UPDATE 1: SpaceX to drive the HAKUTOR-R mission to the moon — launch now set for December 1st — also onboard is NASA’s Lunar Flashlight smallsat
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, December 1st., for a Falcon 9 launch of ispace's HAKUTO-R Mission 1. This is the first privately-led, Japanese mission to land on the lunar surface and will lift-off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape ...
UPDATE 1: Ready for Falcon 9 push — NASA’s Lunar Flashlight smallsat now set for December 1st launch
This illustration shows NASA’s Lunar Flashlight using its four-laser reflectometer to search for surface water ice as it makes a close approach over the Moon’s South Pole.Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech When NASA’s Lunar Flashlight launches, the smallsat will start a three ...
Forrester’s Digest: Sirius XM order satellites from Maxar Technologies
North American pay-radio operator SiriusXM has ordered two powerful geostationary satellites to be built by Maxar Technologies. The new craft (SXM-11 and SXM-12) now join two other satellites (SXM-9 and 10) already under construction by Maxar. SXM-9 and 10 were ...
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Satellite ground segment modernization development product debuts from Kratos
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced the general availability of the company's virtual OpenSpace Channelizer and Combiner for satellite ground operations. The products are used to split and combine digitized RF signals for more effective downlink and uplink, ...
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Maxar acquires Wovenware for Machine Learning and 3D data production expertise
Earlier this month, Maxar Technologies completed the acquisition of AI and software development company Wovenware — this acquisition significantly adds to Maxar’s software engineering and AI capabilities and talent. Founded in Puerto Rico in 2003, Wovenware has roughly 150 employees ...
Granite relaunches relationship with Viasat to bring satellite internet to businesses
Granite Telecommunications, a $1.8 billion provider of communications service and technology solutions to multilocation businesses and government agencies, announced that it is relaunching its relationship with Viasat Inc. to deliver satellite-based internet service over Viasat’s global satellite network to markets ...
Ball Aerospace names a VP + GM for their Civil Space Strategic Business
Ball Aerospace has named Dr. Alberto Conti to serve as vice president and general manager of the company’s Civil Space Strategic Business Unit (SBU), effective immediately. Alberto Conti In this role, Conti will lead the Civil Space SBU and will ...
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Speedcast deploys multi-site connectivity solution in Antarctica for Australian Antarctic Division
Speedcast has conducted systems deployments for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to improve overall communications capabilities at multiple research sites in Antarctica. Based in Kingston, Tasmania, the AAD operates year-round stations in Antarctica and depends on Speedcast connectivity to complete ...
Australian sustainable fishing companies Austral and Raptis upgrade to AuraNow VSAT
Satcom Global announced that Australian fishing companies Austral and Raptis, have upgraded their satellite communications to AuraNow maritime VSAT. This upgrade enables their fleets access to flexible bandwidth that aligns with the seasonality of fishing, and supports sustainable fishing operations ...
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AAC Clyde Space’s first Kelpie satellite Supporting ORBCOMM’s AIS Service to Cape Canaveral launch site
Kelpie satellite AAC Clyde Space has delivered the first Kelpie satellite to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for its planned launch onboard the SpaceX Transporter 6 mission expected in December 2022. The 3U EPIC nanosatellite will deliver data to the ...
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Cobham Satcom’s ‘click’ solution enables multi-band that optimizes maritime operations
Cobham Satcom, provider of radio and satellite communications solutions to the maritime and land mobile sectors announced Sea Tel 1500, a 1.5-meter dual-band, multi-orbit VSAT antenna solution. Available in single Ku- or Ka-band, or as a ‘two antennas in one’ ...
Impact of next-generation satellite technologies is the focus of Part III of the upcoming Rohde & Schwarz virtual session
Technological advances in the satellite industry have enabled high to very-high throughput satellites in GEO, MEO and LEO orbits. Satellite capacity has been tremendously and costs reduced. Higher frequency bands — Q/V band and higher — will provide more bandwidth ...
ViaSat-3 completes final integrated satellite test
Viasat Inc. has completed the Final Integrated Satellite Test (FIST) of the ViaSat-3 satellite and has now progressed to the Flight Final phase of integration, where the build-up to flight configuration will be conducted. FIST is designed to test all ...
