Tag: Satellite
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Columbia Sportswear and Intuitive Machines Expands Partnership for Next Lunar Mission
Columbia Sportswear continues to test the limits of its innovative technologies by expanding its partnership with space exploration company Intuitive Machines ahead of its historic second lunar launch later this month. Columbia’s Omni-Heat Infinity and Omni-Shade Sun Deflector technologies will help protect the lander from the extreme cold and hot temperatures in space and on…
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Indra Signs Contract to Provide a Low Space Orbit Surveillance Radar to the German Air Force
Following the German Parliament’s approval, Indra has signed a contract with the National Procurement Office (BAAINBw) of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to provide the country’s air force, the Luftwaffe, with a last-generation radar capable of detecting objects in low space orbits. The system will protect satellites in service from potential impacts with debris from other missions orbiting at high speed in an uncontrolled manner that…
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Kuiper Belt Exploration
The Kuiper Belt is a vast, disc-shaped region that lies beyond the orbit of Neptune, spanning distances from approximately 30 to 55 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. This region serves as a repository of ancient materials, holding countless small icy objects, comets, and dwarf planets such as Pluto, Haumea, and Makemake. This remote and…
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SuperSharp Selects NanoAvionics’ Microsatellite Platform for Blue Moon Mission
UK-based SuperSharp, part of the Satlantis group, has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics’s MP42 microsatellite platform for a first-of-its-kind Thermal InfraRed (TIR) mission called Blue Moon. The mission will embark SuperSharp’s flagship instrument HIBISCUS, an 80kg payload, onboard NanoAvionics’ flight-proven MP42 satellite bus. The launch is scheduled for the second half of 2026 onboard a SpaceX’s Transporter rideshare service.…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 60th Electron to Deploy BlackSky’s First Gen-3 Satellite
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 60th Electron to deploy the next satellite in the Earth-imaging satellite constellation of real-time space-based intelligence company BlackSky. The ‘Fasten Your Space Belts’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 12:17 NZDT on…
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Synergy Quantum Introduces Hybrid Quantum Security for Future-Proof Encryption
Synergy Quantum has introduced a groundbreaking hybrid quantum security solution, combining Satellite-Based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). This next-generation encryption system is designed to future-proof global communications, ensuring that sensitive data remains secure against current and emerging quantum cyber threats. Synergy Quantum is transforming secure communication by integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) with…
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Thales Alenia Space and ESA Partner to Develop HydRON Multi-Orbit Optical Network
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for Element #2 of the HydRON (High-thRoughput Optical space Network) Demonstration System (DS) for the design, development, deployment and in-orbit demonstration of a full end-to-end optical system to verify and validate the world’s…
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Safran DSI Introduces the First US-Built 5.5 Meter LEO Satellite Tracking Antenna
Safran Defense & Space, a global leader in advanced space technology, has successfully completed its first US-built 5.5 meter “VISION” LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite tracking antenna. This cutting-edge antenna, manufactured in Norcross, Georgia, marks a significant step in Safran DSI’s commitment to delivering American-made solutions for space and defense applications. The VISION antenna is…
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AAC Clyde Commences INFLECION Project for Maritime Ecosystem
AAC Clyde Space has announced the start of the INFLECION project, a transformative initiative made possible by a newly signed 0.85 MEUR (approx. 9.5 MSEK) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). This order covers the first phase, which will be completed by the end of 2025. This marks the beginning of a project that…
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Star Catcher Secures AFWERX SBIR Phase 1 Grant for Space-to-Space Power Beaming
Star Catcher Industries, a leading company in space-to-space power beaming, announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase 1 to advance space-to-space power beaming for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) spacecraft enhancement. The Department of the Air Force has a vital and urgent need to increase satellite power capabilities to meet real-time requirements…