Tag: Ground
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BlackSky Provides Very High-Resolution Imagery from its Inaugural Gen-3 Satellite Launch
BlackSky Technology has delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company’s inaugural Gen-3 satellite just five days following its successful launch on February 18. “Initial Gen-3 image quality is exceeding customer expectations with minimal calibration. Our first Gen-3 satellite is delivering remarkable initial image clarity at insertion altitude, and we expect image quality to…
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Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO Demonstrates 4G Connectivity via HAPS Over Kenya
Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO, jointly announced that they have successfully completed data connectivity tests between the LTE base station and smartphones using high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) from the stratosphere (altitudes of around 20km) in Laikipia County, Kenya. In this test, a communication demonstration using LTE was carried out between the HAPS flying at altitudes…
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Lynk Global and MEO Demonstrates Direct-to-Device Satellite Technology in Portugal
Lynk Global, a leading satellite-direct-to-device (D2D) provider, announced the successful demonstration of its patented D2D technology in Portugal, in partnership with MEO, the market-leading telecommunications operator in Portugal. This milestone continues Lynk’s successful testing of its technology on all seven continents and marks the first time a national operator in Portugal, MEO, has implemented D2D…
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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Launch SatCo the European Satellite Service
Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone), a leading European and African telecommunications company, and AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, have signed an agreement to create a jointly-owned European satellite service business (“SatCo”) to serve mobile network operators…
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SATELLAI Unveils First-Ever Satellite-Powered Pet Tracker at MWC 2025
SATELLAI, an innovator in AI-integrated pet technology, is making its European debut at MWC 2025 with the launch of the SATELLAI Tracker, the world’s first always-connected pet tracker powered by satellite technology. Designed for pet owners who explore off-the-grid locations, it ensures pets stay safe and connected anywhere on Earth. Unmatched Connectivity—Wherever Adventure Takes You…
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Maxar Space Systems Secures New Order for High-Power GEO Communications Satellite
Maxar Space Systems, satellite manufacturer and provider of advanced solutions for space exploration, has received an order for a geostationary (GEO) high-power communications satellite from a private commercial customer. The satellite will be built on the Maxar 1300 series platform at the company’s manufacturing facilities in Palo Alto and San Jose, California. It will feature…
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SatixFy to Showcase Space and Ground SatCOM Solutions at Satellite Show 2025
SatixFy Communications, a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems powered by in-house developed chipsets, announced its participation in Satellite Show 2025, which is taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., from March 11 to 13, 2025. Visitors to the SatixFy booth (#2225) will have the opportunity to explore the Company’s…
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SES Extends Partnership with ProSiebenSat.1 for Satellite and Streaming Integration
SES announced a multi-year extension of its agreement with ProSiebenSat.1. Under the agreement, ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to distribute its programs in Germany and Austria using SES’s satellites at its prime video neighborhood of 19.2 degrees East. Additionally, ProSiebenSat.1 will integrate content from Joyn, its streaming platform in Germany, with SES’s HD+ TV App. For the…
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Auburn Secures DOD Contract for Critical Space Defense Project
Backed by a recent $11.4 million Department of Defense (DOD) contract through the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville, Alabama’s Cummings Research Park is establishing a cutting-edge radiation hardening facility, the only university-led facility of its kind in the nation, to help ensure the reliability of military technology in…
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SWISSto12 to Develop SES’s O3b mPOWER Ground Terminals for Remote Region Connectivity
SWISSto12, one of the world’s fastest-growing Radio Frequency (RF) product and GEO small satellite manufacturers has been selected by SES to develop innovative large aperture electronically steered antenna for its customer user terminals for its second generation medium earth orbit (MEO) constellation, O3b mPOWER. O3b mPOWER, operational since 2024, is designed to bring high-performance connectivity…