The U.S. Air Force has awarded Space Micro Inc. a contract to develop a space-qualified, highly-capable digital system to convert RF-to-optical and optical-to-RF signals. This advanced technology will allow seamless […]
Archives for July 2021
United Launch Alliance Sets Boeing’s Starliner Sights On The ISS For A July 30th Launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on the second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) to the International Space Station […]
SpaceX Wants FCC OK For Maritime Terminal Test + AsiaSat Renews France 24 Service Agreement
SpaceX has asked the FCC for permission to install two (normally) ground-based Starlink user terminals aboard a maritime vessel. The application says the request is “experimental” and would run September […]
Kymeta Demos Seamless SATCOM Between LEO Smallsats, GEO Terminals + Their Own u8 Terminal
Kymeta has accomplished seamless interoperability between the Kymeta™ u8 terminal, Kepler Communications LEO satellites, and GEO SATCOM terminals at an annual military battle lab exercise focused on the integration of […]
iRocket Signs Space Act Agreement With NASA To Start Building Autonomous, Reusable Rockets For Smallsats
On July 27, 2021, iRocket announced that the company signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. iRocket is a New York startup building […]
ViaLite’s RFoF Links Enables Satcoms In Alaska’s Cold Climate
ViaLite has taken their services to Alaska. Satellite internet services provider, Isotropic Networks, is investing in high performance ViaLite RF over fiber (RFoF) satcom links for their location in Alaska. […]
D-Orbit Successfully Deploys All WILD RIDE Smallsat Mission Payloads
D-Orbit has successfully completed the deployment phase of their WILD RIDE mission. As part of this phase, D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier (ION), the company’s proprietary space transportation vehicle, successfully deployed […]
MoU For On-Orbit Servicing Signed Between Astroscale, Mitsubishi + Government Of Japan
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has announced that Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“Mitsubishi Heavy Industries”) to cooperate on […]
Ultra-Low Noise Lasers Being Produced By Avo Photonics For NASA + ESA’s LISA Mission
In support of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and ESA’s Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission to measure gravitational waves in space, Avo Photonics is producing more than 20, next […]
Smallest + Simplest SATCOM 2-Way Messenger + App Debuts From ACR Electronics
ACR Electronics is introducing the world’s smallest and most simple satellite communication device to the aviation market – the ACR Bivy Stick two-way satellite messenger and app. The new ACR […]