In December of 2022, Maxar acquired Aurora Insight Inc., a company specializing in accurate, impartial, data-driven insights on the radio frequency (RF) spectrum based on real-world measurements of the RF […]
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QuadSAT secures million$ in funding for ops scale up + product range expansion
QuadSAT ApS has secured €9 million in funding — the Danish company makes it possible to accurately measure and calibrate antennas and satellite systems anywhere in the world. The funding […]
SWISSto12 launches U.S. entity St12 RF Solutions
SWISSto12 SA (St12) has incorporated St12 RF Solutions, Inc. — this new entity will focus on engaging government and industry partners in the United States to commercialize advanced RF solutions. […]
UPDATE: Rocket Lab’s 1st Launch from Wallops is a success as the Electron launch vehicle pushes three HawkEye 360 smallsats to orbit
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched the company’s 33rd Electron rocket and first mission from Virginia after an earlier halt in the proceedings due to adverse weather […]
GapSat acquires QBX Ltd. and their critical spectrum solutions for satellite connectivity
GapSat Development Group Limited (“GapSat”), a BVI company that provides satellite operators with on-orbit, GEO communications satellites on an interim basis, has acquired QBX Limited, an Isle of Man based […]
Europe’s 1st solar sail mission successfully launched
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has announced the successful launch of Europe‘s first solar sail mission aboard SpaceX Transporter-6 — the 6U smallsat, nicknamed ‘Alpha,’ was manufactured for France’s Gama and is […]
Advanced comms development project contracted to Sabre Systems by AFRL
Sabre Systems, Inc., has been selected for a Phase III Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract for advanced communications development. Under this contract, Sabre will support the R&D, testing as […]
France’s Unseenlabs’ 8th space-based RF detection satellite specific to maritime surveillance is ready to launch
Unseenlabs, provider of space-based RF detection for Maritime Domain Awareness, announced the launch of its latest satellite, BRO-8, number eight in its satellite constellation. BRO-8 will be launched January 2023 […]
Northrop Grumman is turning science fiction into science fact by transmitting solar energy from space to Earth
In the 1940s, science fiction author Isaac Asimov theorized the concept of collecting the sun’s energy in space, then beaming that energy down to Earth. Today, Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power […]
E-Space’s definitive agreement to acquire CommAgility from the Wireless Telecom Group
E-Space, a global space company focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) network, announced today it entered into a definitive agreement to […]