Xplore Inc., providing Space as a Service®, completed a satellite testing initiative using Microsoft Azure Orbital to conduct satellite operations for the NOAA-18 satellite. Xplore is operating over a dozen satellites on-orbit; the company completed its work with Azure and became one of the first, cloud-based, ground control software apps to operate a NOAA satellite. […]
Ground Operations
SDA Awards Million$$$ For Ground Control + Ops To General Dynamics Mission Systems + Iridium
General Dynamics Mission Systems (NYSE: GD), and Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) have been awarded a contract by the Space Development Agency in the amount of $324,516,613, including a base amount of $162,954,122 and $161,562,491 in options, to establish the ground Operations and Integration (O&I) segment for Tranche 1 of the National Defense Space Architecture […]