Tag: Ground
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Rocket Lab Twin Spacecraft Start Mars Mission for NASA and UC Berkeley
Rocket Lab, a leading launch and space systems company, announced its two Explorer-class spacecraft for NASA and the University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory have been successfully launched, beginning their journey to Mars to study the Red Planet’s magnetosphere. NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission was launched by Blue Origin…
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Viasat Integrates with Telesat Lightspeed LEO Capacity to Enhance JetXP In-Flight Connectivity
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced a major advancement in its business aviation multi-orbit strategy, with plans to integrate Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite capacity into its JetXP in-flight broadband service. The combination of Viasat’s ultra-high throughput Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) capabilities – including the advanced ViaSat-3 satellites – with flexible…
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Yole Group Publishes 2025 Report Highlighting Key Innovations in Optical Satellite Communications
Yole Group announces the release of its new Optical Satellite Communication 2025 report, a detailed exploration of the technologies, markets, and industry players shaping the future of optical communication in space. Yole Group’s report analyzes optical terminals, devices, ground systems, and the emerging integration of quantum technologies across satellite networks. Eric Mounier, PhD, Chief Analyst…
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NASA and SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans
NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched a new satellite about the size of a full-size pickup truck, designed to deliver critical ocean and atmospheric data. The Sentinel-6B satellite, developed by NASA and its partners, aims to improve hurricane forecasts, safeguard infrastructure, and support commercial sectors like shipping. It lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket…
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Vartis Unveils “Vartis Space Clock” for Independent Deep-Space Time Synchronisation
Vartis Space announced the launch of the Vartis Space Clock, a groundbreaking open-source framework designed to enable independent synchronization of zero-time reference points—without reliance on Earth-based signals. The Vartis Space Clock represents an early but critical milestone in establishing a new temporal infrastructure for deep-space missions. By providing a method to align “zero-time points” that conceptually…
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OHB Launches New Company to Build Cost-Efficient European Spaceports
Independent access to space is an economic and a security imperative for Europe. In addition to having European launch vehicles, this also includes establishing launch sites. To offer these services cost-effectively, competitively, and rapidly in the future, OHB is consolidating its in-house expertise in launch site infrastructure into a new company. The “European Spaceport Company”…
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ATCi – Redefining Satellite Connectivity with Advanced Multibeam Antenna Technology
Global satellite communication innovator Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has established itself as a world leader in multibeam antenna systems, delivering powerful and flexible connectivity solutions for broadcast, telecommunications, defense and enterprise networks. The company’s SIMULSAT series antennas represent a landmark in antenna engineering capable of simultaneously receiving signals from multiple satellites without mechanical movement,…
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SES and Infinite Orbits Partner on Europe’s First Commercial Life-Extension Mission
SES and Infinite Orbits signed an agreement for one geostationary satellite life extension mission. This marks the first commercial life extension mission in Europe, and it will be carried out by Endurance, a 750kg docking vehicle designed for life extension missions. Endurance’s launch is currently planned for late 2027, and is expected to dock with…
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SFL Missions to Build Two New GHGSat Microsatellites
SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a contract by GHGSat of Montreal to develop two additional commercial microsatellites for the GHGSat greenhouse gas monitoring constellation. GHGSat-C18 and -C19 are being built, integrated, and tested at the SFL Missions facility in Toronto where 37 satellites are currently under development for commercial, government, and research organizations worldwide. SFL…
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ULA Atlas V Successfully Launches ViaSat-3 F2 Mission to Advance Global Connectivity
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, lifted off on Nov. 13 at 10:04 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission reflects on ULA’s goals of collaborating with customers to enable the future…