Tag: Satellite
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mPower Technology Highlights Advanced Space Power Technologies for Satellite Missions
mPower Technology, a US-based developer of advanced power and energy solutions, highlights the space technology portfolio designed to address the growing power-generation and power-management demands of modern satellite missions. The company’s technologies are already in use across aerospace and defense programs and are engineered to meet the strict size, weight, performance and reliability requirements of…
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Portugal Orders Two Earth-Observation Satellites From Satellogic for Atlantic Constellation
Portugal has commissioned two new Earth-observation satellites from Argentine company Satellogic, strengthening its space-based monitoring capabilities and contributing to a joint Iberian initiative aimed at expanding European-owned orbital infrastructure. Satellogic said on Monday it had signed an $18 million contract with Portugal’s Centre of Engineering and Product Development (CEiiA) to build and deploy two NewSat…
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Alén Space Completes First VDES Technology Demonstration Aboard SATMAR Satellite
Alen Space confirms the completion of the first demonstrator pilot campaign of VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) technology aboard its SATMAR satellite. Over the past week, several use cases were tested in a real maritime environment in cooperation with Egatel and with the support of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA). The…
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Japan Defence Ministry Awards Astroscale Contract to Develop Satellite Gripping Technology
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded Astroscale Japan a contract valued at 1 billion yen ($6.4 million) to develop a gripping mechanism designed for use with national satellites, the company said. Under the contract, Astroscale Japan will design the mechanism and conduct ground-based demonstrations to test its ability to grip national security satellites under…
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Media Broadcast Satellite Provides SATCOM as a Service Portfolio for Satellite Communications
Media Broadcast Satellite (MBS), a Germany-based provider of professional satellite communication services, highlights the SATCOM as a Service offering, an established service portfolio designed to deliver flexible, fully managed satellite connectivity for commercial, institutional and enterprise users. The SATCOM as a Service model builds on MBS’s long-standing experience in operating satellite ground infrastructure and managed…
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GomSpace Secures €2.9 Million Deal with Leading North American Space Company
GomSpace Luxembourg announced its selection by a leading North American space company for a mission focused on lunar exploration. The mission marks a major step forward in the understanding of the solar system and in the capabilities of small satellite platforms for deep space exploration. The contract covers the initial design of two state-of-the-art spacecrafts.…
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Kepler Communications Launches First Tranche of Optical Relay Satellites
Kepler Communications announced the successful launch of the first tranche of its optical relay satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The satellites will now begin commissioning as Kepler transitions its optical data relay network into operational service. The tranche consists of 10 satellites, each approximately 300 kilograms in…
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Telit Cinterion and Nokia Partner on AI-Driven Mission-Critical Connectivity for Industrial Edge
Telit Cinterion, an end-to-end IoT solutions enabler, announces a technology collaboration with Nokia to provide mission-critical and heavy industries with a new generation of mission-critical communication and in-network compute capabilities. By integrating Telit Cinterion’s latest cellular, satellite and Wi-Fi communication modules with Nokia’s Cognitive Digital Mine (CDM) platform, oil/gas, logistics, mining and other industries now have…
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MaiaSpace Says 2026 Maiden Flight Will Test ‘Minimum Viable’ Rocket Configuration
French launch startup MaiaSpace said an initial flight of its Maia rocket planned for 2026 will focus on validating core flight phases using what the company described as a “minimum viable product,” as it works toward commercial launch services from 2027. MaiaSpace, founded in 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup, is developing a…
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What is Payload Integration in CubeSats & Small Satellites?
A payload is the mission-specific equipment carried by a satellite to fulfill its primary objective. Unlike the satellite bus which provides power, communication, propulsion and control, the payload is the reason the satellite exists. The rapid growth of CubeSats and Small Satellites (SmallSats) has transformed access to space, enabling cost-effective missions for Earth observation, communications,…