Tag: Space Debris
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WISeSat Partners with Spacetalk on Neutral Global Space Traffic Platform
WISeKey, a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company, announces that its subsidiary, WISeSat, an entity that focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications, and Spacetalk, a company developing the world’s first neutral, transparent, and collaborative digital platform dedicated to global space traffic coordination, signed an MoU as 1st step…
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Orion Space to Implement IARPA for Space Debris Detection and Tracking
Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, announced a follow-on subcontract from Advanced Space to support Phase 2 of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Space Debris Identification and Tracking (SINTRA) program. This two-year award builds upon the success of Phase 1, where the team made breakthrough discoveries in the study…
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Okapi Orbits Expands Soteria Services for Space Traffic Coordination and Orbital Risk Management
Okapi Orbits, a provider of space traffic management and orbital safety solutions, highlights Okapi Soteria, the space situational awareness and traffic coordination service designed to support safe, compliant and sustainable satellite operations. Soteria addresses the practical challenges of collision avoidance, regulatory compliance and operational decision-making throughout a satellite’s mission lifecycle. Okapi Soteria is built to…
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Redwire Completes Payload Integration for Europe’s Upcoming Technology Demonstration Mission
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defence technology solutions, announced it has successfully completed payload integrations for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Σyndeo-3 satellite mission. This marks a major milestone as the mission readies for launch in Q4 FY2026. The spacecraft was built and integrated at Redwire’s state-of-the-art facility in Kruibeke, Belgium. As…
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Astroscale Secures Patent to Advance Docking and Servicing of Tumbling Satellites
Astroscale, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announces the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,479,603 B2, “Method and Device for Capture of Tumbling Space Objects.” The innovation introduces a novel spacecraft design with an “empty” docking volume and center-of-mass control technique that will allow Astroscale servicers to approach…
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Raytheon Awarded UK Space Agency Contract to Deliver Orbital Analyst Capability
Raytheon UK, part of RTX’s Raytheon business, has been awarded a contract to provide orbital analysts in support of the UK’s Space Domain Awareness mission. Under the contract, the UK Space Agency will gain access to Raytheon UK’s NORSSTrack software, which enhances orbital analysis and operational responsiveness by mapping and tracking satellites, monitoring potential collisions…
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Thales Group to Develop AURORE Radar for Space Surveillance
As part of the ARES program (Action and Space Resilience), Thales has been notified of a contract from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to develop, deliver, and deploy a new ground-based low-orbit space surveillance radar system. Called AURORE, it will watch the satellites and debris in low orbit from the Earth. This ground-breaking radar…
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Slingshot Aerospace Secures Contract to Expand UK’s Satellite Tracking Capabilities
Slingshot Aerospace, the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination and space modeling and simulation, announced it has been awarded the United Kingdom Space Agency Provision of Optical Delivery Partner contract to expand the UK’s satellite tracking capabilities. This award strengthens the UK’s sovereign space domain awareness, expanding the UK Space Agency’s…
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Arianespace and BULL Further Collaborates for Space Debris Mitigation on Ariane 6
Arianespace and BULL, in 2024, signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to collaborate on space debris mitigation, based on a common understanding of the importance of sustainability in space. Under the MOU, Arianespace and BULL performed a first step of a feasibility study to implement the HORN PMD (Post Mission Disposal) device, which is being…
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Antaris Driving the Next Era of Software-Defined Satellite Solutions
Antaris, a leading provider of software-defined satellite solutions, is redefining how satellites are designed, built, and operated. With its end-to-end SaaS platform, the company offers a groundbreaking approach to satellite management that emphasizes speed, flexibility and affordability. By integrating design, simulation, operations and digital twin capabilities into a single framework, Antaris empowers government, commercial and…