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May 30, 2020 Rocket Lab Resumes Launch Ops for 'Don't Stop Me Now' New Zealand Launch A new launch window for this mission has been scheduled to commence June 11...
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May 28, 2020 UPDATE from NASA: Mission Scrubbed Bad Weather Conditions Prevents U.S. Sending Astronauts to ISS Rain, cumulus clouds, attached anvil clouds, lightning and field mill data... all violated Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon launch criteria at times throughout the day.
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A Massive Digital Transformation May be Triggered by the Corona Virus Crisis To mitigate the impact of the crisis, the airline companies are trying to bring down costs...
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Forrester's Two News Reports: Bankrupt OneWeb Wants 48,000 More Satellites —and Intelsat Accelerates In 5G Race OneWeb adds that its bankruptcy was not helped by the impact of the Coronavirus and was forced to file for Chapter 11...
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SES Publishes the First TV Market Reception Survey in the Philippines Out of the 3,000 residential households interviewed across the Philippines, SES unveiled...
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Kleos Space and Global Spatial Technology Solutions' MOU Enhances Maritime Domain Awareness ... in their innovative OCIANA environment, assisting in the goal to provide greater insights, detecting illegal activities and threats for their customers.
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Senior Executives Join the WTA's Board of Directors ...these individuals have chosen to give their time and talents to shape those programs and events and to represent the interests of members in our ....
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Forrester Reports: Russia's Satellite Communications Company Wants Four Satellites for Far North Regions ... to provide Ku-band coverage for the important Far North regions, which are not well covered by the company's existing geostationary fleet of 10 craft.
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NSR's Report ...Cloud Computing Via Satellite ...players in the satellite and space industry contributing cumulative revenue of $16 billion from 2019-2029. The market is largely SATCOM-centric ...
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Exos Aerospace's Rocket Engine Test Successful Despite Explosion The company's efficient, eight-man Operations Team prepared to conduct a ...
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USAF Prime Contract to Masten Space to Support U.S. Special Operations Forces Masten will conduct a feasibility study to produce an initial design for a rocket-powered landing craft, named XERMES...
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May 27, 2020 Septentrio and Sapcorda's Collaboration of Expertise Brings High Precision GNSS Solutions The result is sub-decimeter accuracy, which is available to users right out of the box, and significantly simplifies the user’s GNSS receiver set-up process ...
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Self-Organizing Smallsats to Form the First 3D Formation In NetSat, four nano-satellites will demonstrate relevant techniques for...
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space Will be Able to Scan the Entire U.S. in Less Than a Minute Over the next six months, the company will assess a different approach to...
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Hughes JUPITER™ System Selected by Cignal TV for DTH Under the agreement, Hughes will provide Cignal TV with user terminals...
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Inaugural Edition of Satcom Quarterly Briefing Published by Quilty Analytics With COVID-19-induced disruptions continuing to create uncertainty across SATCOM markets, many clients...
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Space Foundation Launches Their Center for Innovation and Education Ongoing space developments will be key to solving the most pressing issues of our time and ensuring a healthy, sustainable future...
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Anokiwave and Ball Aerospace Add Ku-Band Option to Phased Array Antennas The new portfolio of either Ku- or K/Ka-band antennas offers customers the flexibility to meet...
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Launch Partnership Signed Between University of Edinburgh's Asteria Student Satellite Group and Responsive Access By partnering with Responsive Access, the project’s chance of finding a...
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May 26, 2020 Airbus Receives ESA Contract for Third ESM for NASA's Orion Spacecraft The third European Service Module (Artemis III Mission) will be used to fly...
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Thales Alenia Space to Lead PROMISE Project for the Creation of 100 Percent European-Built Satellites Thales Alenia Space in Spain is leading the PROMISE consortium along with major satellite manufacturer...
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Virgin Orbit's Demo Mission: The Good + the Not-So-Good The company successfully completed all of the pre-launch procedures, the...
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No Lunar Race Between Russia and the United States... According to Roscosmos' Head ...he stated that Russia is not going to take part in some lunar race that resembles some election competition between Republicans and Democrats...
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Satellite System for the USAF Missile Warning System Completes Crucial PDR The NGG program is developing two infrared mission payloads in a...
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The Aerospace Company's New Report on the Impact of Space on Daily Lives Despite this, it is still easy to miss all of the ways in which satellites contribute to daily life.
