Tag: Ground
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Rohde & Schwarz Collaborates with Qualcomm to Test GSO and GEO Satellite Chipsets for IoT-NTN
Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, will conduct a broad range of NB-IoT over NTN tests that address the many challenges inherent to satellite-based non-terrestrial networks that use geosynchronous orbit (GSO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) constellations. The test set covers time and frequency synchronization from prolonged delays and the Doppler effect, low signal-to-interference-plus-noise…
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Spire Global Signs Agreement with OroraTech to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation
Spire Global has entered into a partnership with OroraTech, a leading global provider of space-based thermal intelligence. The collaboration aims to construct, deploy, and manage an array of eight satellites solely focused on monitoring global temperatures. This groundbreaking initiative will establish the world’s foremost and most extensive satellite constellation dedicated to tracking and observing wildfires.…
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Redwire Awarded Follow-On Contract from Boeing to Develop Additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays for the ISS
Redwire Corporation one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it has been awarded a follow-on contract from Boeing to develop two additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA) for the International Space Station. The IROSAs augment the space station’s power supply to support critical research and space operations. This award…
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Viasat and Space Norway Announce Completion of Key Milestone for Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
Viasat, a global company in satellite communications, and Space Norway, announced that the first of the two satellites for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing. The new satellites, which will carry Viasat’s GX10A and B payloads, aim to connect users in the Far North with high-speed broadband in 2024. The…
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D-Orbit Introduces New General Purpose Onboard Computer for Micro Satellites
D-Orbit one of the market leaders in space logistics and transportation, with a track record of space-proven technologies and successful missions has introduced a general-purpose onboard computer for microsatellites. The OBC Core from D-Orbit is an affordable onboard computer for general application on mini and microsatellites. Build with rugged automotive-grade components, the OBC core features…
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SES-18 C-Band Satellite Goes Operational Providing Network Communications Services
SES announced that the SES-18 satellite is now delivering services at 103 degrees West, replacing SES-3’s C-band payload. SES-18 is enabling SES to continue delivering C-band broadcast and radio services to millions of American homes, as well as providing other critical network communications services to the United States. SES-19, which was launched in tandem with…
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Virgin Galactic Announces Crew for ‘Galactic 01’ First Commercial Spaceflight Mission
Virgin Galactic Holdings, announced the crew of its first commercial spaceflight, ‘Galactic 01,’ with a target flight date of June 29, 2023. This historic mission represents a new era in government-funded commercial human-tended research missions. The three-person crew from the Italian Air Force and National Research Council of Italy will board VSS Unity for a…
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Teledyne’s Visible and Infrared Detectors to Aid Space Imaging of ESA’s Euclid Dark Universe Space Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) is scheduled to launch the Euclid Dark Universe space astrophysics mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 1. Euclid will explore the evolution of the dark Universe, constructing a three-dimensional map of the Universe by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years. While dark energy accelerates the expansion…
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NorthStar and SES Collaborate to Advance Commercial Space Situational Awareness Services
NorthStar Earth & Space, the first commercial service provider to monitor space from space, and SES, the provider of global content connectivity solutions, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the implementation of next-generation commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services. The aim is to significantly increase the precision of resident space object (RSO) tracking to…
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Smiths Interconnect Showcases New Resistive and Wilkinson Power Dividers for Space and Defense Markets
Smiths Interconnect one of the leading providers of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems, microwave, optical, and radio frequency products that connect, protect and control critical applications has announced the release of its new High-Frequency Surface Mount Resistive and Wilkinson Dividers in DC-50 GHz frequency range. The Resistive Power Divider Series offers excellent broadband performance, fitting…