Tag: Satellite
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SFL Missions Inc. Secures Canadian Space Agency Contract for HAWC Satellite Design Study
SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a competitive bid contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to conduct a conceptual design study of the planned High-Altitude Aerosols, Water vapour, and Clouds (HAWC) satellite mission. HAWC is Canada’s contribution to NASA’s Atmosphere Observing System (AOS) mission slated for launch in 2031. “The HAWC mission will collect…
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Satellogic and Telespazio Signs Multi-Year Contract for Low-Latency Satellite Imagery
Satellogic, a leader in high-resolution Earth observation data, and Telespazio Brasil, a subsidiary of Telespazio S.p.A, a global leader in satellite services and a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement with the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) to provide low-latency satellite imagery…
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Teledyne Introduces New 50 GHz RF Switch For Space Applications
Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors announces the availability of its latest rad-tolerant wideband 50 GHz RF switch, model TDSW050A2T. This switch operates from true DC to 50 GHz, delivering excellent RF performance down to zero Hertz, making this device ideal for many complex space and defense applications. It has been developed in a 150 nm pseudomorphic High…
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SKY Perfect JSAT and Planet Labs PBC Collaborate on $230M LEO Satellite Constellation
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Planet Labs PBC announce a collaboration to build a satellite constellation using Planet’s next-generation electro optical satellite Pelican. SKY Perfect JSAT, which has primarily focused on its business using its own geostationary orbit satellites, will invest approximately $230 million to build and own low Earth orbit satellite constellation, thereby fully…
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Mobix Labs Secures U.S. Defense Grant to Advance Satellite Communications Technology
Mobix Labs, a leader in advanced Wireless system and semiconductor solutions, announces that RaGE Systems (acquired by Mobix Labs) has been recently awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract. The contract, one of several awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), funds a Phase 1 project to collaborate…
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BlackSky Receives Subscription Contract for Gen-2 Space-Based Imagery Services
BlackSky Technology won a multi-year contract with geospatial intelligence fusion company EMDYN (Emerging Dynamics) to deliver space-based imagery services to international customers. The agreement gives international ministries of defense the ability to set up API-enabled automated tip-and-cue tasking and the fusing of signals and other intelligence sources to support real-time tactical operations. “BlackSky and EMDYN’s…
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Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-3 Arrives at Vandenberg for SpaceX Transporter-13 Launch
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced that LizzieSat-3 has arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to begin spacecraft integration in preparation for its scheduled launch and deployment into low Earth orbit no earlier than the first quarter of 2025 as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX. “With LizzieSat-3…
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ATLAS Space Operations Secures Strategic Partnership with HawkEye 360
ATLAS Space Operations has secured a strategic partnership with Hawkeye 360, the world’s leading space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics provider. The collaboration enhances HawkEye 360’s RF monitoring capabilities by integrating ATLAS’ Mingenew, Australia and Awarua, New Zealand ground stations into its existing ground network coverage. “Integrating the ATLAS ground stations in Mingenew and…
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Maxar Successfully Deploys Fifth and Sixth WorldView Legion Satellites into Orbit
Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, confirmed that its fifth and sixth WorldView Legion satellites are performing well after being launched into mid-inclination orbit from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. With this successful launch, Maxar now has seven satellites on orbit capable of collecting 30 cm-class imagery…
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Rocket Lab Secures Multi-Launch Contract with iQPS for Four Electron Missions
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a multi-launch deal with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company. The multi-launch contract, signed in July 2024, includes three dedicated missions for launch in 2025 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in…