In early July, the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) announced the upcoming upgrades of the Galileo GCS infrastructure in preparation for the next launch. The new GCS […]
Archives for September 2021
ORBCOMM’s New Dual-Mode Terminal For IoT Applications Enters The Market
The dual-mode ST 9100 is ORBCOMM‘s next-generation satellite-cellular terminal for IoT and M2M applications. The versatile devices is designed to be future proof, with multi-network connectivity using LTE as well […]
Space Launch System Rocket Engine Tests Are Successfully Completed By Aerojet Rocketdyne
The Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center completed the Retrofit-2 test series, which validated modernized, lower-cost components for new RS-25 engines to be used on the […]
Slingshot Aerospace Launches Their Educational Space Simulation Tool, Slingshot Laboratory
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. has debuted the Slingshot Laboratory, an intuitive and interactive space simulation tool designed from the ground up to bring space understanding within reach—regardless of technical expertise — […]
HawkEye 360 Secures Contracts With The Potential Of Million$$ As Their Smallsats Become Fully Operational
HawkEye 360 Inc. has secured new contracts totaling more than $50 million in potential value since the start of the year as the firm’s next generation satellites have become operational. […]
ST Engineering iDirect + USSI Global Ink An Uplink Compression Integration Deal
ST Engineering iDirect’s broadcast technology has been selected by USSI Global to enable the modernization and compression of satellite programmers’ distribution uplinks to comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) […]
Maxar’s Image Capture Of The La Palma Volcano Lava Flow
Maxar collected new satellite imagery on September 30th at 12:37 a.m., local time, of the lava flow from the Cumbre Vieja volcano after it reached the Atlantic Ocean on La […]
OrbAstro’s Smallsat Platform To Host Aistech Space’s Guardian Imaging Payload
Aistech Space SL (Aistech) has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd (OrbAstro) to fly the company’s first Guardian mission scheduled for launch in Q4 2021 onboard a SpaceX dedicated […]
UPDATE: General Dynamics Recognizes Advanced Cooling Techniques For Their Critical Spaceflight Hardware Tech
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) has been recognized by General Dynamics for their work in developing thermal management solutions for critical spaceflight hardware that will support a major national security […]
UPDATE: Forrester’s Digest: OneWeb A “European Asset” / Nilesat 301 / Intelsat’s Document Deliveries + Examiner Rejection
Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer, in a meeting with a French parliamentary committee, told delegates that the OneWeb satellite consortium is now a “European asset” and that it was likely to […]