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Meteorology Expert Dr. Miyoshi Becomes Science Advisor for ALE Company By using the satellite technology gained through the development of the space entertainment business...
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Equatorial Space Systems' 'Down Under' Launch Support is Southern Launch Australia The launcher company, notable for their hybrid propulsion systems, last month revealed the Dorado sounding rocket...
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Marlink's Encore for Sealink VSAT Comms from the NSC-Group The Marlink VSAT service is supported by Marlink’s XChange Power ...
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eSAT™ Global's SATCOM Modules are On Track as They Track Endangered Species The initial phase of the project will result in field trials of eSAT’s direct-to-GEO-satellite communication modules integrated with G8Ways...
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space Announces Successful Sensor Design Payload PDR for U.S. Space Force Missile Warning Program Following PDR, RI&S is focusing on manufacturing hardware and building...
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Forrester Reports: SES Clearing Some C-Band Spectrum + Intelsat Debuts CellBackhaul From the outset of this proceeding, SES says it has supported accelerated...
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May 25, 2020 In Their Honor ... Lest We Forget In honor of Memorial Day ... remembering those fallen.
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Hellas Sat Signs On with Skyline Communications' DataMiner It wouldn’t make sense to go for a solution that fits them only today. The future is equally, if not much more, important.
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The Preliminary Design Reviews Successfully Completed for SMC's NGG Program The NGG program is developing two infrared mission payloads in a competitive, parallel development effort to mitigate...
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Euroconsult Notes a COVID-19 Setback for the Maritime Connectivity Market Maritime VSAT connectivity reached an all-time high of 28,200 connected...
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NSR: A Small Step for On-Orbit Servicing Markets ... New FCC Rules The topic of space sustainability as it pertains to orbital debris can be split ...
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Globalstar Canada Satellite's New SPOT X™ Jeep® Edition 2-Way Satellite Messenger The SPOT X Jeep Edition offers 2-way message capabilities with an on-board backlit...
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Forrester's Two News Reports: Ariane 6 Launch Slips + Avanti Supplying Capacity to Niger Ariane 6 is the long-awaited replacement for the aging Ariane 5 rocket, and planned to be a valid financial competitor...
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May 21, 2020 Forrester Reports: Some Positive News for Satellite Actors and ... No IBC This Year May 29th is ‘D-Day’ when the various players in the C-band saga must...
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HawkEye 360's Two Notable New Advisory Board Members Two notable names are now on the HawkEye 360 Advisory Board,Terry McAuliffe, former Governor of Virginia, and Chris Inglis, former Deputy ...
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UPDATED: The First 20nm Space-Grade FPGA for Satellite & Space Apps Debuts from Xilinx The new 20nm Radiation Tolerant (RT) Kintex® UltraScale™ XQRKU060...
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Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl Prepares for Their Upcoming Launch Demo Mission Should the historical odds be defied and if this becomes one of those exceedingly rare teams to complete a mission on first attempt, the company...
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Most Satellite Operators Fail To Follow Space Debris Rules: NASA Fewer than half of global space operators comply with the current 25-year deadline for disposal of dead satellites, contributing to the ever-growing ...
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Northrop Grumman's $2.4 Billion Contract for Two Missile Defense Satellites
Meanwhile, Lockheed is developing the three geosynchronous Next Gen OPIR space vehicles. That company was awarded $2.9 billion in August 2018 ...
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U.S. Space Command Finalizes Their Campaign Plan for Defeating Adversaries By signing the command’s campaign plan, Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, USSPACECOM commander and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space...
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AsiaSat Experiencing an Upsurge of Linear TV Viewing News channels and programs have seen a surge in viewership as news...
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U.S. Space Command Issues First Formal Order to Execute Multinational Space Ops The purpose of OOD is to strengthen allies’ abilities to deter hostile acts in...
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HawkEye 360 Reveals Iranian Tankers Evading Sanctions HawkEye 360’s commercial RF signal data can identify vessels even when...
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May 20, 2020 Forrester Reports: Intelsat Staying The Course Halawi reminds readers that the satellite operator delivers TV and radio...
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Intellian's 85cm Antenna Obtains Type Approval for Telenor's Thor-7 Service Significantly the v85NX – which is the first 85cm antenna to be certified on the Thor 7 network...
