Tag: Launch
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Inovor Technologies Partners with ANU to Develop Resilient Radio for Satellite Communication
Satellites rely on radio systems to generate, transmit, receive, and process signals. Satellites are akin to computers in the sky, and radio communication serves as their primary means of interaction with us on the ground. Naturally, when communicating with any type of computer, more data is advantageous, and satellites are no exception. Traditionally, this has…
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Redwire Introduces New European-Built Very Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft Platform
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced Phantom, a new European Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) spacecraft platform. Phantom is being developed at Redwire’s facility in Belgium and is designed to carry out a wide array of intelligence, Earth science, and communications missions. Phantom joins Redwire’s…
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SWISSto12 Delivers Key RF Products to Northrop Grumman for GEOStar-3 Satellite Program
St12 RF Solutions, the US entity of the leading manufacturer of advanced satellite products, payloads, and Radio Frequency (RF) systems SWISSto12, announced it has developed, qualified, and delivered three fully integrated RF Antenna Feed Chains in various bands for the payload of Northrop Grumman’s commercial GEOStar-3 satellite. SWISSto12 completed the qualification program in January 2024,…
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ispace EUROPE Partners with CDS to Transport Location Measurement Technology to the Moon
ispace EUROPE S.A., the Luxembourg-based subsidiary of ispace, and Control Data Systems SRL have signed a payload services agreement to transport precise location measurement equipment to the Moon, the two companies announced. CDS’s technology, which combines precision localization with telecommunications, uses Ultra-Wideband for determining precise positions and was developed specifically for space applications with support…
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Terran Orbital Secures Lockheed Martin Subcontract for SDA’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer
Terran Orbital Corporation, one of the global leaders in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced being selected by Lockheed Martin to produce 18 satellite buses for their recent Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 2 (T2) Tracking Layer contract. Lockheed Martin will provide the SDA with 16 wide field-of-view missile warning/missile tracking…
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NASA’s Latest Mobile Launcher Stacks Up for Upcoming Artemis Missions
The foundation is set at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launching crewed missions aboard the agency’s larger and more powerful SLS (Space Launch System) Block 1B rocket in support of Artemis IV and future missions. On May 9, 2024, teams with NASA’s EGS (Exploration Ground Systems) Program and contractor Bechtel National transferred the…
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Loft Orbital Selected by Viasat for Real-Time Space Relay Service Demonstration
Viasat, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, announced it selected Loft Orbital as a partner for its Real-Time Space Relay (RTSR) service. The demonstration is part of Viasat’s work in support of a $53 million award under NASA’s Communications Services Project, which evaluates commercial satellite communications services and technologies to support NASA’s near-Earth communications…
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Exolaunch Signs Agreement with Creotech to Deploy Poland’s Largest-Ever Satellite
Exolaunch, one of the global leaders in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, announced a new partnership with Creotech Instruments, a publicly traded leading satellite and space components manufacturer based in Poland. After winning the public tender, Exolaunch will manage the upcoming launch and deployment services for Creotech’s “EagleEye” satellite, Poland’s first and…
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UK Space Agency Awards £1.8 Million to British Organizations to Boost Tech Innovations
New funding from the UK Space Agency is backing technologies to help satellites measure our changing shorelines, estimate levels of biomass, predict weather forecasting and manufacture medicines in space. The £1.8 million injection, divided across nine individual projects, rounds off the final phase of the Agency’s Enabling Technologies Programme (ETP), designed to give a boost…
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ISRO Successfully Conducts Ignition Test on Semi Cryogenic Pre-Burner Ignition Test Article
ISRO is developing a 2000 kN thrust semi-cryogenic engine working on an LOX Kerosene propellant combination for enhancing the payload capability of LVM3 and for future launch vehicles. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) is the lead centre for the development of semi-cryogenic propulsion systems with the support of other launch vehicle centres of ISRO. The…