Tag: Satellite
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ispace Announces ULTRA Lunar Lander Integrating Japanese and US Lander Models
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced ULTRA, its newest lunar lander model integrating the APEX 1.0 lander and the Series 3 lander, each of which had been in development in parallel at the company’s Japanese and U.S. entities. The ULTRA lunar lander, which will include a new engine will be used in each of…
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Orbital AI: Seattle-area startup Starcloud hits $1.1B valuation to build space-based data centers
Image of a Starcloud deployment of its space-based data center. (Starcloud Photo) Starcloud, a startup building solar-powered data centers that operate in space, announced $170 million in new funding Monday, vaulting it to unicorn status with a $1.1 billion valuation. The Redmond, Wash.-based company is now the fastest in Y Combinator history to hit that…
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ispace Launches Lunar Connect Service for Cislunar Communication and Navigation
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced that it plans to launch a new business initiative, Lunar Connect Service involving communication, positioning, observation, and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) for customers seeking to engage in the cislunar economy. The initiative is intended to capture potential demand driven by plans for lunar infrastructure development under the U.S.-led…
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Thales Alenia Space’s IOD-2 Satellite Launched from New Zealand
Two satellites, part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste in orbit demonstration mission, were launched at 10:14 CET, atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from New Zealand. The two satellites separated from the launcher about an hour later. This marks the beginning of their early operations phase, during which mission control gets them ready for…
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SATLANTIS and HEO Sign MoU for Government Space Domain Awareness
SATLANTIS and HEO are already executing joint non-Earth imaging demonstration campaigns, with a jointly productised sovereign space domain awareness service targeted for delivery to government customers across Europe and beyond. HEO and SATLANTIS are proud to announce a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on delivering sovereign non-Earth imaging and space domain awareness capabilities to government…
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GMV-Developed Satellite Celeste Launched Successfully
Celeste IOD-1, developed by GMV and Alén Space under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste In-Orbit Demonstrator (IOD) program, was successfully launched on March 28 from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The two satellites – built respectively by GMV and Thales Alenia Space – were launched at 10:14 CET and separated from…
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Bellatrix Aerospace Secures $20 M Pre-Series B Funding to Scale In-Space Propulsion Systems
Bellatrix Aerospace, a leading In-Space Mobility company from India with a presence in the USA, announced that it has closed a US$20 million Pre-Series B growth round led by Cactus Partners, marking a significant milestone as the company accelerates the commercialization and delivery of its propulsion systems. This capital infusion marks a strategic transition for the…
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Square Peg Expands MilSat Communications with RLS-2100 Radio Link Simulator
Square Peg Communications, a leader in satellite systems engineering and DSP-based satellite communication products, is enabling high-performance testing for MilSat communications through its advanced Radio Link simulator. The RLS-2100 enables users to model, simulate, and optimize mission-critical satellite links across a broad frequency range. In hostile environments, where failure is not an option and every…
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GomSpace Joins Danish Project to Advance Small-Satellite Antenna Performance
GomSpace is proud to participate in the LUNA project (Low-loss Multiband Nanosatellite Antennas with High Gain and Mechanical Beam Steering), a groundbreaking initiative that is paving the way for the next generation of high-performance nanosatellites. Supported by leading Danish research and industrial partners, LUNA aims to revolutionize satellite communication through advanced antenna technology combining low…
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DISCO-2 Climate Satellite Set for Launch on the Transporter-16 Rideshare Mission
Space Inventor has announced that the DISCO-2 satellite, developed in collaboration with leading Danish universities, has completed launch integration via Exolaunch and is ready for launch aboard the Transporter-16 rideshare mission with SpaceX, scheduled no earlier than later this month from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission marks an important milestone for Denmark’s…