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The Aura VSAT Service from Satcom Global Now Offers HTS and Beam Enhancements Satcom Global has strengthened the Aura VSAT network with the addition of two, new, High Throughput Satellites...
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Skyrora's Skylark-L Launch Vehicle Completes a Full Static Fire Test Skyrora's combined achievement also signifies the first vertical static fire test of this magnitude in the UK...
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Orbital Micro Systems GEMS EO Data to be Delivered to the DRIP Program at the University of Colorado Boulder DRIP gathers daily information, enabling scientists and engineers to monitor...
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U.S. Space Command and Peru Sign SSA Agreement The data sharing agreement demonstrates the growing importance of safety...
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May 19, 2020 Forrester Reports: Eutelsat Demonstrates Resilience + Foreign Satellite Operators Must Pay Fees Belmer also welcomed progress on C-band over the US and said that...
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Free Connectivity Offered by Konnect Africa to South Africa During COVID-19 Crisis Konnect Africa will provide temporary free broadband connectivity to eight...
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Four UK Companies Teaming Together to Develop Additional Space Capabilities Four UK-based companies will team up to combine their complementary skills and expertise to further enhance the country’s space industry capabilities...
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Smallsat Utility Project for Militaries Contracted to Kleos Space The MSMU Project aims to develop a blueprint for a Multinational Heterogeneous Space Enterprise (ISR Enterprise)...
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Dr. Guggenbach Leaving RUAG Space Peter Guggenbach headed the Space division for more than a decade...
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Helical L-Band Antenna Created by Roccor for Space Demo of Link 16 Networks The project is in partnership with Viasat, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate...
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With the SpaceX Starlink Mission Delayed, Next Up... the Launch of the Astronauts With the Starlink mission delayed, SpaceX teams can now focus on Crew...
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World Teleport Association Publishes Finding Growth in Media Services Report Yet there are still growth opportunities in the market for companies that...
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May 18, 2020 The 71st International Astronautical Congress is Free of Charge to the Space Community Since its first edition in 1950, the IAC has been the place for all space...
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BBC World News Extends Their Capacity Arrangement with SES Video The total HD reach at Astra 19.2 degrees East has increased every year...
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Partnership Signed by Space Impulse and NewSpace Hub Through the partnership, Space Impulse and NewSpace Hub members instantly form a more...
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China's Ocean Satellite Data System Debuts The massive ocean satellite data system, developed by the National...
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The Final Beidou Satellite to be Launched by China in June This launch will mark the completion of the domestically developed Beidou...
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Series E Funding Round Opened by Astroscale The additional financing will be used to broaden Astroscale’s current ...
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Leveraging Satellite Data, Indigo Agriculture Working with the World Bank for Global Food Security The first agricultural technology company to take part in this alliance, Indigo...
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Space Development Agency Posts Draft RFP Seeking Industry Feedback on Tracking Tranche 0 Tracking Tranche 0 is expected to consist of approximately 8-10 satellites...
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Antenna Development Project Assigned to Isotropic Systems by U.S. Defense Innovation Unit As the U.S. Navy expands the size and communications capabilities of its....
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Two Contracts Awarded to Thales Alenia Space by the European Space Agency These contracts, fully financed under the European Commission H2020 program, concern...
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Despite Numerous Challenges, the Weather System Follow-on Microwave Program Passes Two Milestones It's not easy to be able to conduct critical scientific design reviews while observing the health and safety rules of the COVID-19, but both elements ...
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May 17, 2020 U.S. Militaries Create Hand-Held Ventilator, Masks and More Using 3D Printers Due to its size and portability, the ventilator may also be ideal for soldiers in...
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U.S. Space Force Leaders Observe COVID-19 Responses at Vandenberg AFB ... on specific efforts to mitigate the virus, challenges and successes throughout the pandemic response, and a way forward for the entire installation.
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Smallsat Catalog Published by Orbital Transports Offers Total Mission Support The first resource of its kind, this catalog offers everything a satellite operator...
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Hack-A-Sat Going Digital During the final, participants will be challenged to reverse-engineer ...
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Six Additional Planet SkySat Smallsats to Launch During the Summer SkySats 16-21 will operate at a “mid-inclination” orbit of 53 degrees...
