Orion Space Solutions to lead the USSF’s Tetra-5 mission
U.S. Space Force (USSF) has awarded Orion Space Solutions (OSS) a contract to develop three spacecraft in support of USSF’s mission to advance and launch new technologies in space. Working with partners Hera Systems, Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and ...
HawkEye 360’s Clusters 4 + 5 smallsats have initiated in-space ops
HawkEye 360 Inc. recently announced their Clusters 4 and 5 satellites have started operations — these two, newest clusters have doubled on-orbit capacity to empower customers with actionable, global insights. The expanded constellation can collect over a region of interest ...
The ‘Owl Spreads Its Wings’ launch from Rocket Lab for Synspective upcoming in mid-September
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: RKLB) upcoming 30th Electron launch will deliver the company's 150th payload and 300th Rutherford engine to space — this mission is a dedicated launch for Japanese Earth-imaging satellite constellation operator, Synspective. “The Owl Spreads Its ...
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Marlink launches Sealink 60 VSAT service
Marlink has unveiled Sealink 60, a new Ku-band VSAT service designed to meet the needs of smaller merchant, offshore and fishing vessels. Created in response to the growing demand for regional VSAT coverage requiring a smaller antenna, Sealink 60 is ...
Antennas, Beamforming, Business Moves, Climate, Commercial, Comms, Defense, Earth Observation (EO), Engineering, Environmental Satellite, Expansion, Manufacturing, Science, SmallSats, Space Economy, Space Industry, Support
Australia’s Hon. Susan Close MP endorses space industry and opens Fleet Technologies’ expanded Australian HQ
Fleet Space Technologies marked the official opening of its extended Adelaide HQ with the visit of Susan Close MP, Deputy Premier of South Australia. Susan Close also holds the ministerial portfolios of Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, Minister for ...
Antennas / Terminals, Australia, Business Moves, Comms, Cruise Line, Energy, Maritime, Network, Partnerships, SATCOM, South Korea
SATCOM multi-year tech partnership signed by Intellian + Speedcast
Intellian has announced a multi-year partnership agreement with Speedcast — this multi-million-dollar agreement will enable Intellian and Speedcast to collaborate in serving multiple markets with future-proof satellite connectivity, including the maritime and energy sectors. The partnership builds upon the success ...
Agencies, Commercial, Connectivity, FCC, In-Flight Connectivity, ISR, Ka-Band, Military, MILSATCOM, Terminals, UAV / RPA
Orbit’s GX30 Terminal’s full type approval now operates on Inmarsat Global Xpress’ commercial and military Ka-band networks
Inmarsat and Orbit Communications Systems Ltd.'s Orbit GX30 airborne Ka-band multi-purpose terminal (MPT) received full type approval for use over Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network for commercial and military Ka-band (Mil Ka). The GX30 terminal fulfills the ‘everywhere, all-the-time’ coverage ...
AAC Clyde Space, Agencies, Computers, OHB Sweden, Power Systems, SmallSats, Sweden, Swedish Nat'l Space Agency
AAC Clyde Space receives OHB Sweden order
AAC Clyde Space has won a 584,000 euros order for Sirius computers and Starbuck power systems from OHB Sweden — the units will be part of the core avionics for a new InnoSat-class satellite. The order is expected to be ...
Methane satellites will be watching California’s dairies…but mostly its oil fields and landfills
A methane plume emerges from a dairy in the San Joaquin Valley. (photo: Carbon Mapper) California is doubling down on its spending for launching new satellites to capture images of methane leaks throughout the state. But the dairy sector—long in ...
Space commercialization is driving close to 570 exabytes of info as revealed in new NSR report
NSR’s newly released Space Traffic Study, 2nd Edition report finds that commercialization of more segments of the space value-chain is driving a rapid increase in traffic volumes. Although markets, such as Earth Observation (EO) or Space Tourism, still only account ...
Amazon, Antennas, AWS Ground Station, Comms, Data Management, DIFI, Digital Intermediate Frequency (DifIF), Ground Stations, Satellite Data Processing, SDR, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Wideband
Amazon Ground Station now supports DigIF preview in three new regions of the globe
AWS Ground Station has now added support for wideband Digital Intermediate Frequency (DifIF) in Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Ireland), and Asia Pacific (Singapore). Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded their wideband Digital Intermediate Frequency (DigIF) support for Software Defined Radios ...
Business Moves, Contracts, Hardware, internet, LEO, Military, SATCOM Services, Satellites, SpaceX, Starlink, U.S. Government, USAF
US Air Force awards $1.9m Starlink deal to connect military bases in Europe and Africa
SpaceX wins small contract after losing out on $1bn in FCC funding. The US Air Force Special Operations Command has awarded SpaceX a $1.9 million contract to trial Starlink Internet services in Europe and Africa for one year. The contract ...
EOSOL completes detailed design phase of sub millimeter wave validation standard antenna (sub)mmVAST for ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) has formally declared successful the closure of the (sub)mmVAST antenna’s Critical Design Review (CDR), carried out by EOSOL as prime contractor, in collaboration with RADIOMETER PHYSICS GmbH, SPACE STRUCTURES GmbH y UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID ...
