Tag: LEO
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CopaSAT Unveils Starshield and Starlink-Enabled STORM V3 COTM Terminals at SATELLITE 2024
CopaSAT announced its STORM V3 satellite communication (SATCOM) terminal engineered for commercial, government, military, and national security operations. The electronically steered antenna (ESA) boasts high-throughput data rates of up to 200Mbps downlink and 20Mbps uplink in a shock-resistant, IP68-rated package of only 23″x20″x2.65″ and a weight of less than 30 pounds (13.6 Kg). It is…
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Frontgrade Introduces Plastic-Encapsulated Arm Microcontroller for New Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a provider of mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, has introduced its first plastic-encapsulated Arm Microcontroller to the Space market. This new Arm Microcontroller will achieve flight grade production in July 2024 through NASA’s PEM INST-001 Level 2 qualification standard for plastic-encapsulated microcircuits. The PEM qualification assures Frontgrade’s customers that the device meets…
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Kymeta Begins Delivery of First Multi-Orbit Flat-Panel Antenna for Military Users
One of the world’s leading flat-panel satellite antenna companies, Kymeta announced at SATELLITE 2024 that the Osprey u8 HGL, a hybrid geostationary/low Earth orbit (GEO/LEO/LTE) terminal purpose-built for military users, is shipping out of their facility in Woodinville, Washington. This marks the first commercially available multi-orbit terminal and the first multi-orbit terminal on Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO network.…
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QuickLogic Partners with ZES to Develop eFPGA IP for Commercial Space Applications
QuickLogic Corporation, a developer of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, ruggedized FPGAs, and Endpoint AI/ML solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Zero-Error Systems America (ZES), a leading provider of radiation-hardened-by-design (RHBD) semiconductor solutions and intellectual property (IP). This partnership enables the creation of radiation-tolerant eFPGA IP for commercial space applications, targeting ASICs and SoCs that require…
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OQ Technology Successfully Launches Two New 5G IoT Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-10
OQ Technology Group is thrilled to announce the successful launch of its two new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites: TIGER-7 and TIGER-8, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket (rideshare mission Transporter-10) that are built by Nanoavionics. This comes after 3 months from the successful launch of Tiger-5 & 6 satellites on Transporter-9. The two satellites separated…
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ESA Selects Atheras Analytics SAS to Develop Ground Segment Software for NGSO Satellites
Paris-based Atheras Analytics SAS has been awarded a 12-month contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a bespoke Ground Segment Dimensioning Tool for constellations consisting of one or more satellite networks in potentially different orbits with inter-satellite link (ISL) capabilities. The tool will feature the capability to provide ground segment trade-off analyses, performance…
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INTEGRASYS Unveils Orbisat for Efficient Space Asset Tracking and Monitoring
Space is more congested and contested than ever before, therefore INTEGRASYS is releasing Orbisat, the newest solution for Space Situational Awareness and Space Surveillance and Tracking, that interconnects with existing proprietary or public subsystems and allows seamless automation for tracking, collision avoidance, telemetry, Telecommand & Control, as well as finding uncharacterized objects in LEO, MEO,…
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AmpliTech Introduces Ka-Band Low-Noise Block for LEO, MEO, GEO And Ka-Band Teleport Applications
AmpliTech Group, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of state-of-the-art satellite components has announced its new Ka-Band LNB (Low-Noise Block Down Converter Unit). Featuring its proprietary AmpliTech LNA low noise technology, this Ka-Band LNB has an ultra-low noise temperature of 80K (1.05 dB NF). It has been designed for integration into small sats, LEO, MEO, GEO,…
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Comsat Architects and Ubotica Partner to Advance AI-Powered Live Earth Intelligence from Space
Comsat Architects, one of the leading space communications companies in Northeast Ohio, announced a new partnership with Ubotica Technologies, a pioneer in autonomous AI-powered satellite technology. Together, Comsat Architects and Ubotica will integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies into the combination of communication and Earth observation on small satellites in low Earth orbits to unlock the…
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General Atomics Awarded Lockheed Martin Contract to Deliver Missile Tracking Payloads
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it was awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Space to deliver missile warning, tracking, and defense payloads to support the company’s recently announced contract award to deliver 18 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Program. GA-EMS is developing the Electro Optical and Infrared (EO/IR)…