Tag: Ground
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Pixxel to Launch India’s First Orbital Data Centre Satellite
Pixxel, a planetary intelligence company that builds and operates some of the world’s most advanced imaging satellites, announced a strategic partnership with Sarvam to develop and build India’s first orbital data centre satellite. Under the partnership, Pixxel will design, build, launch and operate the Pathfinder satellite. Sarvam will provide the AI backbone, handling both training…
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York Space Systems Expands Standardized Satellite Platforms for Scalable Space Missions
York Space Systems is advancing satellite manufacturing with a family of standardized, flight-proven spacecraft platforms designed for rapid deployment, high reliability and scalable mission integration. The company’s modular satellite buses enable efficient payload integration while supporting a wide range of missions, from Earth observation to communications and defense applications. York’s platform architecture is built around…
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GomSpace Joins Denmark-Funded SATSOL Project for Europe’s Space Solar Supply Chain
GomSpace has joined SATSOL, a three-year Grand Solution project sponsored by Innovation Fund Denmark, with a total funding of MSEK 21.9 from which MSEK 3.3 for GomSpace contribution. The project is led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and includes METR and Nice Visions as consortium partners. SATSOL aims to address the supply constraints…
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Lockheed Martin Secures U S Space Force Contracts for Space-Based Interceptors
Lockheed Martin has been selected by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to develop capabilities supporting the Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) program. These agreements mark progress toward fielding core elements of an integrated, layered homeland defense solution. This work will accelerate development, testing and integration of SBI capabilities, delivering an early engagement layer that expands coverage,…
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Planet Labs Launches Three Additional High-Resolution Pelican Satellites
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced the successful launch of three additional Pelican satellites, one of which is the first satellite to orbit as part of the recently announced satellite services agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF). The spacecraft were launched to orbit aboard the…
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Smartpin Rebrands as Band24 to Advance Ground-to-Orbit Platform
Smartpin announced it is rebranding as Band24, marking the company’s evolution from asset tracking into a broader platform for infrastructure-free field intelligence. The new name reflects a larger ambition: to serve the operational needs of enterprises, field teams, infrastructure operators, and commercial organisations that need trusted visibility across assets, inventory, and mobile operations as they…
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York Space Systems to Acquires ALL.SPACE for Multi-Domain Communications
York Space Systems, a leading, US-based national defense and commercial prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ALL.SPACE, a leading provider of advanced satellite communications terminals and multi-network connectivity solutions. Upon closing of the transaction, ALL.SPACE will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of…
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Morpheus Space Advances Satellite Mobility with GO-2 Electric Propulsion System
Morpheus Space is strengthening the position in satellite propulsion with the GO-2 electric propulsion system, a modular and highly redundant solution designed to support a wide range of mission profiles. Headquartered in California, USA, the company focuses on scalable propulsion technologies that enable efficient satellite mobility across Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. GO-2 is…
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GMV to Head Planning for the European Space Agency’s New Copernicus Missions
The European Space Agency (ESA) has entrusted multinational technology company GMV with the operational development of mission planning functions for the expansion missions of the Copernicus program, Europe’s main Earth observation system. This contract places GMV in a key position within the next generation of European space services and reinforces its role in one of the…
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BlackSky Technology Secures $30 Million Defense ISR Contract
BlackSky Technology, won a nearly $30 million, one-year Assured contract from an international defense customer. The customer rapidly scaled from an initial six-figure Early Access program to the subscription deal in less than six months to meet an accelerated need for real time space-based tactical ISR capabilities. The expedited adoption timeline followed an incremental validation…