Tag: LEO
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Turion Space Raises $75+ Million Series B to Accelerate US Space Superiority
Turion Space, the space infrastructure company, announces its $75+ million Series B financing round led by Washington Harbour Partners. Turion’s Series B is building on its strong track record. Its first two missions (DROID.001 and DROID.002) were both operational successes and have delivered over 40,000 images to-date. The round includes pro-rata participation from existing investors,…
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Amazon to Acquire Globalstar and Expand Amazon Leo Satellite Network
Amazon and Globalstar announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Globalstar, enabling Amazon Leo to add direct-to-device (D2D) services to its low Earth orbit satellite network and extend cellular coverage to customers beyond the reach of terrestrial networks. In addition, Amazon and Apple announced an agreement for Amazon Leo…
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United Launch Alliance Advances Amazon Leo Constellation with Successful Leo 5 Launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 5 mission for Amazon lifted off on April 4 at 1:46 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission demonstrates the strong partnership between ULA and Amazon to accurately and rapidly launch and deliver innovative solutions for global…
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Northwestel and Telesat Formalize Telesat Lightspeed Agreement
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Northwestel, the largest communications provider in Canada’s North, announced that Northwestel has signed a multi-year contract for Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services. Northwestel will leverage the advanced LEO network to deliver low-latency, sovereign broadband connectivity to communities across Northern Canada.…
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Former NASA Executive Bets on Narrow-Beam LEO Broadband Against Starlink
Can narrow-beam technology challenge Starlink’s LEO dominance? A 63-year-old former NASA Branch Chief and Google executive is launching a narrow-beam satellite constellation strategy to compete against established mega-constellations like Starlink in an increasingly contested Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband market. The approach focuses on higher-frequency, precision-targeted beams rather than the wide-coverage architecture deployed by SpaceX’s…
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UltiSat Expands GEO SATCOM Solutions for Multi-Orbit Network Services
UltiSat is strengthening the GEO SATCOM capabilities with an integrated portfolio of secure satellite communications, managed network services and advanced engineering solutions designed to support mission-critical operations. With a focus on reliability, flexibility and interoperability, UltiSat delivers connectivity solutions tailored for government, defense, humanitarian and critical infrastructure sectors operating in challenging environments. By combining geostationary…
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Albedo Unveils Vicinity VLEO Satellite Bus for High Power Missions with 2027 Launch Planned
Albedo has announced the launch of “Vicinity,” its second Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) mission and the latest addition to its satellite bus portfolio. Building on the success of its earlier Precision bus and Clarity demonstration mission, the new platform is engineered to support higher-power payloads while operating in the challenging VLEO environment. The company’s…
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Astroscale UK Advances Orpheus Mission with Critical Design Review
Astroscale Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Ministry of Defence’s Orpheus mission, marking a major milestone in delivering new UK capability in support of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) thereby strengthening the UK’s long-term resilience in space. The Orpheus…
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Motorola Expands Mission-Critical Communication and AI with T-Satellite
Motorola Solutions and T-Mobile announced a collaboration to bring satellite connectivity to Motorola Solutions’ APX NEXT smart radios. The radios, designed to intelligently unify networks including land mobile radio (LMR), 5G and Wi-Fi, can now operate leveraging T-Priority from T-Mobile – bringing first responders more capacity and faster speeds. They can also access T-Satellite with Starlink’s…
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OQ Technology Deploys Two ERMIS Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-16
OQ Technology, a Luxembourg-based satellite operator pioneering 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity through its direct-to-device (D2D) global satellite network, and its Greek subsidiary OQ Technology Hellas, announced the successful launch of ERMIS-1 and ERMIS-2, two satellites built by OQ Technology Hellas, aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The satellites were…