NASA Communications Services Project partnership will develop and demonstrate next-generation space relay services for NASA near-Earth missions, creating a potential pathway to the future use of the Telesat Lightspeed network Telesat Government Solutions, a U.S.-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat announced a US$30.65 million Funded Space Act Agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) […]
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Six American Companies Selected By NASA To Collaborate on Space Communications By 2025
For more than a year, the agency has been evaluating the feasibility of employing commercial SATCOM networks for near-Earth operations as it works to decommission its near-Earth satellite fleet. NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions. For more than […]
General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Achievement Delivering The 1,000th Boeing Tri-band Radome For Airborne Satellite Communications
The Boeing Tri-band radome supports Ku- and K-/Ka-wideband commercial and military satellite communications and is used aboard Boeing 737, 777, 787 Dreamliner and C-17 aircraft. General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today that it has delivered the 1,000th Tri-band radome to Boeing for line-fit installation onto their commercial and military aircraft. These radomes provide physical protection […]
Inmarsat’s Second 1-6 F2 Satellite Enters Thermal Vacuum Testing
This revolutionary layered approach is designed to meet the accelerating bandwidth requirements of more diverse, demanding and ever more widely adopted applications in the commercial and government mobility markets. Inmarsat’s second groundbreaking I-6 satellite (I-6 F2) — which is approximately the size of a double-decker bus, and the wingspan larger than a commercial plane — is entering thermal vacuum testing. Constructed on […]
Swedish Space Corporation’s New Brand SSC CONNECT® Groups Ground Segment Offerings
The name reflects, among other things, the company’s strengthened capabilities such as the launch of the market’s first global Ka-band network for EO missions, multiple investments and uprades of its ground stations and antenna capabilities, as well as the company’s leading position in Lunar connectivity… In the past few years, Swedish Space Corporation has made […]
XipLink Enhances Telenor Satellite’s Anker Managed Service
XipLink, Inc. has engaged in a collaboration with Telenor Satellite that has further enhanced their Anker Managed Service offering. The Anker Managed Service, delivered over an iDirect Technologies Velocity platform, provides Ka-band connectivity over the THOR 7 satellite to clients requiring higher bandwidth capacity and always-on connectivity in the maritime mobility sector. XipLink addresses several […]
KRYTAR’s New Directional Coupler’s 30 dB Coupling Covers 26.5 to 40.0 GHz
KRYTAR, Inc., provider of the design and production of ultra-broadband microwave components and test equipment announces the continued expansion of its line of directional couplers with the addition of a new model offering 30 dB of Nominal Coupling over the frequency range of 26.5 to 40.0 GHz (Ka-Band), in a compact and lightweight package. KRYTAR’s new directional […]
The International Space Station Is Connected via Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway
The Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway – developed with the support of ESA – provides broadband connectivity services between the International Space Station and the Earth. With the Columbus Ka-band (ColKa) terminal installed and fully tested on-board the ISS, a SpaceDataHighway satellite will start to relay data via a bi-directional link in real time between the ISS Columbus […]
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded Million$ Follow-On SSPA Order
During the company’s first quarter of fiscal 2022, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) was awarded a follow-on order valued at $1.2 million for their Ka-Band Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) that use state-of-the-art Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology for an In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) application. Comtech’s Falcon 50Ka GaN amplifiers feature a tri-band Block Upconverter (BUC) and are […]
Swedish Space Corporation Introduces Their Global Ka-Band Network
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has geared up to meet the growing needs for Earth Observation (EO) missions. The company has upgraded their polar and equatorial locations to support Ka-band data reception and has rolled out a truly, global, Ka-band network mainly focused on EO missions. This important milestone will enable EO missions to use higher […]