Tag: Ground
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Discusses Upcoming Return from Space Station Mission
Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 11:55 a.m. EST, Tuesday, March 4, from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore will discuss their return to Earth on NASA+. Media interested in participating must contact the newsroom at NASA’s Johnson…
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NASA Secures Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission
Intuitive Machines, an American space exploration company, has collected some data for the agency before calling an early end of mission at 12:15 a.m. CST Friday, shortly after touching down inside a crater on the Moon, carrying NASA technology and science on its IM-2 mission. As part of the company’s second Moon delivery for NASA…
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Firefly Aerospace to Launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft by March 15
Following a successful rocket static fire test, Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced its Alpha Flight 6 (FLTA006) mission, called Message in a Booster, is scheduled to launch Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 spacecraft no earlier than March 15. The 52-minute launch window will open at 6:25 am PDT. “The Firefly team…
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Planet Labs Expands Partnership with Bayer for Satellite-Powered Agriculture
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced an expanded relationship with Bayer through a multi-year enterprise license agreement. This agreement increases Bayer’s access to Planet’s satellite imagery and analytics, expanding into commercial operations and enabling enhanced decision-making across its global agricultural operations. By leveraging a suite…
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Gilat Receives $6 Million Defense Contract to Provide MilCom solutions in Asia-Pacific
Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced that its Defense Division secured an order valued at $6 million to provide the SkyEdge II-c platform to a military organization in the Asia-Pacific region. The advanced satellite communications solution will support both fixed and mobility sites, ensuring secure and reliable…
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Telesat and Intellian Collaborates to Develop Ka-Band Flat Panel Terminals for Lightspeed Network
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Intellian, a global leading provider of satellite communication antennas and ground gateway solutions, announced a contract award for Intellian to design and manufacture Ka-band flat panel User Terminals for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Under this agreement, fully optimized Ka-band…
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Ariane 6 Successfully Launches CSO-3 Satellite on First Commercial Mission
On March 6, 2025 at 1:24 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (4:24 p.m. UTC, 5:24 p.m. CET), Ariane 6, the new European heavy-lift launcher operated by Arianespace, lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport carrying the CSO-3 satellite on behalf of the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French space agency (CNES), for the…
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MSSA and ESA Forge Strategic Alliance to Advance Satellite and Terrestrial Network Integration
The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are pleased to announce an alliance to advance the future of 5G and 6G open architecture, standards-based satellite Non Terrestrial Networks (NTNs). This collaboration focuses on integrating satellite and terrestrial networks for Direct-to-Device (D2D) services, creating new ways to meet the connectivity needs…
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Requtech’s RESA M Ku Terminal Certified for Intelsat’s FlexMove Network
Requtech AB, a leading provider of satellite communication technology, announced that its RESA M Ku-band terminal has been certified for use on Intelsat’s FlexMove network. This achievement underscores Requtech’s commitment to delivering high-quality satellite communication solutions for users operating in challenging environments. The RESA M Ku terminal is engineered to provide reliable, high-speed data connectivity…
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Planet Labs Integrates Anthropic’s AI to Enhance Earth Data Analysis
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced that it will begin using Anthropic’s Claude, one of the world’s most trusted Large Language Models (LLMs), to revolutionize how we understand and analyze our changing planet. By using Claude on Planet’s daily scan of the Earth, Planet could create powerful…