Tag: Satellite
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NanoAvionics Serves 50+ Satellite Power Components to Repeat Constellation Customer
Kongsberg NanoAvionics, a leading small satellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has shipped more than 50 power system components to one of its repeat constellation customers. The delivery includes CubeSat electrical power systems (EPS), battery packs, and fixed and deployable solar panels. The undisclosed constellation operator, building its spacecraft in-house, is using NanoAvionics’ flight-proven power…
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Oxford Space and Lacuna Space Celebrate 10/10 In-Orbit Success
Oxford Space Systems and Lacuna Space announce the successful deployment of an additional two Oxford Space Systems helical antennas to add to Lacuna Space’s growing satellite Internet of Things (IoT) constellation, enabling reliable, low-cost connectivity for remote and underserved regions around the world. These deployments mark a significant milestone: ten successful launches of Oxford Space…
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AeroVironment Secures $240 Million Contract for Space Laser Communication Systems
AeroVironment, global manufacturer of all-domain defense technologies and mission-critical space capabilities, announced a nearly $240M order for its long-haul laser communications terminals from an undisclosed customer who will deploy the systems on orbit. AV’s long-haul laser communications terminals have demonstrated multi-orbit, space-to-space satellite crosslink capabilities while operating in the complex challenges of space environments, including…
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Viasat’s ViaSat-3 F2 Set for October Launch to Advance Global Bandwidth Capacity
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced that the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) satellite is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V551 from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida in the second half of October 2025. Viasat’s ultra-high-capacity constellation is designed to meet the…
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ArkEdge Space Selected for “QZSS Utilization Demonstration Project” Advancing Satellite IoT Applications
ArkEdge Space, a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, has been selected for the FY2025 “QZSS Utilization Demonstration Project,” jointly organized by the Cabinet Office of Japan and Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Service. Also Read: What is Satellite IoT? ArkEdge…
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Ascent AeroSystems Launches Next-Generation SPARTAN UAV at Commercial UAV Expo 2025
At the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, Ascent AeroSystems introduced SPARTAN, the next generation of its proven NX30 coaxial UAV platform. Purpose-built for defense, public safety, industrial, and agricultural operators, SPARTAN sets a new standard in performance, reliability, and versatility for integrators and operators who need aircraft-grade capabilities in a compact, portable system. Building…
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EchoStar to Sell Spectrum Licenses to SpaceX in $17 Billion Cash and Stock Deal
EchoStar has entered into a definitive agreement with SpaceX to sell the company’s AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses for approximately $17 billion, consisting of up to $8.5 billion in cash and up to $8.5 billion in SpaceX stock, valued as of the date of the definitive agreement. Additionally, the definitive agreement provides for SpaceX to…
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ICEYE Secures Satellite Acquisition Contract with the Finnish Defence Forces
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, and the Finnish Defence Forces have officially signed a contract for the procurement of SAR satellites. This procurement decision follows the Letter of Intent signed with the Finnish Ministry of Defence in June and will significantly enhance the Finnish Defence Forces’ intelligence and surveillance…
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WISeKey’s WISeSat Subsidiary Extends its Ground Segment Network in Switzerland
WISeKey International, a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company, announces that its subsidiary WISeSat AG, which focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications, has successfully installed its third ground station, located near Ecublens, in the Lausanne region of Switzerland. This new antenna will serve as a control base for the…
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NanoAvionics Joins Thales Alenia Space in ESA’s SIRIUS Mission Study to Advance Urban Heat Monitoring
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), a leading smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO programme mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban Sustainability). NanoAvionics will contribute its small satellite expertise, including the flight-proven MP42H microsatellite bus and its flight…