Tag: Ground
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PlaneWave Advances Space Antennas and Amplifiers Supporting Satellite Missions
PlaneWave, a US-based manufacturer known for precision-engineered space and scientific systems, is highlighting the portfolio of space-qualified antennas and amplifiers designed to support satellite communications, space missions and advanced ground-segment applications. These products are already in operational use and reflect PlaneWave’s focus on delivering reliable RF hardware engineered for the environmental and performance demands of…
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Rivada Space Networks Enhances Core Technology Architecture for Satellite Communications
Rivada Space Networks highlights the core technology elements underpinning the next-generation low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. The company’s technology strategy is focused on delivering secure, high-capacity and low-latency communications for enterprise, government and institutional users through a space-based networking architecture designed to reduce reliance on terrestrial infrastructure. At the center of Rivada Space Networks’…
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ST Engineering Charts Next Phase of Space Programme at Singapore Airshow 2026
ST Engineering announced the next phase of its space programme at the Space Summit@Singapore Airshow 2026, comprising the design and development of satellites in Singapore for the next few years and new geospatial solutions integrated with advanced technologies, contributing new milestones in Singapore’s space industry. New satellites developed in Singapore for diverse missions ST Engineering…
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Airbus Partners with Skynopy to Enhance Pléiades Neo Ground Segment Operations
Airbus has selected Skynopy, a French NewSpace company specialising in satellite ground station services, to support the enhancement of the ground segment for its very high-resolution optical imagery services based on its Pléiades Neo satellites. Through this collaboration, Airbus strengthens the performance and responsiveness of its Earth observation services by leveraging Skynopy’s next-generation, fully virtualised ground…
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GMV and ESA Sign Contract to Develop Next-Generation Galileo GSS Ground Stations
GMV and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a new contract for the development of a new generation of GSS stations for receiving signals from Galileo satellites. The project, called ACHILLES (Advanced Technologies Breadboarding for Low-Complexity Sensor Stations), reinforces GMV’s position as a technology leader in satellite navigation systems. GSS stations are part of the…
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Exoterra Resources Provides Propulsion Solutions for Small Satellite and Space Missions
Exoterra Resources, a US-based space technology company specializing in in-space mobility and sustainable space systems, is providing the propulsion solutions designed to support modern small satellite missions and advanced orbital operations. Exoterra’s propulsion portfolio addresses the growing demand for efficient, scalable and space-qualified propulsion systems that enable precise maneuvering, extended mission lifetimes and flexible orbital…
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CesiumAstro Highlights Element LEO Satellite Platform for Space Communications
CesiumAstro is highlighting the Element LEO satellite platform, a purpose-built spacecraft architecture designed to support advanced communications, networking and data transport missions in low Earth orbit. The Element reflects CesiumAstro’s system-level approach to space infrastructure combining satellite bus design, RF payloads and software-defined architectures into a tightly integrated LEO platform optimized for modern satellite networks.…
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Terran Orbital Advances Diverse Spacecraft Platform Portfolio Supporting Space Missions
Terran Orbital Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of small satellites and satellite subsystems, advances the comprehensive portfolio of spacecraft platforms designed to support a wide range of commercial, civil and defense space missions. The company’s spacecraft platforms are already in operational use and are engineered to address evolving requirements across Earth observation, communications, technology demonstration and…
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Penn State Leads Successful Launch of NASA-Funded X-Ray Observatory
BlackCAT (the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope) is an X-ray space telescope integrated into a 6U CubeSat bus by Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) to detect and study high-redshift Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) that happen when massive stars collapse into black holes or when neutron stars collide. It successfully launched aboard SpaceX’s “Twilight” rideshare mission on 11 January 2026 to a…
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Northrop Grumman Boosters Ready to Launch First Human Mission Beyond the Moon
Two Northrop Grumman five-segment solid rocket boosters will launch the first crewed flight of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, as early as February 6, 2026, as part of the Artemis II mission. The SLS boosters are the world’s largest and most powerful solid rocket boosters to ever…