Tag: Satellite
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ST Engineering iDirect Chosen for Phase Two Expansion of Indonesia’s Satria-1 Satellite Network
ST Engineering iDirect, a global company in satellite communications, has been selected for the Phase Two expansion of Indonesia’s Satria-1 satellite network, following the successful completion of Phase One which involved the deployment of ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation hub infrastructure to enable connectivity across the Indonesian Archipelago. ST Engineering iDirect’s advanced technology, combined with its…
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Telesat Selects Intellian to Design and Supply Gateway Antennas for Lightspeed Network
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Intellian, a provider company of feature-rich, future-proof satellite communications solutions, announced a contract award for Intellian to design, supply, install, and integrate 127 Gateway Antenna Systems at Landing Stations for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Intellian’s 4-meter Gateway Antenna System…
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Higgs Centre for Innovation Relaunches Advanced Space Testing Facility to Boost UK Space Innovation
The Higgs Centre for Innovation is relaunching its Space Testing Facility after upgrading its capabilities with new and state-of-the-art clean rooms and advanced testing equipment. Following nine months of renovations and over £400,000 investment via the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the Higgs’ space testing facility is reopening for business. The upgrade is set…
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Aptos Orbital Announces Official Launch of Advanced AI-Powered Satellite Platform
Aptos Orbital, the company developing an all-in-one artificial intelligence device for satellites, announced the launch of its new platform, which aims to transform satellite intelligence and communication capabilities. The Aptos terminal is a low size weight and power (SWAP) device for satellites that combines proprietary space-hardened processing, connectivity, and cloud services. Leveraging Aptos’s technology, satellites…
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SDA Selects Umbra to Integrate Remote Sensing Capabilities into Future Space Architecture
Umbra, a vertically integrated space technology company operating the world’s highest resolution commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating its commercial remote sensing capabilities into SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). This significant milestone…
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SatixFy and MDA Space Partners to Provide Modem and Beamforming Software for LEO Constellation
SatixFy Communications Ltd., a company in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, announced that it has signed a software development and license agreement with MDA Space Ltd., a provider company of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry. Under the agreement, SatixFy will provide the modem and beamforming software…
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Phase Four to Commercialize Monopropellant Multimode Electric Propulsion Solutions for Satellites
Phase Four, a provider company of next-generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for satellites, announced the planned commercialization of their monopropellant multimode capability. Using their Maxwell Block III, Phase Four meets electric propulsion performance for a variety of mission profiles, using either ASCENT or hydrazine chemical propellants. Phase Four anticipates taking orders for these systems in…
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OQ Technology Secures Convertible Investment in Series-B Round for 5G Satellite Expansion
OQ Technology, a company in 5G Non-Terrestrial Network satellite communication has secured a convertible loan investment as part of its Series-B round. The investment is from the newly-established Luxembourg Space Sector Development fund (LSSD) which is co-led by SES S.A. and the Luxembourg government, and by existing shareholders who strongly backed up this second investment:…
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Intelsat Reports the Loss of IS-33e Satellite
Intelsat, a global team of professionals is focused on providing seamless and secure, satellite-based communications to government, NGO and commercial customers through the company’s next-generation worldwide network and managed services, reported that the anomaly previously disclosed on October 19 has resulted in the total loss of the Intelsat 33e satellite. The company is coordinating with…
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SpiderOak Reveals Open-Source Aranya Platform to Expand and Secure Tech Used by U.S. DoD
SpiderOak launched its core technology platform as an open-source offering on Thursday as it looks to expand the reach of its platform and technology. The company said that its ‘Aranya’ project will offer the same protections as its OrbitSecure platform, which is currently deployed within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Now technology manufacturers can…