SSPI’s “20 Under 35” Professionals To Be Honored At Satellite Innovation
The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has announced the fourth annual “20 Under 35” list of outstanding young space and satellite professionals age 35 and under. The honorees will be celebrated at SSPI’s 16th annual Future Leaders Celebration on ...
Two ArianeGroup Contracts Go To Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace For Ariane 6 Launcher Tech
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed two contracts with ArianeGroup to deliver technology to Europe’s new Ariane 6 launcher, managed and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA). KONGSBERG will deliver the forward booster attachment and release mechanism (UPPA), ...
National Security Innovation Capital Delivers Million$ Contract To Xplore
Xplore Inc. has received a $2 million contract from National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) within the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Department of Defense (DoD). This funding will accelerate the development of the Xcraft® spacecraft platform, culminating with launch ...
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Israel Space Agency (ISA) Selects Ramon.Space For Computing Payload + New Director General Of The ISA
Ramon.Space has been selected by the Israel Space Agency to provide a space computing payload for a mission scheduled to launch in early 2022. As part of the mission, Ramon.Space digital payload will perform computing on-orbit, including software updates and ...
RUAG Space Is Celebrating 30 Years Of Space Thermal Protection
RUAG Space has been producing space thermal protection at the firm's site in Austria for 30 years — technology from RUAG Space now protects more than 400 satellites in space from the heat and cold of the universe. Thermal insulation ...
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink… As A GPS System?
A study from the Ohio State University and its ‘CARMEN’ project (Center for Automated Vehicles Research with Multi-modal Assured Navigation) has stated that SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system could be used as an alternate supplier of a new global positioning system ...
Aliena Signs Contract With Orbital Astronautics For ORB-12 Strider Mission
Aliena PTE Ltd. (Aliena), a satellite propulsion provider, has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd. (OrbAstro), a satellite and on-orbit service provider, to fly its AA Multi-modal, all-electric, AOCS propulsion system onboard an OrbAstro ORB-12 (12U-class satellite) scheduled for ...
OneWeb Strengthens Ground Segment with QuadSAT
With a QuadSAT antenna measurement drone, tests are performed where and when needed reducing operational expenditure. OneWeb, the low Earth orbit satellite communications company is working with QuadSAT to perform verification of its ground segment antennas ahead of the global ...
Global VSAT Connectivity Provided To A.M. Nomikos By KVH Industries
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has announced that leading Greek shipmanager A.M. Nomikos has selected KVH AgilePlans® to provide VSAT connectivity for crew welfare and vessel operations. The expert technical team at Nova Electronics, KVH’s service partner in Greece, has ...
ULA’s Atlas V Landsat 9 Mission Readies Joint Mission Of NASA And USGS
For nearly 50 years, Landsat satellites have provided the longest continuous global record of Earth’s changing landscapes. With Landsat 9, the mission will continue collecting essential science-quality data on Earth’s forests, farms, cities and freshwater regions. Landsat 9 will join ...
New NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
General Philippe Lavigne (pictured below at the ceremony) has relieved General André Lanata as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation during a change of command ceremony in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, on September 23. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presided over the ceremony, ...
Directional Coupling That Covers K- Thru Ku-Bands With 30 dB Is Released By KRYTAR
KRYTAR, Inc. has continued the expansion of the company's line of directional couplers, with the addition of a new model offering 30 dB of Coupling over the broadband frequency range of 18 to 40 GHz (K- through Ku-Bands), in a ...
Antenna Solutions From Challenger Communications Ready For C-Band Relocation
Challenger Communications LLC is offering antenna solutions for Earth station operators affected by C-band relocation in accordance with the FCC 20-22 Report and Order. The December 5, 2021, deadline for the first phase of spectrum clearing is approaching quickly — ...
