Tag: Satellite
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Constellation Technologies & Operations Unveils Regenerative 5G mmWave Payload for Space Telecom
Constellation Technologies & Operations (CTO) is delivering on its ambitions after securing €9.3 million in funding in less than six months . The startup is developing a telecommunications satellite constellation in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), offering high-speed connectivity, low latency, and a more sustainable use of space. CTO unveils its first regenerative operational payload,…
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Rocket Lab Unveils Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, has revealed details about ‘Return On Investment’, the ocean landing platform for Neutron missions returning to Earth. ‘Return On Investment’ is a 400 ft (122 m) modified barge that will be customized to enable landings at sea for its reusable Neutron rocket. Modifications…
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Maxar Space Systems Delivers Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Satellite to L3Harris
Maxar Space Systems, leading satellite manufacturer and provider of advanced solutions for space exploration and operations, announced it has delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies to support the Space Development Agency (SDA)’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. Leveraging their Maxar 300 platform, Maxar Space Systems designed and developed this purpose-built bus…
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Globalstar to Launch Two-Way Satellite IoT Solution
Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announced the launch of a two-way satellite IoT solution via its LEO constellation. This new connectivity solution offers a unique low-power satellite communication platform. It enables assured delivery, low-latency messaging, and reliable, globally available command and control for a wide variety of applications, such as fleet tracking,…
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Skylo Secures $30M Funding to Expand Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity
Skylo, the company powering commercially available, seamless ‘direct-to-device’ satellite connectivity, announced a $30 million oversubscribed funding round led by NGP Capital. Westly Group joined the round and existing investors Intel Capital, BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Next47, and others also participated. The company expanded its commercial coverage area with the addition of Brazil, Australia,…
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SES Delivers MEO Global Services to NATO Under NSPA Contract
Following a 2024 contract award from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), SES started providing Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Global Services to Luxembourg and U.S. governments via its O3b mPOWER constellation. Known as MEO Global Services (MGS), the contract awarded within NSPA’s Global Commercially Contracted SATCOM Support Partnership (GCC SATCOM SP) initiated by the…
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Xona Secures $4.65 Million AFRL Contract to Demonstrate LEO-Based GPS Alternative
Xona Space Systems (Xona), the company developing a high-performance complementary alternative to GPS, announced that it has secured a contract with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to demonstrate and mature resilient commercial PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) solutions for DoD missions. This award, granted through the Space Technology Advanced Research – Fast-tracking Innovative Software and…
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BlackSky Secures Defense Contract to Advance Space-Based Tactical ISR Satellites
BlackSky Technology Inc. won a multimillion-dollar Defense Innovation Unit Gen-3 Tactical GEOINT (TACGEO) launch integration contract that expands on early U.S. government-funded R&D efforts to build out advanced space-based tactical ISR capabilities. Under the contract, BlackSky will prepare and manage a Gen-3 satellite launch, on behalf of the customer. “BlackSky is on a mission to push…
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AST SpaceMobile Secures $43 Million Contract for US Space Development Agency
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced a new contract award in support of the United States Space Development Agency (SDA) through a prime contractor, with total expected revenue of $43 million. As part of the…
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Lumen Orbit changes its name to Starcloud and raises $10M for space data centers
An artist’s conception shows data-center spacecraft being added to an orbital array. (Starcloud via YouTube) Redmond, Wash.-based Starcloud got its start just last year under a different name — Lumen Orbit — but the newly renamed company is already filling out its seed funding round with $10 million in fresh investment for space-based data centers.…