Rocket Lab adds new mission to 2024 launch manifest + schedules launch in coming days
Rocket Lab Electron rocket. Photo courtesy of the company. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has added a last-minute Electron launch to its launch manifest for a commercial mission that is scheduled to launch in just three days’ time. The ...
ESA orders 6 more radar-based satellites from Thales Alenia Space for IRIDE constellation
IRIDE image ©Thales Alenia Space. Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a 107 million euros contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the supply of 6 additional radar-based satellites dedicated to ...
Argotec signs contract to deliver 15 more satellites
Present at the signing were Argotec CEO and founder David Avino, European Space Agency Earth Observation Programs Director Simonetta Cheli, and Italian Space Agency President Teodoro Valente. Argotec has signed a contract for the delivery of 15 additional Earth Observation (EO) smallsats ...
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Viasat working with European cybersecurity start-up on satellite encryption services
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is working with CYSEC under its ELEVATE program to provided reliable, state-of-the-art, cybersecurity tools for SATCOM. CYSEC is a pioneering cybersecurity company based in France and Switzerland and specializes in securing the space internet. Recognizing ever-evolving cyber ...
Microchip’s RTG4™ FPGAs with lead-free Flip-Chip bumps achieve highest space qualification
Microchip Technology’s (Nasdaq: MCHP) Radiation-Tolerant (RT) RTG4™ Field- Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) with lead-free flip-chip bumps have earned the Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V status. As designated by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), QML Class V is the highest level of qualification for space components ...
Viasat selects ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation ground technology
ST Engineering iDirect and Viasat recently partnered to expand Viasat’s satellite network in Latin America by deploying ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation hub infrastructure to provide advanced connectivity services for Brazil’s energy industry. ST Engineering iDirect will supply its next-generation DCR/DBR ...
Hydrosat gains million$ contract from the U.S.A.F. to enhance thermal imagery for National Defense
Artistic rendition of a Hydrosat VanZyl satellite on-orbit, courtesy of the company. Hydrosat has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for a $1.9 million contract to provide Hydrosat’s thermal satellite data to address the most pressing challenges in the ...
Saab presents new compact sensor for comms surveillance
Saab has presented the Sirius Compact L20C, a new addition to Saab’s Sirius Compact tactical Electronic Warfare (EW) sensor family — this new Communications–Electronic Support Measures (C-ESM) sensor can detect, classify, localize and track communication signals, such as enemy troop ...
SpaceX plans Thursday launch of Starlink smallsats at the Cape, yet weather looks foreboding
Example of previous photo captured on Tuesday, August 20, by Satnews from SpaceX's video stream SpacX is scheduled to launch a batch of Starlink smallsats Group 8-19 on Thursday, at 4:53 - 4:55 PM PT, 7:53 - 7:55 PM ET, ...
SpaceX schedules OneWeb launch on Saturday after numerous delays… fingers crossed again
A batch of 20 microsatellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global internet broadband service for individual consumers, is scheduled to launch on Saturday (local time) from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, California, at ...
BAE Systems teams with Kongsberg for new Integrated Combat Solution, a transformational battlefield tool
BAE Systems has entered into a teaming agreement with Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace to bring Integrated Combat Solution (ICS) to the U.S. defense market. The transformational battlefield situational awareness tool for combat vehicles will provide the Warfighter with the capability ...
Viasat and BSNL successfully trialed in India for first time Direct-to-Device satellite services
File Photo of BSNL office. | Source: Wikimedia Commons Viasat, a global provider of satellite communications, has successfully demonstrated direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity in India for the first time. Working alongside partner BSNL, India’s telecommunications provider, Viasat engineers successfully showcased ...
GPS World: Unidentified UAVs over Langley AFB raise security concerns
News story authored by Jesse Khalil In an October 15th post at GPS World's online presence, that publication is reporting that The Wall Street Journal has reported mysterious UAVs spotted surveilling some of America’s most sensitive military sites, leaving the ...