Tag: Ground
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ESA Selects Thales Alenia Space to Conduct Feasibility Study for SOLARIS Initiative
Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a feasibility study for the SOLARIS initiative, which will determine the viability of a project to provide clean energy from spaceborne solar power plants to meet requirements down on Earth. Europe is…
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ESA Awards €16 Million Contract to Spire Global for Satellite-Based Aviation Surveillance System
The European Space Agency has awarded Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, a €16 million phased contract for the EURIALO project, which will develop the preliminary design and demonstrator for a global space-based independent aircraft surveillance system. Spire will provide a system design and in-orbit technology demonstrator for a…
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Atomos Announces its First Orbital Demonstration Mission
After a period of intense development, in-space logistics provider Atomos Space is ready to launch two internally designed and built spacecraft. The vehicles, Quark and Gluon, will perform rendezvous, docking, refueling, and orbital transfer. This demonstration mission, dubbed The Singing Astronomer (after astronomer and opera singer Caroline Herschel, the first woman to receive a salary…
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Redwire Selected by NASA to Develop Technology for Building Critical Infrastructure on Moon
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, has been selected for a $12.9 million NASA Tipping Point award to prototype a first-of-its-kind manufacturing technology intended to build critical infrastructure on the surface of the Moon, including landing pads, roads and foundations for habitats. This technology could enable…
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Hughes to Launch JUPITER 3 Next Generation Ultra High Density Satellite
Hughes, a pioneer in global connectivity, is gearing up for the momentous launch of JUPITER 3 (EchoStar XXIV) on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 11:04 p.m. ET. This cutting-edge ultra-high density satellite (UHDS) promises to revolutionize communication networks across North and South America. For over fifty years, Hughes has been at the forefront of connecting…
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Airbus Partners with Astrocast to Enhance Satellite IoT Technology
Astrocast, a satellite IoT operator, announced the extension of its partnership with Airbus Defence and Space, a global leader in the aerospace industry. This partnership enhances the capabilities of satellite Internet of Things (SatIoT) technology. It enables Astrocast to further increase its network capacity to provide the most reliable and cost-effective SatIoT solutions to its…
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Maxar Completes Critical Design Review for its Satellite Platform Developed for the SDA
Maxar Technologies, a provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, completed the first Critical Design Review (CDR) of the Maxar 300 series bus for L3Harris Technologies in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) program. The T1TRK program is designed to provide global warning and tracking of conventional…
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NASA Conducts First Launch Simulation for Artemis II Lunar Mission
NASA’s Artemis launch team conducted its first simulation for Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis, inside the Launch Control Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As NASA teams prepare to send the crew of four astronauts on a journey around the Moon and bring them back safely, they will participate…
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EUTELSAT 10B Multi-Mission Satellite Successfully Enters into Service
Eutelsat Communications announced the successful entry into service of the multi-mission high-capacity EUTELSAT 10B satellite at the 10°East orbital position. Responding to strong growth in demand for mobile connectivity, EUTELSAT 10B is carrying two multi-beam High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) Ku-band payloads: a payload covering the North Atlantic corridor, Europe, the Mediterranean basin, and the Middle East,…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper to Open Satellite Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center
Project Kuiper is moving one step closer to deploying its full satellite constellation, with construction underway on a new satellite-processing facility at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. The facility is the latest long-term investment in Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite network that will provide fast, affordable broadband to…