Kymeta and OneWeb have entered a joint development agreement (JDA) to develop an innovative, flat panel, electronically steered, user terminal that is compatible with the OneWeb network to support land fixed applications and leading the way to various mobility applications such as land mobile, maritime, and other mobility needs of the future. The Kymeta™ u8 […]
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Rocket Lab’s Exclusive License From Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory To Manufacture Space Radio Technology
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), provider of launch services and space systems, announced it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to commercialize near and deep space capable small spacecraft telemetry and control radio technology. The Frontier-S by Rocket Lab software defined radio […]
The DoD’s Pivot To LEO Smallsats Has Analysts Predicting A Commercial Satellite Industry Boon
The U.S. Military’s strategic “Pivot to LEO” plan to implement a global mesh network of optically connected satellites in LEO will be a significant growth driver for the commercial satellite industry, according to a newly released report by Quilty Analytics, a leading research and advisory firm for the Satellite & Space sector. Featuring input from […]
U.S. Air Force Research Lab Awards Million$ To Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate awarded an $8.4 million contract to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. to support the directorate’s Precise flight experiment projected for launch in 2024. Tyvak will be providing AFRL a spacecraft capable of maneuvering between LEO and VLEO for conducting sensor payload measurements. The contract award period is […]
Universal Docking Device Debuts From Astroscale
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has revealed a universal docking device the company hopes will become a standard fitment on all, future, LEO satellites. There are an unprecedented number of satellites due to launch over the next decade, the majority into LEO, (250 to 2000 km above Earth). The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved 16,447 satellites […]
Astroscale Signs MoU With New Zealand Regarding Space Safety + Sustainability
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (“MBIE”) to cooperate on areas of space safety and sustainability, including debris mitigation and remediation as well as on-orbit servicing. The collaboration is focused on partnership in projects and activities that support long-term space sustainability, including joint technology development and research. To initiate these efforts, Astroscale and MBIE have identified […]
Demo’ing SAR OISL Capability With The SDA’s National Defense Space Architecture Is Capella Space
Capella Space has announced that the company will become the first commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) supplier to demonstrate Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) compatibility with the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)’s new National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). SAR data is a highly valuable asset for the SDA and the U.S. Department of Defense. The next […]
UPDATED: Space Debris Tracking Mission Development Agreement Signed Between Digantara + OrbAstro
Digantara Research and Technologies Pvt. Ltd., (Digantara) has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd. (OrbAstro) to fly the SCOT (Space–based space Climate and Object Tracker) payload onboard an ORB-6 satellite platform launching toward the end of 2022. The mission will focus on demonstration of a novel LiDAR-based technology developed by Digantara, and will serve […]
Intelsat, OneWeb + Linchpin Solutions Demo Global, Multi-Orbit Satellite Service to U.S. Army + U.S. DoD
Intelsat, OneWeb (OWT) and Linchpin Solutions have successfully demonstrated a multi-orbit satellite communications solution for representatives of the U.S. Army and Department of Defense (DoD). This is a strategic demonstration to the U.S. DoD that shows transport diversification between GEO and LEO constellations, with seamless switching between them. Referred to as Automated Primary, Alternate, Contingency, […]
Forrester’s Digest: Project Kuiper Test Satellites / BT + OneWeb / Leonardo DRS + OneWeb / SES + Isotropic Systems
Jeff Bezos and his Project Kuiper team will launch the first test satellites later in 2022, ahead of his planned 3,236 LEO broadband constellation. Project Kuiper will use rocket company ABL Systems to launch the two satellites (named KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2) and not Bezos’s own Blue Origin rockets. The launches will take place from Cape […]