Tag: LEO
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MtronPTI Records 125 Design Wins for High-Power Space-Qualified Components
MtronPTI has over 125 design wins across satellite platforms and manned spacecraft. With expertise supporting LEO, MEO, and GEO applications, MtronPTI has a well-established team and a proven track record to meet demanding space requirements. With the evolving need for high-power space-level transmitters, high-power handling space-level RF components and sub-assemblies are instrumental for mission success.…
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U.S. Space Force Awards IDIQ Contract to Hughes for Proliferated LEO Satellite Services
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, announced that it has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Space Force for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based services. Under the IDIQ vehicle, valued at up to $900 million, the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies and international coalition partners…
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Sierra Space and Redwire Partner to Bring In-Space Biotech R&D and Manufacturing in LEO
Sierra Space, one of the leading pure-play commercial space companies building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced its strategic partnership with Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy. Specifically, the two companies are collaborating on groundbreaking commercial pharmaceutical and biotech R&D and manufacturing in low-Earth orbit (LEO).…
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OneWeb Technologies Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force for P-LEO Satellite Communications
OneWeb Technologies, a global provider of high-speed, low latency, secure, multi-orbit satellite network solutions, announced it was awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Space Systems Command (SSC), Commercial Space Office (CSO), and Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO). The 10-year p-LEO contract was awarded to…
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Capella Federal Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Systems Command for PLEO Satellite Services
Capella Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Space, has announced an award for the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services (PLEO) contract through U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC). With this award, Capella will be able to partner more quickly with SSC and the U.S. Space Force to broaden access to global 24/7, all-weather imagery for…
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LeoLabs Provides Tracking Support for ESA’s Historic Aeolus Reentry
LeoLabs, one of the leading commercial providers of Space Traffic Management (STM) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, shared their support for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) successful assisted reentry of Aeolus, an Earth observation satellite, over Antarctica on 28 July 2023. This assisted reentry was considered the “first-of-its-kind” because the satellite, named Aeolus, was…
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VPT Introduces New SVLFL5000 Series of Space-Qualified DC-DC Converters
VPT, a HEICO company, has announced the availability of its SVLFL5000 Series of space-qualified DC-DC converters. Characterized by Total Ionizing Dose (TID) performance, including Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS), to 60 krad, the series is operable over the full military temperature range (-55 °C to +125 °C) with no power derating, and is suited…
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Telesat Selects MDA as the Prime Contractor for LEO Advanced Satellite Constellation
MDA, a provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has been selected as the prime contractor for Telesat’s revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation Telesat Lightspeed, an innovative global network that will bring enhanced digital connectivity to Canadians and customers worldwide. Valued at approximately $2.1 billion,…
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Firefly Aerospace Showcases New Elytra Orbital Vehicles with Enhanced On-Orbit Mobility
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced the expansion of its on-orbit services with a line of highly mobile and scalable orbital vehicles named Elytra. As the wings of a firefly, Elytra (pronounced ella-truh) offers on-orbit mobility, hosting, delivery, and servicing across cislunar space and beyond. When launched on Firefly’s small- and medium-lift launch…
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Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus Ventures
Airbus Ventures has announced its investment in Impulse Space, one of the leaders in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system – which has raised $45 million in its oversubscribed Series A funding round. The round is led by RTX Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Airbus Ventures, Space…