Tag: Satellite
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Lockheed Martin Expands Space Capabilities through Strategic Terran Orbital Acquisition
Lockheed Martin, a global defense technology company driving innovation and advancing scientific discovery, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Terran Orbital, a leading manufacturer of innovative modular spacecraft serving the global aerospace and defense industries, and its subsidiary, Tyvak International. Lockheed Martin has worked with Terran Orbital on projects including Space Development Agency programs…
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Sidus Space Enhances LizzieSat Platform with Iridium-Based Communication
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced a strategic communication upgrade for its LizzieSat platform, integrating Iridium-enabled technology into future satellites to deliver low-latency data capabilities from space. This upgrade leverages the Iridium satellite constellation to provide real-time, direct-to-satellite phone messaging for a range of time-sensitive applications, including environmental monitoring, disaster response and…
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Apex Selected for Space Development Agency’s HALO Program
Apex, the provider company of productized satellite bus platforms, has been selected to participate in the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program, SDA Director Derek Tournear announced. HALO creates a pathway for SDA to solicit and award rapid feasibility demonstrations. As a HALO participant, Apex will be eligible to compete…
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ESA Selects AROBS Polska and AROBS Engineering for CRIMSON LEO Operations Control Project
AROBS Polska, in cooperation with AROBS Engineering from Romania both companies part of AROBS, the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, began the “Close Proximity Operations Control Unit Development and Qualification” (CRIMSON) project. The project, approved in September 2024, is funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of its Core…
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Southwest Research Institute Expands Spacecraft EMC/EMI Testing with New Chamber
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has added a semi-anechoic shielded enclosure for electromagnetic compatibility and interference (EMC/EMI) testing for spacecraft. The test chamber is the next step in SwRI’s plans to create a turnkey spacecraft integration and test center within its 74,000-square-foot Space System Spacecraft and Payload Processing Facility. The 400-square-foot EMC/EMI Chamber is semi-anechoic, or free…
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National Reconnaissance Office Launches NROL-167 Proliferated Constellation Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-167 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 24, 2024 at 1:13 p.m. EDT. This mission is the fourth launch of…
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Spire Global and OroraTech Secures NASA Contract for Wildfire Monitoring
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a concept study contract by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop space-based capabilities for a wildfire early detection warning and active monitoring system. Spire will partner with OroraTech, the global leader in space-based thermal intelligence, to design a comprehensive and scalable…
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Proteus Space’s AI Design Platform Selects GomSpace for Groundbreaking Satellite Mission
GomSpace North America providing critical components and expertise to satellite mission projected to set world record for rapid design, assembly, and testing. Contract value is $250,000 (2.6 MSEK). Proteus Space is a trailblazer in rapid space system design, assembly, and deployment, driven by their AI-enabled custom satellite bus design platform, MERCURY. As part of their…
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Bae System Successfully Demonstrates M-Code Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System
BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated M-Code signal tracking with an Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver powered by the company’s Next-Generation Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). This technological breakthrough is part of the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment (Inc) 2 Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) program, the result of a $247 million contract received…
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TelePIX Successfully Demonstrates World’s First Satellite AI Processor TetraPLEX in Space
TelePIX, a total satellite solution company, announced the successful completion of the in-space demonstration of TetraPLEX, an artificial intelligence (AI) processor for satellites launched in August. This marks the world’s first successful demonstration of real-time, high-speed parallel processing of a satellite big data AI model in extreme space conditions. TetraPLEX, developed by TelePIX, is an…