Tag: Ground
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Airbus-Built Biomass Satellite Ships to Kourou for ESA’s Forest Monitoring Mission
Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Airbus-built satellite, has left Toulouse for its journey by ship to Kourou, French Guiana, ready for launch. Biomass, an Earth Explorer satellite, is ESA’s flagship mission to measure forest biomass to assess terrestrial carbon stocks and fluxes from an altitude of 666km above the Earth. The spacecraft will carry…
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Kapta Space to Develop the Next Generation of Advanced Spaceborne Radar Systems
Kapta Space, a Seattle-based space tech startup, came out of stealth mode and announced that it has raised a $5 million seed round to support the development of its advanced spaceborne electronically-steered, radar-based imaging technology. The round was led by MetaVC Partners, in participation with Entrada Ventures and Blue Collective. The company will use the…
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Isar Aerospace Prepares for First Spectrum Launch After Successful Static Fire Tests
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace is preparing for its first test flight, having completed static firings of both stages of its launch vehicle ‘Spectrum’. The first flight will take place from Andøya Spaceport in Norway as soon as possible following Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approval and licensing. On February 14, Isar Aerospace completed…
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OQ Technology and O2 Telefónica Partner to Enable Global 5G IoT Roaming via NTN
OQ Technology, the world’s first and fastest-growing 5G NTN IoT LEO satellite operator, has signed a commercial agreement with O2 Telefónica, a leading German telecommunications provider. This partnership will enable 5G roaming for Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) solutions worldwide, combining O2 Telefónica’s cellular connectivity with OQ Technology’s non-terrestrial network (NTN) services. For business customers across industries…
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Cailabs Partners with DataPath to Deploy a New Class of Transportable Optical SATCOM Terminals
Cailabs, a global pioneer in photonics and optical communications systems since 2013 with an established product line of fixed space-to-ground optical communications terminals, is partnering with DataPath Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilat and leading satellite communications (SATCOM) solutions and services provider that has deployed over 6,000 advanced Radio Frequency (RF) systems and terminals, to deploy a new class…
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L3Harris Completes Assembly of the First RS-25 Engine for NASA’s Artemis V Mission
Preparations are underway for NASA’s Artemis V mission, with the first RS-25 engine for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket now fully assembled at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The engine is one of four new RS-25s that will help power the core stage of the heavy-lift exploration rocket during the Artemis V mission.…
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Gilat Launches Dedicated Defense Division to Advance Mission-Critical SATCOM Solutions
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced the formation of its new Defense Division, a strategic move designed to target the increasing demand for government and defense SATCOM solutions. Gilad Landsberg has been appointed President of Gilat’s Defense Division, bringing over 20 years of experience in the…
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Valkyrie Creates History with First-Ever Knowledge Graph Database on the Moon
Valkyrie, a leading applied sciences lab, has announced a groundbreaking achievement in space technology: the launch of the first-ever knowledge graph database beyond Earth’s atmosphere. On February 26, 2025, Valkyrie’s revolutionary knowledge graph technology will embark on its journey to the Moon aboard Intuitive Machine’s IM-2 Mission as a part of the Athena Mission Launch from…
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Kratos Successfully Demonstrates Erinyes Hypersonic Test Bed for U.S. Defense Programs
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in the defense, national security, and global markets, announced that Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) supported the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in a successful flight of Kratos’ Erinyes Hypersonic Test Bed, in January 2025, from the NASA Wallops…
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SES Deploys O3b Power in Viasat’s Asia-Pacific Customer Offshore Vessel
SES announced that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite system, was deployed to a Viasat Energy Services’ customer operating an offshore vessel in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This collaboration represents Viasat Energy’s first adoption of MEO satellite technology in APAC and their inaugural implementation of O3b mPOWER services globally. Offshore Energy mPOWERED…