Tag: Satellite
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NASA Announces SpaceX Crew-10 Assignments for its Space Station Mission
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Commander Anne McClain and Pilot Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov will join astronauts at the orbiting…
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ATLAS Space Operations Rapidly Onboards Critical TROPICS Spacecraft
In May of 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted an 85% likelihood of above-normal activity for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season. This marked the fifth consecutive year with an above-normal prediction and, if proven accurate, would make 2024 the eighth year in the last decade to record above-normal activity. With the apparent…
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Northrop Grumman Concludes Preliminary Design Review for SDA’s Data Transport Satellites
Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leading global aerospace and defense technology company, has completed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for 74 high-speed data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA), including satellites that integrate advanced technology from an earlier generation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), providing increased capabilities to U.S. Forces. The…
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Dawn Aerospace Unveils Docking & Fluid Transfer Port for SatDrive Propulsion Systems
Dawn Aerospace, one of the leading providers of satellite propulsion, is proud to reveal the Docking and Fluid Transfer (DFT) port for SatDrive propulsion systems to enable in-space refueling for Dawn customers. The DFT port replaces standard manual fill/drain valves used for propellant loading on the ground with a passive interface that can facilitate refueling…
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Orbit and Viasat Collaborates for Advanced Airborne Satellite Communication Systems
Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., one of the leading provider of airborne communication solutions, announced a milestone collaboration with Viasat Inc., a global company in satellite communications, for the engineering and supply of advanced satellite communication (SATCOM) Multi-Purpose Terminals (MPT) for airborne platforms. This work is expected to significantly enhance performance and access for Viasat customers…
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Rivada Space Networks Strengthens US Team Through Multiple Hirings
Rivada Space Networks has strengthened its U.S. team through multiple hirings for key roles. John Guiney joins as Chief Operations Officer; Michael Abad-Santos is Head of Sales for the U.S. and deputy Chief Commercial Officer; and Jeffrey Chandler has joined as Director of Sales, U.S. As the first unified global communications network, Rivada’s Outernet is…
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SES Space & Defense Secures $46 Million US Air Force Contract for Airborne Satellite Services
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a multi-year contract worth USD 46.8 million by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Combat Command (ACC) to provide Geostationary (GEO) Ku-band satellite services in support of the ACC remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) training and testing program. SES Space & Defense will use…
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Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Successfully Demonstrates Fly-Around Observations of Space Debris
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, a company in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announced that its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has achieved an unprecedented technical milestone for a commercial company: the controlled fly-around operations of the space debris (rocket upper stage) capturing…
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ESA’s Hera Satellite Trio to Use Inter-Linked Radio Technology from Tekever
ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defense involves not just one spacecraft but three: two shoebox-sized CubeSats will fly up to a few dozen kilometers from their mothership around the Didymos binary asteroid system. Keeping this trio in communication to fulfill their mission needs while ensuring their safe separation is the task of a novel inter-satellite…
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Novocomms to Develop Next-Gen Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Antenna for Use in Space
With a grant from UK agency Pivot into Space, Novocomms, a Birmingham-based antenna business, will be involved in an R&D project to develop a next-generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) antenna system for use in space. It will be leveraging its existing antenna know-how to develop a proof-of-concept demonstrator by the end of this year.…