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Forrester Reports: Branson's Twenty Percent Virgin Galactic Selloff + Delay Likely for the Jupiter 3 Build The stake is held by Branson’s Vieco 10 holding company and the sale...
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Success as ULA's Atlas V 501 Rocket Carries U.S. Space Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle “We are honored to partner with the U.S. Space Force and Air Force to recognize healthcare workers, first responders and other essential ...
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Seed Round Closed by Earth Observant Over the past 18 months, the company has been designing a constellation...
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Statement from U.S. Space Force Regarding ULA's Successful Launch of the USSF-7 Mission “The success of this mission resulted from collaboration with our customer while working through challenging, and ever changing, health and safety conditions,”
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Statement from U.S.A.F. Space and Missile Systems Center Regarding Launch of USSF-7 Mission “Launching USSF-7 is just the latest example of the big things the Department of Defense continues to accomplish every day in defense of our nation during ...
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Army General to Co-Lead 'Operation Warp Speed' for COVID-19 Vaccine "Winning matters, and we will deliver by the end of this year a vaccine at scale to treat the American people and our partners abroad."
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May 14, 2020 ENENSYS' New BaseBand Frame Output for the TeamCast Neptune Satellite Demodulator ... TeamCast Neptune can be used in any professional TV contribution and distribution system as well as any V-SAT IP data communication.
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Rocket Crafters Preps for Launch Following Successful Testing of the Comet Rocket Engine Comet was tested three times. The first two tests were successful, closely...
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Good Signals for RBC Signals ... CEO Richins Selected for Karman Fellowship Program
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Orbital Deployment Contract Awarded by Sen to Momentus Momentus’ Vigoride orbital transfer vehicles will carry Sen’s satellites to sun-synchronous orbit (SSO)...
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Forrester Reports: Intelsat Declares Bankruptcy Intelsat has some $14.5 billion of debt on its books.
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An SMC Directorate Support Contract Worth $9.5 Million Won by MCR Federal MCR will work with the SMC organizations to provide pricing mission...
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Debuting from LeoLabs... Collision Avoidance LeoLabs is now ready to offer these same advanced risk monitoring...
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Strategic Space Technologies Agreement Signed by Gilmour Space with the Australian Defense Science Technology Group The new partnership between Defence Science and Technology and Gilmour Space will research...
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Securing $1 Million in a Pre-Seed Round is Xona Space Systems ​Xona Space Systems is developing the secure and precise PNT service...
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Momentus and Alba Orbital Sign Contract for as Many as 10 PocketQube Smallsats A PocketQube is a type of smallsat for space research that usually has a...
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May 13, 2020 Space Development Agency Seeking Input The agency, which worked closely on this with MDA’s HBTSS program, is...
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Anokiwave's Addition to its Board of Directors Brings 30 Years of His Expertise ... previous positions include CEO of Palladium, Inc., Managing Director at Thomas H. Lee Partners, CEO of Sprague Energy Corp., and President of ...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' USAF $4.9 Million AFSCN Contract Kratos will supply the WANIF units, based on a highly modular and scalable...
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DARPA Set to Launch First Blackjack Satellite Later This Year “We need to show the constellations can move the right amount of data and support the data fusion and command and control we want from Pit Boss...”
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Innoflight to Develop Space Node Processor for U.S. Space Force Innoflight’s prototype complements its mature ECU-400 space mesh...
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SpaceX Could Fill the U.S. Military’s Arctic Communications Gap by the End of This Year “Very simple things become hard when you’re in the Arctic, not the least of which is communication. When you are above about 65 degrees north, ...
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Satellite IoT Network Development by New Company SatIoTLab SatIoTLab founded the satellite application lab to support the development of global satIoT applications...
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New CTO at Thales Alenia Space He started his career in 1989 as an engineer at CNES, the French Space Agency...
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New Space Electronics Now Being Offered for Constellations by RUAG Space RUAG Space has developed novel products and processes specifically meeting the needs of satellite constellations...
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Arianespace Getting Set for Upcoming Vega and Ariane 5 Missions These parallel arrivals involved personnel who will conduct the first Vega “rideshare” mission...
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May 12, 2020 Spectroscopy from Space Lets Satellites Spy Out Ocean Plastic Patches The ‘spectral signature’ of the floating plastics distinguishes them from natural materials, like seaweed and timber – and the method is sensitive ...
