Technology
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Imagery and Sensing
Satellite Vu Strikes Deal to Use Viasat’s Ground Network Service
Satellite Vu, one of the up and coming U.K. space companies, has signed a deal with Viasat to use its Real-Time Earth global ground service network to ensure rapid reception […]
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Technology
ESA Funds Development of CAES User-Selectable CPU for Space
The European Space Agency has awarded CAES multiple contracts to develop what it calls the first user selectable CPU (central processing unit) for space applications. CAES announced Sept. 22 that […]
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Finance
Satellite Hardware Startup Somewear Labs Raises $13.7M Series A Round
Satellite hardware startup Somewear Labs Raises $13.7 million in its Series A round, which was led by a group of over a dozen current and former CEOs chaired by David […]
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Space Economy
Swedish Space Corporation Steps Up Lunar Ground Network Efforts
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) is stepping up its efforts in the lunar space as it looks to develop an advanced ground network for lunar missions. The company, announced Sept. 19 […]
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Mobility
SES Awards Gilat Follow-On Orders for O3b mPOWER and SES-17
SES awarded Gilat Satellite Networks follow-on orders for the SkyEdge IV VSAT platform. The multimillion-dollar orders support SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation and SES-17, a Ka-band satellite which recently entered service. […]
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Connectivity
Thales to Provide SpaceGate Ground Solution to Eutelsat for Konnect VHTS
Thales Alenia Space will provide its SpaceGate ground connectivity solution to Eutelsat for the Konnect VHTS satellite. SpaceGate is a satellite access network solution designed to provide wideband connectivity to […]
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Technology
hiSky Receives FCC Approval to Market Ku-band Smartellite Terminal in US
hiSky is ready to market its Smartellite Ku-band satellite terminal in the United States after receiving FCC certification. The terminal passed a testing process to gauge levels of radio frequency […]
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Technology
US Air Force Awards Ursa Major TACFI Funding for Hadley Rocket Engine
The U.S. Air Force has awarded rocket propulsion company Ursa Major funding for development of its Hadley engine. The contract is under the U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) […]
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Technology
Cobham Provides New Sailor Ka-band Antenna Systems to Telenor
Cobham Satcom has introduced two new maritime Ka-band antenna systems for Telenor Satellite’s THOR 7 VSAT services, the company announced Aug. 30. The one-meter Sailor 1000 XTR Ka and 65-centimeter […]
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Finance
Outpost Raises $7M Seed Round to Develop Returnable Satellites
Space startup Outpost, which is developing technology for returnable and reusable satellites, has raised a $7.1 million Series Seed round. Moonshots Capital led the oversubscribed funding round announced Tuesday. The […]
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Technology
SpacePath Debuts New Amplifier for LEO/MEO
SpacePath Communications (SpacePath) is debuting a new Ka-band amplifier, the company announced Aug. 30. The STA45385P is designed for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit segment and has compact form […]
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Technology
A Blue Ocean Market for Commercial Space Data Relay Services
Five years ago, satellite communications provider Viasat wrote a white paper that was jokingly called “Streaming Netflix to the International Space Station,” meant as a call to action for NASA […]
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Technology
Astra Space to Supply Engines to Airbus OneWeb Satellites
Airbus OneWeb Satellites [AOS], which manufactures satellites for the OneWeb constellation, signed a deal with Astra Space to integrate its engines into the Arrow small satellite portfolio. The Monday announcement […]
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Finance
Atlas Space Operations Raises $26M Series B Round Led By Mitsui
Ground software as a service company Atlas Space Operations closed a $26 million Series B funding round, led by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Atlas announced the round on Thursday. Other […]
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Technology
ST Engineering iDirect Wins Türksat 5B Ground Systems Contract
ST Engineering iDirect will provide multiple Dialog XIF ground system hubs and 5,000 remotes to Turkish satellite operator Türksat under a new multi-million dollar contract the two companies announced on […]
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Space Economy
Benchmark Space Systems Rolls Out ‘ColA’ Collision Avoidance Kit
