Tag: Satellite
-
Rocket Lab Completes Photon Spacecraft for NASA and Eta Space’s Cryogenic Fueling Demonstration Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the clearance of their Systems Integration Review (SIR) and completion of their Photon spacecraft for Eta Space and NASA’s LOXSAT mission. LOXSAT is an on-orbit technology demonstration of a cryogenic fluid management system, that will inform the design of Cryo-Dock, a full-scale…
-
ICEYE and EMIS Partner to Enhance Slovakia’s Real-time Flood Monitoring
ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data, and EMIS, a provider of geospatial information systems in Slovakia, announced a strategic partnership to expand access to critical, near-real-time hazard information for Slovak authorities. Through this collaboration, ICEYE’s satellite-derived flood intelligence will be seamlessly integrated into EMIS’s GIS platform, the country’s trusted central…
-
ALL.SPACE Secures €950K ESA Grant to Advance GNSS-Free Navigation
ALL.SPACE, the leading provider of multi-orbit, multi-link SATCOM platforms, has been awarded €950,000 by the European Space Agency’s Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). This award is to develop an alternative Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) capability designed to operate in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-denied environments. The project will build a proof of concept for…
-
ABB Receives Canadian Space Agency Contract to Develop Climate Instrument
ABB has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency to carry out the conceptual development (Phase A) of the Thin Ice Clouds and Far InfraRed Emissions (TICFIRE) instrument. TICFIRE is an integral component of the High-altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour and Clouds (HAWC) satellite mission – a Canadian-led initiative focused on advancing climate science…
-
Kepler Communications Secures Contract to Enhance Canadian Arctic and Continental Defence Connectivity
Kepler Communications, a company delivering real-time insights from space, announced that they have been awarded a multi-year contract from Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to demonstrate real-time data sharing and connectivity for Continental Defence, including the Canadian Arctic. The initiative will conduct research and analysis to support the development of technologies enabling resilient…
-
Vantor Awarded Space Force SDA Contract for High-Interest Space Objects Tracking
Vantor, the leading provider of unified spatial intelligence from space to ground, announced it will be supporting the U.S. Space Force in tracking high-interest objects that pass through “blind spots” in space that are not visible to ground sensor networks. Under the contract, which will support Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations program, Vantor will utilise…
-
Lynk and Omnispace to Merge for Next-Generation Global D2D Connectivity
Lynk Global and Omnispace announced plans to merge to deliver a comprehensive direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity solution, bridging the gap between today’s satellite and terrestrial networks. Following the merger, SES will become a major strategic shareholder, facilitating a robust deployment of D2D and IoT services for mobile network operators (MNOs), enterprise, and government customers as part of…
-
Infineon Introduces Radiation-Hardened Buck Controller with Integrated Gate Drive
Infineon Technologies announced the industry’s first radiation-hardened (rad-hard) buck controller with an integrated gate drive. Designed for Point of Load (PoL) power rails in commercial space systems and other extreme environments, the new device is particularly well-suited for distributed satellite power systems and digital processing payloads, including FPGA and ASIC systems. The RIC70847 integrates a…
-
Muon Space Partners with Starlink to Equip Halo Satellites with Mini Laser Terminals
Muon Space, a leading end-to-end space systems provider specializing in mission-optimized satellite constellations, announced an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to integrate its mini laser terminals into Muon’s high-performance Halo satellite platform. Starlink’s mini lasers are designed to achieve link speeds of 25 Gbps at distances up to 4,000 km (and are capable of higher link…
-
Apex Launches Project Shadow: America’s On-Orbit Space-Based Interceptor Demonstration
Apex, the world’s first mass-manufacturer of productized satellite bus platforms, is breaking new ground in national defense with Project Shadow—a mission to demonstrate key space-based interceptor technologies. The mission is slated to fire demonstration-class space-based interceptors on orbit within the next year. Project Shadow marks a critical step toward advancing U.S. space defence capabilities and…