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UPDATED: Forrester Reports: Musk Has No Interest in OneWeb and Phasor Enters Bankruptcy A group of powerful players with interest in the OneWeb assets including...
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NASA Builds Ventilator Prototype for Coronavirus Patients The device was developed by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
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The Latest Chinese Space Launch Presents Both a Problem and an Opportunity for NASA The coronavirus pandemic coverup that the Beijing government committed proves that China does not play well with others.
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C6 Launch Systems R&D Project for the Canadian Space Agency Completed C6 Launch was able to expand the scope of the project to develop a...
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DARPA's Smallsat Flights to Start Using a series of small, risk reduction satellites, the program aims to...
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Spacecom + Comtech EF Data's Demo 1.3 Gigabit C-Band Link Via AMOS-17 Satellite The exceptionally high throughput of 1.3 Gbps on a single link over AMOS-17’s C-band spot beam used a single CDM-760 modem...
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Made In Space Releases New Video Regarding Manufacturing in Space Autonomous, robotic manufacturing and assembly on-orbit will transform...
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SATCOM for the European Union to be Supplied by Airbus The contract — named ‘EU SatCom Market’ — will allow EU member states...
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Blog Britain's Opinion: Satellites in a Two Year Political Orbit On 9th May 2020, tucked away on page fifteen of The Daily Telegraph, James Titcomb reported a truly extraordinary story. It is remarkable at several levels.
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A New Line of 10 GHz Gain Blocks Debut from Teledyne e2v for X-Band Spearheaded by an 18.4 dB gain model, this new group of Gain Blocks...
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May 11, 2020 Marlink Meets Petrobras Requirements for Maritime VSAT Services Marlink will fulfill the requirements through co-operation with global and...
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China's New Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Passes Factory Tests
The data may also be used to facilitate marine disaster prevention and mitigation, sustainable utilization of marine resources, marine ecological ...
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Private Space Activities OK'd by the Ukraine From now on, privately owned entities can obtain a permit to test (except ...
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NewSpace Systems to Supply Product for the Kinéis Smallsat IoT Constellation The South African company design and manufacture a range of ...
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Threats to Japan's Satellites to be Monitored by the Nation's New Space Ops Unit The Space Domain Mission Unit will be tasked with tracking space debris...
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FCC's Draft Regulatory Fee Order Supported by EchoStar and Hughes The companies have joined with Intelsat (NYSE: I) in support of the draft...
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U.S. Army Assigns Contract to FLIR Systems for the Black Hornet™ Nano-UAV Extremely light, nearly silent, and with a flight time up to 25 minutes, the...
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Russian Fregat-SB Upper Stage Suffers Destruction Measurement data is being collected and the number and parameters of the...
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NOVELSAT Collaborates with Gilat Telecom for Democratic Republic of Congo Connectivity Restoration The severe cable damage caused internet downtimes and slow speeds that...
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Michigan Tech University's Next Student-Built Smallsat to Launch in 2021 Stratus, named for its cloud-imaging mission, will be carried to the space...
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China Launches Two IoT Satellites The satellites will conduct tests on technologies including space-based IoT communications...
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May 10, 2020 A Sound Success for Airbus Sentinel-6A These tests consist of four 60-second blasts of sound that are fired at the...
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New Founding Member for the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the National Cybersecurity Center UCCS and the NCC, which serves as the operational arm of the Space ISAC, have been partners since the NCC’s founding...
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VOX Space Missions to Now Occur from Andersen AFB in Guam Due to Guam’s low latitude and clear launch trajectories in almost all...
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Novel ISR Capability for Ops in Denied Communications Environments Demo'd by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works The autonomous ISR system, integrated into an F-16 through a Lockheed Martin-developed pod solution...
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Next X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Scheduled to Launch "The X-37B continues to break barriers in advancing reusable space vehicle technologies and is a significant investment in advancing future space capabilities."
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United Launch Alliance to launch USSF-7 The #X37B team exemplifies the lean, agile and forward-leaning #space technology development that our @SpaceForceDoD, @usairforce & all of our ...
