Tag: LEO
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Redwire to Develop Next-Gen Multiaxial Gimbal System to Optimize Antenna Pointing in LEO
Redwire’s Luxembourg team is developing a Multiaxial Gimbal for Antenna Pointing (MGAP) that addresses the evolving needs of the satellite communications market, particularly for innovative and cost-effective directional antenna pointing systems. Current mechanical solutions fail to meet the new requirements for LEO applications, such as tracking range, lead time, and production costs. Developed by Redwire’s team in…
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European Space Agency Prepares to Launch HydroGNSS
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch HydroGNSS, its first Scout mission, designed to track Earth’s water cycle and climate variables using innovative satellite technology. Scheduled for launch in November 2025 from Vandenberg, California aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, the mission will deploy two identical microsatellites into orbit at 550 km altitude. HydroGNSS…
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Calian to Build Ka/Q/V-Band Gateway Stations for Next-Gen GEO Satellites
Calian Group Ltd., a trusted provider of mission-critical solutions for defence, space, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure sectors, has been awarded a contract by a leading global space technology company to design and manufacture four Ka/Q/V-band RF gateway ground stations supporting the roll-out of services for two state-of-the-art geostationary satellites. The gateways will form the critical…
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Greenerwave Partners with DGA to Introduce Low-Power SATCOM Antennas
Greenerwave showcases, alongside the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French Defence Innovation Agency (AID), the major advances achieved within the m3SFA program, selected as one of the success stories of the 2025 edition Forum Innovation Défense (FID). Supported for several years by the DGA and the AID, this project aims to develop a…
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Frontgrade Announces Precision Motor Control for Next-Gen Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, announced the release of the RT-SADE (Radiation-Tolerant Solar Array Drive Electronics), a next-generation microprocessor-based stepper motor controller engineered to deliver precision, reliability, and versatility for demanding spacecraft and defense applications. Designed for mission-critical motion control systems such as solar array…
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OQ Technology Delivers Europe’s First Space-Based Mobile Emergency Alert
OQ Technology, a pioneering European direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity provider with 60 MHz of high-priority MSS S-band spectrum, has achieved a major technological milestone using its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to successfully deliver Europe’s first direct-to-mobile emergency broadcast message from space, transmitted directly to standard smartphones without any hardware or software modifications. This…
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DeepBro – Intelligent Downlink Solutions Enhancing LEO Satellite Data Throughput
DeepBro, headquartered in Oro Valley, Arizona (USA), develops next-generation communications systems aimed at transforming how Earth-observation and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites deliver data to the ground. As the volume of imagery, video and sensor data from LEO constellations rapidly increases, DeepBro addresses the bottleneck of satellite downlink by deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and software-defined…
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Redwire Secures $44 Million DARPA Contract for Very Low-Earth Orbit Mission
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, announced that it has been awarded a $44 million phase 2 contract to advance the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Otter Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) mission to demonstrate the world’s first air-breathing spacecraft and advance next-generation orbital capabilities. The phase 2 contract…
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ARQUIMEA Expands Full-Spectrum Space Capabilities from Technologies to Integrated Mission Systems
ARQUIMEA, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, is a multidisciplinary technology company with a significant footprint in the European space industry. Over more than two decades, the company has built a comprehensive set of capabilities spanning satellite systems, mission payloads, structural and thermal subsystems, avionics and radiation-hard microelectronics. The space division supports a wide spectrum of mission…
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Sidus Space and Lonestar Drive Rapid Progress on Commercial Pathfinder Mission
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced revenue-associated milestones on the Lonestar Data Holdings Commercial Pathfinder Mission. Following the contract signing, the companies have completed the mission kickoff meeting and System Requirements Review (SRR), marking rapid advancement toward full mission execution with initial payment received. These achievements are part of the contract…