L3Harris Technologies has completed a critical design review for the U.S. Air Force’s first Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) program, the manufacturer announced. NTS-3 is designed to improve the resiliency of the military’s positioning, navigation and timing capabilities. The U.S. government's Space Enterprise Consortium selected L3Harris as the NTS-3 prime system integrator two years ago in…

ViaLite has released new technology that enables users to see what is happening at the antenna end of smaller Satcom and GPS receiver applications, the company announced Aug. 3. The company’s Embedded Site Controller is now available for ViaLite ODE-A4 outdoor enclosures, as well as the ODE-MINI; ViaLite's smallest outdoor enclosures. The hardware and software…

Arianespace has confirmed that it will launch its next three satellites on an expanded Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou at approximately 5:29 p.m. Tuesday, July 28. This mission will take three critical spacecraft into orbit. The satellites to be launched are: Japan's BSAT-4b, built by Maxar; Intelsat's Galaxy 30 UHD…

Specialized satellite manufacturer LeoStella will build and integrate satellite buses for space infrastructure-as-a-service company Loft Orbital Solutions under the terms of a new contract announced July 21. LeoStella will produce multiple satellites based on its ESPA-class buses for use in Loft Orbital’s upcoming missions, including its YAM-3 and YAM-5 missions. The Seattle-based manufacturer said that…