Tag: LEO
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VinSpace Signs SpaceX Launch Contract for 2027 Satellite Mission
VinSpace Joint Stock Company (“VinSpace”) has announced the signing of a launch contract with U.S.-based SpaceX. The agreement marks a milestone in VinSpace’s roadmap to build comprehensive aerospace capabilities, advancing its mission to support the development of Vietnam’s space industry. Under the agreement, VinSpace’s satellites will launch aboard a Transporter rideshare mission in 2027 as…
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Voyager Awarded Space Force Contract for Resilient Satellite Communications
Voyager Technologies was awarded a contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to develop space-to-space communication capabilities. The effort supports a resilient data transport architecture for the Department of Defense. “The system we’re developing will securely connect tactically linked spacecraft and systems across every orbit, but the best technology only changes the game…
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NASA Selects Gravitics for SBIR Award to Develop Orbital Sample Return System
Gravitics, Inc., an orbital infrastructure company, has announced that it was selected by NASA for a 2026 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award. The award supports development of the Multiple-Downmass Hangar, a system for affordable and frequent commercial sample return from low Earth orbit. The Multiple-Downmass Hangar is designed to hold multiple return…
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Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO Revenue Jumps 69.5 Percent, Now a Quarter of Group Sales
The results follow the formal completion of the Eutelsat and OneWeb combination in September 2023. By pairing geostationary high-throughput satellites with the OneWeb LEO constellation, Eutelsat has positioned itself as a multi-orbit operator competing directly against non-geostationary broadband providers including Starlink and Project Kuiper. While traditional GEO broadcast services face pressure from video cord-cutting, the…
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Eutelsat to Lead Next Phase of Europe’s IRIS² Sovereign Connectivity Infrastructure
Euronext Paris welcomes the successful completion of the IRIS2 programme’s First Rendez-Vous, paving the way for the full industrial execution of Europe’s sovereign multi-orbit connectivity infrastructure, offering additional capacity and enhanced technical performance relative to the initial project. Combining an inclined orbital architecture with beamforming antennas and 5G NTN, it will dynamically direct capacity to…
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Telesat Secures $2.3 Billion Arctic Military Satcom Contract
Telesat LEO ULC, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced that it has signed a $2.3 billion Telesat Lightspeed services contract with Canada’s Defence Investment Agency (DIA) to deliver secure Military Ka-band (Mil-Ka) Arctic connectivity to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) under the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P) program.…
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MDA Space to Supply Additional Satellites for Expanded Telesat Lightspeed Constellation
MDA Space, a space technology company, will be supplying Telesat LEO ULC, a division of Telesat Corporation, with additional MDA AURORA next-generation broadband satellites, coinciding with the operator’s announcement that it has been expanding the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation. Telesat has announced that it has been expanding its LEO constellation by 69 satellites,…
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Kreios Space Selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics for VLEO Demonstration Mission
Kreios Space, the VLEO satellite specialist, will be the first company in history to launch a satellite with an air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) into orbit. To test its technology, the company is using a microsatellite bus by Kongsberg NanoAvionics, a leading small satellite manufacturer and mission integrator. Kreios Space’s ABEP aims to pave the way…
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Leidos Selected by Sierra Space to Supply Infrared Payloads for AMDT3 Satellites
Building on a track record of delivering sensing technologies for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) proliferated low Earth orbit architecture, Leidos has been selected by Sierra Space to provide infrared sensing payloads, onboard signal-processing capabilities, and mission support for the Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) Tracking Layer. Sierra Space would have integrated Leidos’ infrared…
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Stoke Space Advances Nova Launch Vehicle for Rapid Space Access
Stoke Space is developing Nova, a launch vehicle designed around 100% and rapid reusability to provide frequent and cost-effective access to orbit. Unlike conventional launch systems that discard major vehicle components after flight, Nova is being engineered to enable both stages to be recovered and reused. Stoke’s approach is intended to amortise production costs across…