Tag: Ground
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Viasat Launches MOJO Mini Next for Tactical Military Communications and Situational Awareness
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced the introduction of the Move Out/Jump Off (MOJO) Mini Next, the latest in Viasat’s family of expeditionary tactical gateways. The MOJO Mini Next was designed to deliver a compact and ruggedized Link 16 Tactical Data Link situational awareness capability for at-the-pause or on-the-move applications across environments. With…
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Slingshot Aerospace Opens Canadian Headquarters in Ottawa
Slingshot Aerospace, the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, has announced the opening of its new Canadian office in Ottawa. This strategic expansion reinforces Slingshot’s commitment to strengthening Canada’s sovereign space capabilities and supporting allied collaboration across the space domain awareness (SDA) ecosystem. The announcement was…
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OroraTech and SkyFi Partners to Expand US Access to Space-Based Fire Detection
SkyFi and OroraTech have entered into a strategic partnership to bring space-based thermal monitoring and wildfire detection to a broader US audience through SkyFi’s Earth intelligence platform. Founded in Munich, OroraTech specializes in real-time wildfire detection using nanosatellites equipped with thermal infrared cameras. Their thermal satellite constellation identifies heat anomalies directly from orbit, enabling fast…
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ispace RESILIENCE Lander Enters Lunar Orbit and Prepares for June Landing
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced that its RESILIENCE lunar lander successfully entered lunar orbit on May 7, 2025, at 5:41 a.m. JST (May 6, 2025, 20:41 UTC). This marks the completion of Success 7 milestone of Mission 2 “SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon.” ispace engineers performed the injection maneuver from the Mission Control…
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Rheinmetall and ICEYE to Form Joint Venture for SAR Satellite Production
Rheinmetall and the globally leading SAR satellite manufacturer ICEYE are further intensifying their cooperation. The two companies intend to establish a joint venture for satellite production. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed on May 8, 2025. Rheinmetall is to be the majority shareholder in the new joint venture named Rheinmetall ICEYE Space…
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Rocket Lab to Launch US Air Force Re-Entry Mission Using Neutron Rocket
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it will launch its new medium-lift reusable rocket Neutron for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for a Rocket Cargo mission that supports point-to-point cargo transportation, establishing a new era of commercial launch capability to advance global defense logistics for the…
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Eaton Announces $18.5 Million Expansion of NY Aerospace Manufacturing Facility
Eaton, an intelligent power management company, announced the expansion of its Orchard Park, N.Y., facility to support growing demand for the aerospace mission systems solutions manufactured at the site. The $18.5 million investment will significantly increase production capacity to serve growing demand by military defense, commercial aerospace and space customers and add 77 skilled manufacturing…
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Reveal and Maxar Partner to Enhance Farsight Platform Capabilities
Reveal Technology and Maxar are pleased to announce a partnership to incorporate Maxar’s high-resolution satellite imagery and 3D data directly into Farsight. To improve users’ ability to visualize large-scale geospatial environments, Reveal is integrating Maxar’s high-resolution basemaps and 3D data into Farsight, significantly enhancing operational decision-making at the tactical edge. Maxar data enables accurate 3D…
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Sierra Space Achieves 3rd Testing Milestone With USSF R-GPS 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 another successful demonstration of the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) technology for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). In this third milestone, Sierra Space demonstrated…
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Little Place Labs: Revolutionizing Space Data with AI-Powered Satellite Analytics
Little Place Labs, founded in 2021, is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Its core mission is to democratize space data access by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to process satellite data onboard, enabling real-time, actionable insights for industries like agriculture, maritime, climate monitoring, and defense. The company focuses on: Satellite Data Processing: Developing AI/ML…