Tag: LEO
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Iridium Awarded PLEO Satellite-Based Services Contract by the U.S. Space Force
Iridium Communications, a provider of global voice and data satellite communications, announced it has been awarded a five-year base Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one five-year option by the U.S. Space Force for Iridium Certus services. The multiple awardee contract is part of a U.S. Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services award…
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Terran Orbital Showcases New Product Line of Seven Satellite Buses
Terran Orbital announced a new lineup of seven standard satellite bus platforms. Over a decade ago, Terran Orbital pioneered the creation of CubeSat standards, now establishing new benchmarks for satellite technology for the coming decade. These standards are built upon Terran Orbital’s manufacturing capabilities, featuring components and modules that can be readily swapped out to…
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Telesat and SpaceX Announce Multi-Launch Agreement for Telesat Lightspeed LEO Satellites
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and SpaceX, which designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft, announced a multi-launch agreement to deliver the Telesat Lightspeed constellation to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Telesat has contracted 14 launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9, the most reliable and only reusable…
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MDA Unveils its New Software-Defined Satellite Product Line at World Satellite Business Week
MDA, a provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, revealed at the World Satellite Business Week conference initial details about its new software-defined digital satellite product line as the market continues to transform from analog to digital software-defined satellites. “The satellite industry comes together at World Satellite Business Week…
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Viasat Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force for PLEO Satellite Services
Viasat, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, announced that Inmarsat Government, now part of Viasat, was awarded a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). Inmarsat Government is one of 16…
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Wyvern and Loft Orbital Partner to Expand Dragonette Satellite Constellation
Wyvern has announced that they are teaming up with Loft Orbital, a space infrastructure company, to expand the capacity of their Dragonette constellation. Like Wyvern, Loft is unlocking the power of space for data collection with a deep understanding of how to develop, manage, launch, and operate the satellites that make up their infrastructure. This…
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SES Space & Defense Awarded Multi-Year Contract by AFRL to Support DEUCSI Program
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES focused on delivering satellite network solutions for the U.S. Government, has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct a series of tests to integrate space broadband services across a multi-orbit satellite network in support of the Defense Experimentation…
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Lockheed Martin-Built Satellites Successfully Launched as Part of SDA’s Tranche 0 Mission
Ten Lockheed Martin-built satellites have successfully been deployed into low-Earth orbit (LEO) in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission. SDA’s T0TL is a proliferated LEO constellation that will demonstrate low-latency communication and provide a resilient network of integrated capabilities. The small satellites were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon…
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MDA Acquires SatixFy’s Digital Payload Division
MDA, a provider company of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SatixFy Space Systems UK Ltd. (SSS), the digital payload division of SatixFy Communications Ltd., and other strategic considerations. The transaction, valued at US$40 million, will help further strengthen MDA’s global…
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Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems Stand Ready for SSC’s Responsive Space Mission
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, and Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company small satellite constellation prime, have entered the hot standby phase for VICTUS NOX, a Tactically Responsive Space mission led by Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Safari Program Office. The team stands ready for the 24-hour callup and orbit requirements to complete…