The growth of the market is predominantly attributed to increased government expenditure on space exploration activities and burgeoning orders…
Archives for June 2020
USGIF Announces 11 New Board Members For 2020-2021
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is pleased to announce 11 new members to its Board of Directors and the election of a new chairman. The newly elected board […]
Made In Space Acquired
MIS products and technologies will enhance Redwire’s existing technology portfolio which includes space sensors and payloads, flight hardware, and exploration spacecraft.
Accion Systems + AFRL Partnership Strengthened
Accion Systems has developed a unique in-space propulsion system, based on a postage stamp-sized thruster chip, that is scalable to support a wide range of mission-critical orbital maneuvers on small satellites up to 400 kg. Unlike other ion engines, Accion’s thrust-producing ions…
SES’ 400 Million Euros Bond + An Optimistic Eutelsat to Order a C-Band Satellite
Eutelsat has told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it will clear its required C-band spectrum over the US…
SkyWatch + AgIntegrated to Deliver EO Satellite Data to the Ag Industry
This alliance means that AgIntegrated will become the premier collaborator of SkyWatch when it comes to agricultural-based integrations, due to AGI’s many…
GNSS Protection Strengthened in New Microchip Update
Microchip’s BlueSky GNSS Firewall Software Release 2.0 performs real-time analysis to detect jamming and spoofing for protecting reception of the GPS signal…
UPDATE: Diverse Defense Apps = Profitable Path for Smallsats
smallsats are extensively used in the defense sector in a wide range of applications, such as tactical communication, geospace and atmosphere research, and medium-resolution imagery.
Sub-Decimeter Accuracy With New GPS/GNSS Receiver from Septentrio
Septentrio’s latest core GNSS technology is integrated with a sub-decimeter correction service enabling simple plug-and-play positioning solutions. High-accuracy positioning is available directly out of the box as GNSS corrections are automatically streamed to the receiver.
Iran to Make 18 Satellites by Year end
“We will reach the 2,000-km orbit in two years and our next step is reaching the 36,000-km orbit.”