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May 8, 2020 Amateur Radio Linear Transponder on Russian Satellite DOSAAF-85 (RS-44) Now Active DOSAAF-85 is a small scientific satellite created by...Information Satellite Systems, Reshetnev and students of the Siberian State Aerospace University
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Iran has Put its First Military Satellite into Orbit. Why now? So why now? 2020 will go down as one of the worst years in the short history of the Islamic Republic.
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May 7, 2020 Two Smallsats for MIT to be Built by NanoAvionics The two identical spacecraft: AERO (Auroral Emissions Radio Observer) and VISTA (Vector Interferometry Space Technology with AERO)...
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Multi-Band RTK Receiver for Positioning Apps Created by SkyTraQ The PX1122R has RTK initialization time under 10 seconds and maximum...
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Raytheon Technologies Now Involved in Radio Frequency Mixed-Mode Circuit Designs for DARPA These systems operate much the same way humans do. The front end of ...
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Follow-On Funding for 124 Small Business Approved by NASA NASA annually invests in U.S. small businesses with promising new...
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Comms Service Agreement Signed Between Azercosmos and TheAngle Azercosmos and TheAngle will provide secure and highly reliable...
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U.S. Space Force Unveils The Organization's First Recruitment Ad The recruiting ad was only one of many topics Barrett and Raymond...
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The Magnetometer Boom for ESA's JUICE Mission is Accepted SENER Aeroespacial was responsible for the design, manufacturing...
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Launch Ops Resumed by Rocket Lab Launch operations have resumed safely and crews at Launch Complex 1 completed a successful wet dress rehearsal on May 7, NZT.
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Tracking Whales Via Satellite The study just released could provide valuable information in making...
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May 6, 2020 New Solution for Crop Monitoring Debuts CloudFerro, which is the operator of the CREODIAS cloud computing, has launched a solution known as Sen4CAP...
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Inmarsat's New Initiatives to Support and Provide Aid and NGO Sector During Covid-19 Crisis the normally static, geo-specific service can offer organizations the capability to operate cost-effectively and without complexity within a wider geographic ...
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Russia's Arktika-M Remote Sensing Satellite Scheduled to Launch by Year's End The Arktika-M remote-sensing and emergency communications satellites is...
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Inmarsat's FleetXPress to be Installed on Crowley Maritime Vessels All vessels covered in the agreement will install either a Fleet Xpress GX60...
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AsiaSat Working to Ensure C-band Satellite Service and 5G to Co-Exist Harmoniously Over the past few months, AsiaSat has started installing bandpass filters (BPFs) on its C-band...
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Firefly Aerospace Moves from the Development to the Production Phase with AS9100 Certification Firefly has passed all quality audit requirements and received its AS9100...
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Safeguarding U.S. Space Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattacks the Goal of ManTech's Space Range ... space is a war zone. In a world where hostile nation states work around-the-clock to compromise networks and infrastructure, Space Range fills ...
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AMERGINT Holdings Tethers ... Through Acquisition ... Tethers Unlimited AMERGINT and TUI will increasingly offer integrated satellite communications offerings combining software-defined satellite radios with ...
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Rail Telemetry and Comms Solutions for Global Rail Industry Launched by Inmarsat Inmarsat’s Rail Telemetry and Communications Solution leverages its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), which offers...
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U.S.Air Force Academy's FalconSAT-8 Smallsat to be Launched via the U.S.A.F's X-37B Spaceplane FalconSAT-8 is the Academy’s capstone undergraduate systems engineering...
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May 5, 2020 Septentrio Launches New GNSS/INS Receiver With a high-performance IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) from Analog...
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NASA’s Got the Solar Sail and NanoAvionics Has the Satellite Bus that will be Tested Together ... for future small interplanetary spacecrafts destined for low-cost deep-space and science missions requiring long-duration, low-thrust propulsion.
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Successful Demo of VSAT Return Capabilities by ST Engineering iDirect and Spacecom The demonstration resulted in an exceptionally wide return link for a small...
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Cool Idea: UNM-led NASA Project Seeks to Develop Heat-Transfer Solution for Space ...efficient method of cooling that relies on electromagnetic fields instead of moving parts and is believed to be well-suited for a zero-gravity environment, such as space.
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Isotropic's New Emergency Communications Panel Features Kymeta's Flat Panel Antenna With its compact design and just-add-power portability, the ECP can be installed on any vehicle in a fraction...
