HyperScout® M, the most compact version of Cosine’s HyperScout product line, has been adopted by Thales Alenia Space, as high-performance Earth Observation sensor of choice to unlock new on-orbit climate […]
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TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer
Tesat-Spacecom (TESAT) recently completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the company’s Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) for satellites as part of Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL). […]
Nexgen optical comms terminal to be developed by Mynaric for DARPA
Mynaric has been selected as a key development partner to create a benchtop model of a next-generation, optical communications terminal as part of Phase 1 of the Space-based adaptive communications […]
Safran delivers Earth-to-Space optical comms digital modems
In partnership with CNES and Airbus Defence and Space, and as part of the TELEO project, Safran Data Systems has successfully delivered the first in a series of digital modems […]
WARPSPACE partnering with Leaf Space to support in-space optical comms
WARPSPACE has partnered with Leaf Space to provide ground station support to enable faster, more reliable data reception in support of the WARPSPACE optical communication network. The satellite must be […]
SEAKR Engineering successfully demos optical communications on DARPA’s Mandrake 2 satellites
Originally scheduled for a January 2021 launch, a pre-launch incident damaged both Able and Baker satellites… SEAKR Engineering, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, announced a successful demonstration of […]
Sony Space Communications Corporation formed
Sony Group Corporation (“Sony Group”) has announced that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sony Corporation of America (“SCA”), has formed a new company — Sony Space Communications Corporation (“SSC”) — […]
Ursa Space’s Image Archive Ordering And New Tasking Now Available For Purchase On Amazon Web Services Data Exchange
Each week, Ursa Space ingests approximately 25,000 SAR images into its image services database, equivalent to 1.5 petabytes of total archival imagery. Customers can now purchase Ursa Space’s Synthetic Aperture […]
Airbus’ Final Two Dispenser-Free Pléiades Neo Constellation Satellites Ready For Launch
The last two satellites of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pléiades Neo constellation are on track for launch later this year, following successful final tests in Toulouse’s clean rooms. Following […]
Optical Intersatellite Links In LEO Successfully Demo’d By CACI International In Partnership With DARPA + SDA + AFRL/RV
CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI) has successfully demonstrated space-to-space optical communications links in LEO in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Space Development Agency (SDA) […]