Tag: Ground
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NOAA Awards $2.8 Million Contract to Spire Global for Satellite Weather Data
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced it was awarded a $2.8 million, 12-month contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for satellite weather data. The contract is part of NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) Ocean Surface Winds Pilot Study, aimed at advancing the understanding of…
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Sierra Space Successfully Completes Fifth Sub-Scale Structural Test of their LIFE Habitat
Sierra Space, a pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced it completed a fifth, sub-scale test of their revolutionary LIFE habitat (Large Integrated Flexible Environment). ILC Dover is the exclusive softgoods technology partner on the Sierra Space platform. This latest successful milestone and the first one in…
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Filtronic Secures ESA Contract to Develop Technology for High-Speed Satellite Connectivity
British electronics specialist Filtronic is developing advanced technology that will enable next-generation satellite constellations to deliver high-speed broadband internet coverage. Backed by ESA and the UK Space Agency, the company is working on spacefaring hardware that aims to provide fast, high-capacity links between low Earth orbiting communications satellites and receiving ground stations. The contract forms…
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Teledyne e2v HiRel Introduces Ultra-Low Noise Amplifier for Space Applications
Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics announces the availability of an industry-leading, rad-tolerant, L- and S-band, low noise amplifier, model TDLNA002093SEP that is ideal for use in demanding high-reliability space and radar applications where low noise figure, minimal power consumption, and small package footprint are critical to mission success. This new LNA, developed on 0.15 μm, InGaAs,…
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Stoke Space Successfully Demonstrates Vertical Takeoff and Landing of Their Reusable Rocket
Stoke Space has successfully conducted a vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) developmental test flight of their reusable second-stage rocket at their test site in Moses Lake, Washington. During this test, known as Hopper2, they were able to successfully launch the Hopper test vehicle to an altitude of 30 feet and land at its planned…
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AWS Collaborates with ISRO and IN-SPACe to Support India’s Space-Tech Innovations
Amazon Web Services (AWS) India Private Limited has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) to support space-tech innovations through cloud computing. This collaboration will give space startups, research institutes and students access to cutting-edge cloud technologies that accelerate…
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Intelsat Adds Telespazio’s Fucino Space Centre into its Partner Teleport Network
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has added Telespazio’s Fucino Space Centre in Italy into its partner teleport network, expanding to accommodate the growth of its global FlexEnterprise offering and to enable other managed satellite services. The partnership is now up…
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CPI Vertex Antennentechnik to Provide Ka-band Antenna Systems for SES’s O3b mPOWER
CPI Vertex Antennentechnik, a subsidiary of Communications & Power Industries (CPI), has been selected to provide high-performance Ka-band antenna systems to SES for its O3b mPOWER communications system. These ground-based 5.5-meter Ka-band “plug and play” series tracking antennas will be used for O3b mPOWER Gateway systems. The O3b mPOWER system is SES’s second-generation medium Earth…
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Skyloom Signs an Agreement with Satellogic for Multipath Optical Comms Data Transmission
Skyloom, one of the leaders in space-based telecommunications, announced that it has signed an agreement with Satellogic, a company in submeter Earth Observation data and satellite technology. The agreement details plans to integrate Skyloom’s Optical Communications Terminal onto Satellogic satellites. Utilizing Skyloom’s OCT, Satellogic will test new methods of high-resolution EO data delivery through both…
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Firefly Aerospace Successfully Launches U.S. Space Force VICTUS NOX Space Mission
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced the company successfully launched its Alpha rocket and deployed the VICTUS NOX spacecraft following a 24-hour notice to complete final payload operations and mission preparations. Led by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Safari Program Office and in close partnership with the Rocket Systems…