Tag: Satellite
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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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Cassiopeia – RIGEL Satellite Terminal for High-Availability Connectivity Multi-Orbit Networks
Cassiopeia Space, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia (USA), develops advanced satellite user terminals engineered for seamless operation across multiple orbital regimes. The company specializes in compact, electronically steered antenna (ESA) systems designed to support high-throughput, multi-orbit connectivity for defense, government, mobility, enterprise and remote-operations markets. The RIGEL terminal family enables continuous communications across GEO, MEO…
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SpeQtre Quantum Entanglement Satellite Reaches Orbit
SpeQtral, Singapore’s leading quantum communications company, in partnership with the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) RAL Space, announces the successful launch and deployment of the SpeQtre CubeSat aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission. The spacecraft, containing SpeQtral’s space-qualified entangled photon pair source and detector modules, was deployed into sun-synchronous orbit on 28th November, 2025, marking…
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Planet Labs Launches Pelican-5, Pelican-6 and 36 SuperDoves on SpaceX Transporter-15
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced the successful launch of its AI-enabled, high-resolution Pelican-5 and Pelican-6 satellites, along with 36 SuperDoves of Flock 4H. Planet’s satellites were launched to orbit on the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Planet…
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Spire Global Launches 11 Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-15 Mission
Spire Global, a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, successfully launched eleven satellites aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch included satellites for Spire’s Space Services customers, along with three replenishment satellites that strengthen the Company’s fully deployed, dual-use constellation. Also Read: Spire Global Ships Nine Satellites…
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Varda Space Launches W-5 Mission Aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 Mission
Varda Space Industries announced that their fifth mission, W-5, successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California, aboard the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX. W-5 is the company’s fifth launch overall, and fourth launch of 2025. The vehicle carries a government payload funded through the Prometheus program, a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory…
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ICEYE Deploys Five New SAR Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-15 Mission
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, has successfully launched and deployed five new SAR satellites into orbit. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on November 28, 2025, aboard the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. Each spacecraft has established communication,…
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Copernicus Sentinel-5A Releases First Images Highlighting Worldwide Air Quality Tracking
Copernicus Sentinel-5A has returned its first images – including a global map of ozone, maps of nitrogen dioxide over the Middle East and South Africa, formaldehyde over parts of Africa, and emissions of sulphur dioxide from an active volcano in Russia – showcasing the mission’s powerful capability to monitor atmospheric gases worldwide. Sentinel-5A is an advanced…
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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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R&S Acquires Stake in Orbint for Space-Based Signal Intelligence Reconnaissance
Rohde & Schwarz has acquired a stake in Orbint GmbH, a spin-off from the University of the Bundeswehr, Munich, marking a strategic collaboration to advance satellite-based signal intelligence capabilities. The partnership leverages the companies’ expertise to reinforce sustained technological sovereignty and security for Germany and Europe in space. With the investment, Rohde & Schwarz expands…