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Archives for April 2021

Virgin Orbit Selected By Brazilian Space Agency + Air Force For Orbital Launches

April 30, 2021

The Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) and Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) announced today that Virgin Orbit has been selected to bring orbital launch capability to Brazil, a country which has never successfully completed a domestic launch to orbit. Thanks to the unique mobility and small footprint of Virgin Orbit’s air-launched […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Award, Government, Launch, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

USSF / SMC Awards Raytheon Intelligence & Space GPS OCX 3F Contract

April 30, 2021

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded a $228 million contract to Raytheon Intelligence and Space for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) Follow-On (OCX 3F) on April 30. The OCX 3F program is part of the GPS Enterprise Modernization effort. GPS is a satellite-based […]

Filed Under: Award, GPS, Satellites, SMC, U.S. Space Force Tagged With: Featured

Gilat Enters The Operational Phase Of Their Peruvian Telecom Project

April 29, 2021

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has reached a critical milestone in Peru with approval to enter the operational phase of the telecom project the company was awarded in 2015 for an aggregate value of $108 million. This phase enables the start of delivery of broadband internet services to over a million and a […]

Filed Under: Antennas / Terminals, Broadband, Comms, Development, Satellite

USSF + Israeli Air Force Space Engagement Talks Successfully Completed

April 29, 2021

The U.S. Space Force hosted their first Space Engagement Talks with the Israeli Air Force during separate virtual sessions April 19-20 — these talks brought together two nations with a shared interest in ensuring access to and peaceful use of outer space. “Dating back to 1948, America was the first country in the world to […]

Filed Under: Analysis / Reports, Government, Military, U.S. Space Force

LinQuest Receives Third Contract In Support Of USSPACECOM Ops

April 29, 2021

LinQuest Corporation has been awarded a $31,676,388 million, third, sole source contract to support the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) operations — the contract has a one-year period of performance through April 2022 . LinQuest will provide analysis, assessments, and solutions assisting the USSPACECOM staff with operational activities across all Directorates. LinQuest will also assist […]

Filed Under: Contracts, Operations, U.S. Space Command

OneWeb To Open Service Demonstration Center Managed By Satellite Applications Catapult In The UK

April 29, 2021

OneWeb is opening a state-of-the-art Service Demonstration experience at the new Innovation Center at Westcott Venture Park, which is run and managed by the Satellite Applications Catapult and was funded by Buckinghamshire LEP through the Local Growth Fund. Situated in Buckinghamshire, UK, OneWeb’s unique facility will welcome customers from May 1st to demonstrate the performance […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Constellation, Development, Funding, SmallSat

Cyber Hardened Intelligent BUCs Enter Market From Terrasat Communications

April 29, 2021

Terrasat Communications has released a line of Cyber Hardened Intelligent BUCs to increase satellite ground terminal security for industries that need optimized flexible protection. The new IBUCs effectively implement security management control with encrypted authentication, privacy, and access control to assure an end-to-end message transmission delivery by protecting against session hijacks, password attacks, and eavesdropping. […]

Filed Under: BUC, Manufacturing

General Atomics’ IDR For The USSF / SMC EO/IR EWS Satellite Program Successfully Completed

April 29, 2021

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has completed their Initial Design Review (IDR) of the space vehicle and ground segment for the United States Space Force (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite program. This is the first major milestone in the EWS program that aims to deploy a […]

Filed Under: Analysis / Reports, Electro-Optical, U.S. Space Force

Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

April 29, 2021

The Norwegian Space Agency has announced the successful launch of the NorSat-3 maritime tracking smallsat, built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) in Toronto, successfully launched on April 28, 2012, aboard Arianespace‘s Vega Flight VV18 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana — this is the 17th SFL satellite launched within the past eight months. […]

Filed Under: Constellation, Government, Launch, Maritime, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

Successful Comms Established With Aurora Insight’s Just Launched Bravo Smallsat By NanoAvionics

April 29, 2021

NanoAvionics has successfully established communications with “Bravo,” the second smallsat the company built and launched for Aurora Insight, a U.S. business analytics company for the wireless industry. “Bravo” was sent into LEO on April 28 onboard an Arianespace Vega rocket by Italian rocket maker Avio. It followed the launch of its twin satellite “Charlie” earlier […]

Filed Under: Launch, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

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