioisotope power systems – for frontier environments, announced its $50 million Series B funding round, led by Hanaco Ventures with participation from Seraphim, Balerion Space Ventures, JAWS, Vanderbilt University, RiverPark Ventures, Stage 1 Ventures, 7i Capital, Beyond Earth Ventures, and others. Admiral John M. Richardson, USN…