Space Systems Command and Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit National Systems, a US-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of Virgin Orbit, successfully air-launched seven Department of Defense Research and Development satellites for the U.S. Space Force on the company’s LauncherOne rocket, after taking off on July 1st from Mojave Air and Space Port, California. The nighttime mission, designated STP-S28A, […]
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ETL Systems partners with Speedcast
ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) signal distribution equipment for SATCOM, has completed a project in partnership with Speedcast, a SATCOM and IT services provider in the oil & gas and maritime markets. ETL Systems works with maritime organisations to both fit out new-build ships and retrofit existing fleets which […]
iNCORE acquires Vanguard Electronics + that firm’s magnetics for space + defense + more
iNRCORE, LLC. has acquired Vanguard Electronics, a manufacturer of catalog and custom high reliability magnetics for the most demanding applications in the space, defense, aerospace, and medical industries. As the latest addition to iNRCORE’s exclusive Family of Brands, Vanguard Electronics will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of iNRCORE with its existing leadership […]
EOS Space Systems joins SmartSat CRC as a core partner for the development of optical comms + compact RF tactical terminals
SmartSAT CRC has announced that EOS Space Systems has become a core partner for the SmartSat Co-operative Research Centre, becoming the 20th core partner alongside leading universities and global corporations such as Airbus, BAE Systems and Nova Systems. As a core partner, EOS Space Systems will have priority to select and lead strategic research projects […]
Six smallsats by Space Flight Laboratory were launched to orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission
Six smallsats developed by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) were successfully launched by the SpaceX Transporter-5 rideshare mission on May 25th. The three GHGSat greenhouse gas monitoring and three HawkEye 360 radio frequency (RF) geolocation smallsats bring to 36 the total number of SFL-built satellites placed into orbit since 2020. The recently launched GHGSat-C3, C4, and […]
Phase Four’s RF Thruster Engine Manufacturing Capacity To Increase In 2022
Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF Thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced that the company has finalized a lease for an expanded manufacturing facility to support high volume production of the firm’s Maxwell engine product line for commercial and government missions. The new site, located in Hawthorne, California, will host a manufacturing facility […]
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 Radar (SAR) satellite imagery via application programming interface (API) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Exchange, by searching the archival database or tasking future imagery. […]
Spire Global’s SPaaS Smallsats Take A Ride To Orbit On The SpaceX Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”) launched five satellites this month on the SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Spire Space Services, the company’s Space-as-a-Service (SPaaS) business, has satellites and hardware onboard the launch for: HANCOM inSPACE, initially a spin-off by Korea Aerospace Research Institute and now […]
ATDI — Transforming Military Comms With 5G
As the uptake of military 5G gathers pace, hopes are high that this technology will bring a new era of possibilities for military applications. While the military notoriously has more spectrum than most, communication channels are becoming increasingly populated. Many military applications will benefit from the enhanced capacity that 5G boasts, as well as providing […]
Unseen Labs Has Two Of Their Satellites Successfully Launched To Orbit
Unseenlabs successfully launched their sixth and seventh satellites dedicated to the geolocation of vessels at sea on April 1st and May 3rd , 2022. The first satellite was launched with SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in Florida and the second one was launched aboard with Rocket Lab from New Zealand. In total, Unseenlabs has deployed seven […]