Tag: Ground
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First Long-Duration Lidar Satellite CALIPSO Ends its Scientific Mission
CALIPSO, a lidar satellite that advanced the world’s understanding of climate, weather, and air quality, ended its scientific mission on Aug. 1, 2023. Across 17 years of operation, the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation recorded more than 10 billion lidar measurements and informed thousands of scientific reports. CALIPSO was launched jointly by NASA…
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Eutelsat Partners with Can Marine to Bring Satcom Services to Maritime Sector Across Asia
Eutelsat Communications has announced a partnership with Can Marine Systems, a prominent provider of maritime systems in Asia. The collaboration brings next-generation satellite communication services to the maritime sector across Asia, offering enhanced connectivity and capabilities for maritime businesses operating at sea (cargo shipping, passenger ferries, and offshore) in this vast region. The partnership leverages…
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Quantic BEI’s Encoder Enables Advanced Position Sensing for Raytheon’s Weather Instrument
Quantic BEI, a business of Quantic Electronics, announced that its precision optical encoder is enabling high-resolution rotational position sensing for Raytheon’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Instrument, which collects atmospheric imagery that provides detailed weather patterns for predicting the weather. The first images are being released from the NOAA-21 VIIRS Instrument. Quantic BEI’s optical…
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Zenno and D-Orbit to Develop New Space Applications for Superconducting Electromagnets
New Zealand headquartered space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics, a developer of world-first superconducting electromagnets for space applications, and D-Orbit, a company leader in the space logistics industry, have formed a special commercial partnership to collaborate on the development of new space products and services. The initial project will see Zenno and D-Orbit combine their respective…
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U.S. Space Force Accepts Second Geostationary Weather Satellite from NOAA
The U.S. Space Force accepted the transfer of a second geostationary weather satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to extend persistent weather coverage of the Indian Ocean region until the 2030 timeframe. Through the Electro-optical Infrared Weather System-Geostationary mission, governed by partnership agreements between the Department of the Air Force and NOAA, the…
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ISRO Successfully Completes Hot Test of CE20 E13 Engine for the Gaganyaan Program
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the CE20 E13 engine hot test for the Gaganyaan qualification and 22-tonne thrust qualification. The engine developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Valiamala was tested at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri on September 22, 2023. The CE20 engine is a vital component, serving as…
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Skylabs is Pioneering Space with Cutting-Edge Technology and Innovation
SkyLabs is aiming to reshape the space market by introducing a wave of disruptive technologies, innovative products, and transformative solutions to redefine the very fabric of space exploration. This space-technology-oriented company is providing miniaturized on-board data handling solutions and an innovative approach to space engineering. SkyLabs primarily focuses on high-tech tailor-made solution development, including fault-tolerant…
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True Anomaly Awarded $17 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Space Domain Awareness
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded a $17.4 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to True Anomaly. Under the award, True Anomaly, the technology company safeguarding global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all, will provide a suite of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) applications that will leverage powerful…
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HawkEye 360 Introduces RFIQ Product for a Deeper Insight into Radio Frequency Activity
HawkEye 360, one of the world’s leading defense technology companies for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced its RFIQ product which introduces flexible spectrum collection options. Customers can use RFIQ unprocessed in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) data to analyze signal characteristics or survey RF activity over large regions of the Earth. HawkEye 360 collects…
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AMD’s New Versal AI Edge Adaptive SoC Accelerates AI Inferencing for Space Applications
AMD is extending its leadership in radiation-tolerant, space-grade adaptive compute solutions with the announcement of the Versal AI Edge XQRVE2302, the second device in the Versal adaptive SoC portfolio to be qualified for space flight. The XQRVE2302 is the first time we’ve offered an adaptive SoC for space applications in such a small form factor…