Benchmark Space Systems is rolling out a satellite collision avoidance kit — ColA — that the propulsion company says is an affordable, plug-and-play safety accessory for microsat and ESPA-class satellites. […]
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Space Economy
Benchmark Space Systems Rolls Out ‘ColA’ Collision Avoidance Kit
Benchmark Space Systems is rolling out a satellite collision avoidance kit — ColA — that the propulsion company says is an affordable, plug-and-play safety accessory for microsat and ESPA-class satellites. The […]
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Technology
Intellian Deepens Relationship with Speedcast
Intellian has signed a comprehensive new partnership deal with Speedcast, which will see the two companies collaborate in serving multiple markets with future-proof satellite connectivity, including the maritime and energy […]
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Technology
DIFI Industry Group Releases Updated Interoperability Standard
The DIFI Consortium has released an updated version of its interoperability standard, which the group says makes a path for interoperability at the digital interface/radio frequency (IF/RF) layer. The standard […]
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Technology
Inmarsat Approves Orbit Terminal for GX Network
Inmarsat has approved Orbit’s GX30 airborne Ka-band multi-purpose terminal for use on its Global Xpress (GX) network. Inmarsat announced the approval Aug. 15. The GX30 terminal aims to fulfil the […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Orbit Launches New Earth Observation Antenna System, Gaia 100
Orbit Communications Systems is launching a new antenna system as it looks to target more business in the Earth observation (EO) market, to go alongside its core mobility markets. It […]
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Technology
Axess Networks to Deploy SpaceBridge Tech in the Galapagos
SpaceBridge has won a new contract with Axess Networks, the company announced Aug. 12. Axess Networks will use SpaceBridge technology to provide a high-speed broadband trunk for community internet access […]
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Government/Military
DARPA Selects 11 Teams for First Phase of Space-BACN Intersatellite Communications
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Wednesday selected 11 teams to advance development of low-power, low-weight, low-cost and interoperable technologies to create new datalinks to allow for seamless […]
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Technology
Kayhan Space Debuts Spaceflight Safety Platform Pathfinder
Kayhan Space is launching a new spaceflight safety platform, Pathfinder, the company announced Aug. 9. The platform aims to enable satellite and mission operators to manage operational risks and make […]
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Technology
Benchmark to Acquire AASC’s Metal Plasma Thruster Tech for Hybrid Propulsion Solution
Propulsion startup Benchmark Space Systems is acquiring electric propulsion technologies from Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation (AASC) to develop a hybrid propulsion system with chemical and electric propulsion. AASC’s technology is […]
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Technology
Slingshot Aerospace Makes Double Acquisition, Acquiring Numerica’s Space Division and Seradata
Space simulation software company Slingshot Aerospace has acquired two companies — Numerica’s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) division and Seradata — to increase its space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities. The company said […]
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Technology
Sidus Space Selects Amazon Web Services for LizzieSat Constellation Cloud Storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will provide cloud storage for Sidus Space‘s new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, LizzieSat, under the terms of a new contract the operator announced on Tuesday. Sidus […]
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Mobility
John Finney Says Isotropic’s Rebrand to All.Space Comes Ahead of New ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Terminal
Isotropic Systems is changing its name to All.Space ahead of the rollout of its ‘smart terminal,’ which the company hopes will differentiate the value of satellite capacity in the telecoms […]
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Connectivity
DIFI Space Industry Group Grows to More Than 50 Companies
Seven space companies joined the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) on Monday, bringing the independent industry group’s membership to more than 50 companies. DIFI named CesiumAstro, Communications & Power Industries […]
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Technology
Rocket Lab to Supply Solar Power for Next Gen OPIR Satellites
Rocket Lab will supply solar cells for three missile warning satellites Lockheed Martin is building for the U.S. Space Force. Rocket Lab announced July 27 it will supply Coverglass Interconnected […]




























