Tag: Satellite
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Cobham Satcom – Delivering Tactical Satellite Communications for Space and Defense
Cobham Satcom, a business unit within Cobham plc, provides satellite communications equipment engineered for operational environments where reliability is essential. With ground-based and mobile satcom technologies, the company supplies terminals and antenna systems used across land, maritime, and airborne platforms.The Government & Defence portfolio, Cobham Satcom emphasises systems that are portable, quickly deployable and adaptable…
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Redwire Secures $44 Million DARPA Contract for Very Low-Earth Orbit Mission
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, announced that it has been awarded a $44 million phase 2 contract to advance the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Otter Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) mission to demonstrate the world’s first air-breathing spacecraft and advance next-generation orbital capabilities. The phase 2 contract…
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Kymeta and iRocket Partner to Integrate Conformal Multi-Orbit Tech into Missile Interceptors
Kymeta Corporation, the global leader in mobile satellite communications powered by metamaterials technology, and Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket), a revolutionary rocket manufacturer, have announced a strategic collaboration to further develop, integrate, and test Kymeta’s new conformal multi-orbit technology within iRocket’s missile interceptors. As the Pentagon increases its reliance on commercial providers for defense technology,…
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Spire Global Ships Nine Satellites to Launch Site
Spire Global, a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced that nine satellites designed and built by Spire’s in-house manufacturing teams have shipped to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of their launch aboard SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon 9 Twilight mission. The mission includes the Company’s Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) satellite…
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KP Labs and Frontgrade Partners to Advance Fault-Tolerant Computing for Space Missions
KP Labs, a European Leader in delivering autonomous systems for space applications and Frontgrade Gaisler Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, Germany. The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration in developing and validating…
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ARQUIMEA Expands Full-Spectrum Space Capabilities from Technologies to Integrated Mission Systems
ARQUIMEA, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, is a multidisciplinary technology company with a significant footprint in the European space industry. Over more than two decades, the company has built a comprehensive set of capabilities spanning satellite systems, mission payloads, structural and thermal subsystems, avionics and radiation-hard microelectronics. The space division supports a wide spectrum of mission…
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Germany’s Dcubed Plans Series of Demo Flights to Prove Printable In-Space Solar Array Technology
German space-hardware manufacturer Dcubed has outlined plans for three demonstration missions aimed at validating a new printable in-space solar array system designed to build low-cost power units directly in orbit. The technology, called Araqys, is intended to allow spacecraft operators to manufacture large solar structures on demand rather than rely on conventional, pre-integrated solar panels.…
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SpaceX Marks 500th Reused-Rocket Orbital Mission With Launch of EU Ocean-Mapping Satellite
SpaceX launched a European ocean-monitoring satellite from California early Monday, completing the company’s 500th orbital mission using a flight-proven rocket booster. The Sentinel-6B spacecraft lifted off atop a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:21 a.m. EST (0521 GMT). “Sentinel-6B rising, extending nearly four decades of the precise sea-level record from space,” NASA…
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SEOPS Books Dedicated 2028 Mission on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum Rocket
SEOPS, a Texas-based small-satellite launch aggregator, has signed a launch services agreement with Isar Aerospace for a dedicated mission on the company’s Spectrum rocket, scheduled for 2028, the companies said on Monday. The deal marks a shift for SEOPS, which has relied exclusively on SpaceX rideshare missions since the retirement of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket.…
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York Space Systems Files for U.S. IPO as Revenue Rises but Losses Continue
York Space Systems has filed a registration statement for an initial public offering (IPO), moving the 13-year-old satellite manufacturer toward a public listing as demand for national security space systems accelerates. The company did not disclose proposed pricing terms or targeted valuation in the Form S-1 filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…