True Anomaly, Inc. has been awarded a $1.6 million, Direct-to-Phase II contract by SpaceWERX focused on Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS). Under this contract, the company will be tasked to address […]
GEO
Northrop Grumman expands satellite life-extension services
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) SpaceLogistics LLC announced its agreement to extend, by four years, the on-orbit life-extension services the firm’s Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) provide to satellite operator, Intelsat. […]
Intelsat’s Mission Extension Vehicles will greatly extend life of additional satellites
Intelsat, operator of integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), will deliver years of additional reliable broadband, video distribution and mobile satellite service to customers across three continents. […]
SpacePNT completes demo of PNT technology in LEO
SpacePNT SA has completed their on-orbit validation tests of the firm’s NaviLEO™ spaceborne GNSS receiver product platform that is designed to deliver dm-level positioning and ns timing accuracy in LEO […]
Airbus delivers 1st active antenna of the SpainSat NG-I satellite
Acceptance testing of the active transmit antenna for Hisdesat’s SpainSat NG-I satellite has been successfully completed following the final radiation pattern tests — the antenna is being integrated onto the […]
WTA will release report The Year of the NGOSs free for WTA members
WTA will be releasing its newest research report, The Year of the NGOSs later this month. The report will be free for WTA Members and available for purchase by others. By the end of […]
The SES O3b mPOWER system starts providing high-performance connectivity services
SES’ O3b mPOWER second-generation, software-enabled, satellite system is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at MEO (8,000km […]
Astranis’ next generation product: Omega
Astranis has announced Omega which, according to the company, is pound-for-pound the most powerful communications satellite for a GEO satellite to ever offer, with more than over 50 Gbps in […]
SwRI to build spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics (SML) prototyping project funded by the U.S. […]
SKY Perfect JSAT to invest billions of yen in int’l space-related startups + space venture funds
SKY Perfect JSAT will invest 10 billion yen in domestic and international space-related startups and space venture funds — in addition to this investment, SKY Perfect JSAT will collaborate with […]