ST Engineering iDirect has announced that satellite service provider X2nSat is leveraging their Mx-DMA® MRC return technology on the Newtec Dialog® platform to power their Smart Blending Technology developed by […]
Archives for April 2022
A Contract From Japan’s Nat’l Space Policy Secretariat Goes To Synspective For A Smallsat SAR Constellations Demo Project
Synspective Inc. has contracted for a “demonstration project for expanding the use of small SAR satellite constellations” led by Japan’s National Space Policy Secretariat of the Cabinet Office. In recent […]
AFRL + ABL Space Systems Collaborate To Demo Launch Systems That Can Be Operated Rapidly Via Small Teams From Nontraditional Sites
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and ABL Space Systems, are collaborating to demonstrate how launch systems can be operated rapidly by small teams from nontraditional sites. Leveraging ABL’s […]
Globecast Becomes An Official Amazon Web Services Partner Following A Successful FTR
Globecast has announced that the company’s Managed Cloud Network solution has successfully completed AWS’ Foundational Technical Review (FTR), with Globecast now an official global AWS partner. The AWS FTR enables […]
Six American Companies Selected By NASA To Collaborate on Space Communications By 2025
For more than a year, the agency has been evaluating the feasibility of employing commercial SATCOM networks for near-Earth operations as it works to decommission its near-Earth satellite fleet. NASA […]
Capella Space’s New Data Products Automate SAR Imagery Analysis Via Its Image-Tasking Console
The introduction of analytics tools in the Capella Console, in combination with the flexibility of our satellite constellation, delivers an entirely new experience for customers to tap into insights from […]
Spaceflight’s 50th Mission All Groomed + Set For A Rocket Lab Electron Launch
Spaceflight Inc. is preparing for their 50th mission, which will launch aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket no earlier than April 22. The RL-9 mission, called “There and Back Again,” […]
Finnish Startup Kuva Space’s Most Extensive Hyperspectral Satellite Constellation Will Fight Climate Change
Hyperspectral satellite technologies enable environmentally responsible decision-making … Finnish startup Kuva Space fights climate change with their plans for the world’s most extensive hyperspectral satellite constellation. The following is an […]
SpaceX’s Successful Launch Of 53 Starlink Sats And Twelfth Recovery Of Just Read The Instructions
In the unlikely event their propulsion system becomes inoperable, the satellites will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere within 1-5 years, significantly less than the hundreds or thousands of years required […]
CGI Enlisted By European Commission To Assist With European Satellite Constellation UN:IO
It is therefore planning to launch a European satellite constellation with 400 satellites linked by laser ground stations, which will begin operating by 2025. The European Commission has contracted IT […]