Tag: LEO
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lander Achieves Historic First Commercial Moon Landing
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration on the company’s first attempt. As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, sets the…
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Globalstar to Launch Two-Way Satellite IoT Solution
Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announced the launch of a two-way satellite IoT solution via its LEO constellation. This new connectivity solution offers a unique low-power satellite communication platform. It enables assured delivery, low-latency messaging, and reliable, globally available command and control for a wide variety of applications, such as fleet tracking,…
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Xona Secures $4.65 Million AFRL Contract to Demonstrate LEO-Based GPS Alternative
Xona Space Systems (Xona), the company developing a high-performance complementary alternative to GPS, announced that it has secured a contract with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to demonstrate and mature resilient commercial PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) solutions for DoD missions. This award, granted through the Space Technology Advanced Research – Fast-tracking Innovative Software and…
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Eutelsat, MediaTek & Airbus Unveil the World’s First 5G Non-Terrestrial Network Connection
Eutelsat, MediaTek, and Airbus Defence and Space have conducted the world’s first successful trial of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology over the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The tests pave the way for deployment of the 5G NTN standard, which will result in future satellite and terrestrial interoperability within a large ecosystem, lowering…
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Exolaunch to Support Lunar Deployments with Hardware for Intuitive Machines IM-2 Rideshares
Exolaunch, the global leader in mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services, is set to support the deployment of two rideshare payloads aboard the Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission launching no earlier than February 26, 2025, marking a historic first: Exolaunch’s debut on a lunar-bound mission. For this mission, Exolaunch is supplying its flight-proven CarboNIX separation…
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OQ Technology and O2 Telefónica Partner to Enable Global 5G IoT Roaming via NTN
OQ Technology, the world’s first and fastest-growing 5G NTN IoT LEO satellite operator, has signed a commercial agreement with O2 Telefónica, a leading German telecommunications provider. This partnership will enable 5G roaming for Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) solutions worldwide, combining O2 Telefónica’s cellular connectivity with OQ Technology’s non-terrestrial network (NTN) services. For business customers across industries…
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Indra Signs Contract to Provide a Low Space Orbit Surveillance Radar to the German Air Force
Following the German Parliament’s approval, Indra has signed a contract with the National Procurement Office (BAAINBw) of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to provide the country’s air force, the Luftwaffe, with a last-generation radar capable of detecting objects in low space orbits. The system will protect satellites in service from potential impacts with debris from other missions orbiting at high speed in an uncontrolled manner that…
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Thales Alenia Space and ESA Partner to Develop HydRON Multi-Orbit Optical Network
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for Element #2 of the HydRON (High-thRoughput Optical space Network) Demonstration System (DS) for the design, development, deployment and in-orbit demonstration of a full end-to-end optical system to verify and validate the world’s…
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Safran DSI Introduces the First US-Built 5.5 Meter LEO Satellite Tracking Antenna
Safran Defense & Space, a global leader in advanced space technology, has successfully completed its first US-built 5.5 meter “VISION” LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite tracking antenna. This cutting-edge antenna, manufactured in Norcross, Georgia, marks a significant step in Safran DSI’s commitment to delivering American-made solutions for space and defense applications. The VISION antenna is…
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Star Catcher Secures AFWERX SBIR Phase 1 Grant for Space-to-Space Power Beaming
Star Catcher Industries, a leading company in space-to-space power beaming, announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase 1 to advance space-to-space power beaming for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) spacecraft enhancement. The Department of the Air Force has a vital and urgent need to increase satellite power capabilities to meet real-time requirements…