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L3Harris Technologies' Airport Security and Automation Business Sells to Leidos for $1 Billion in Cash “We are pleased to welcome more than 1,200 L3Harris employees around the world to the Leidos team, who share our deep commitment of providing our ...
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Roeder: Colorado Springs Consultant Helps Space Force Avoid Air Force Pitfalls But, he said, leaders must avoid buying “exquisite” machines that rely on technologies that aren’t proven.
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New Solution for Mission Critical Apps Launched by Inmarsat and Cobham The solution provides real-time data transfer and PTT communications to...
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NASA's Critical Mission Review Packs a PUNCH for Southwest Research Institute The solar wind, a supersonic stream of charged particles emitted by the...
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US Air Force Identifying and Providing Support to the Space Industrial Base While Air Force officials recognize major suppliers and “prime” companies...
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May 4, 2020 CORRECTED: New Orders for Lite Coms VSAT Terminals The Carbon Fiber antenna was selected for performance and small, total...
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IEC Telecom's OneGate Aid Compact's Improvement for COVID-19's First Responders ... network management solution that operates from a virtual platform and is designed to keep mobile humanitarian teams connected at all times...
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Eighth Order for Collins Aerospace from U.S. Army for Ground Radios The Collins Aerospace AN/PRC-162 brings better performance to the...
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New Better Satellite World Video Released by Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) The video describes how the space and satellite industry of today is laying...
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NASA's $1.79 Billion for More of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Space Launch System Rocket Engines for Artemis Missions This modifies the initial contract in November 2015 to re-certify and produce 6 new RS-25 engines and brings the total contract value to almost $3.5 billion ...
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Space ISAC Now Inviting Applications for Membership The Space ISAC serves to facilitate collaboration across the global space industry...
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NASA to Provide Coverage of SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight with Astronauts This will be SpaceX’s final test flight of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program ... of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft and ground systems ...
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New Satellite Link Products Introduced by TS2 Space TS2 SPACE offers satellite broadband internet access and corporate....
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Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Completes First Glide Test at Spaceport America The successful flight is the first major milestone in readying the spacecraft...
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Names Their Spaceplane Under a NASA contract, the spaceplane will perform cargo delivery and...
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A NASA Award of $79.5 Million to Astrobotic for Payload Deliveries to the Moon Astrobotic’s multi-year experience in lunar payload integration across 16 payload...
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Astroscale to Advance Standardization of End-of-Life Practices in the Satellite Industry The project will highlight the need for shared knowledge from such...
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This STORM is now MIL-STD-810H Certified... Developed with CopaSAT’s unconventional warfare customers in mind, the...
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Forrester Reports: Amazon Activity Around OneWeb The deadline for interested parties to express an interest in making a...
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Cytta Corp. Sells Tech to their Primary VAR to Enhance Mission-Critical Comms The SUPR Stream technology enabled the VAR to create and market a proprietary solution for its military clients...
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May 3, 2020 Euroconsult's World Satellite Business Week Rescheduled... The company's team is closely monitoring developments and government reports related to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Inmarsat Commits to Additional NGO and Aid Worker Support During the COVID-19 Invasion These new initiatives will enable enhanced offerings across both platforms...
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ThinKom Goes Thin and Low Proving Antenna Interoperability on Ku-Band LEO Satellite Constellation The 2Ku terminal demonstrated rapid acquisition and tracking of LEO satellites and ...connectivity over all operationally relevant elevation angles. Full Story
NASA Selects the Blue Origin National Team to Develop the Artemis Human Landing System The National Team looks forward to embarking on the next steps with NASA...
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ESA Reporting a Close Earth Flyby of Asteroid Observers around the world quickly joined the effort to find out more about this unknown asteroid...
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May 1, 2020 Smiths Interconnect’s KaStream® 5000 MK II Antenna Connects with Inmarsat Global Xpress' Approval Tail-mount antenna system delivers commercial and military Ka-band coverage for Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
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Maxar to Support Dynetics in the Human Landing System Build for the NASA Artemis Mission Maxar’s role on Dynetics’ Human Landing System team expands the...
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Scottish Space Firm Skyrora Producing 3D Printed Face Visors for the UK's National Health Service Skyrora dedicated resources to manufacture personal protection equipment,...
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ViaLite Expands Their RF Over Fiber Product Family The former S1 offered ground-breaking SFDR upon its launch, with that...
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