NASA has selected Astra Space Inc. to provide a launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The TROPICS mission consists of a constellation of six cubesats and will increase the scientific community’s understanding of storm processes. The launch service contract for the […]
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L3Harris To Develop Ground System Command + Control for NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On Observatory
In February of 2021, L3Harris was selected to develop and deploy the ground system command and control (C2) for NOAA’s environmental satellite program, Space Weather Follow On (SWFO). The SWFO program is comprised of two projects: CCOR on the GOES U spacecraft and the Space Weather Follow-On L1 mission (SWFO-L1). Artistic rendition of the GOES-R […]
Airbus D&S Successfully Completes A Key Mfg. Milestone For First Eurostar Neo Satellite
Recently, Airbus Defence and Space successfully completed a key milestone in the manufacturing of the first Eurostar Neo satellite, with the successful integration of the Service and Communication Modules of EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F. Airbus’ Portsmouth team delivered the EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F Communications Module to Toulouse where it joined the Stevenage and Toulouse produced Service Module. […]
UPDATE 1: Mars + NASA Perseverance Rover: Continuing News
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on February 21 after rotating its mast, or “head,” 360 degrees, allowing the rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument to capture its first panorama after touching down on the Red Planet on February 18. This was the rover’s second panorama ever, […]
Mission-Critical Avionics + Services For ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Contracted To L3Harris Technologies
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has extended L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE:LHX) contract to provide mission-critical avionics and related services in support of the Vulcan Centaur rocket for U.S. Space Force launches. More than a year ago, ULA selected L3Harris to safely, securely and cost-effectively deliver on the most critical and challenging missions for the company’s new Vulcan […]
Redwire Acquires Deployable Space Systems
Redwire has acquired Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS), a supplier of mission-enabling deployable solar arrays, structures and mechanisms for space applications — terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Goleta, California, DSS is a leading developer and provider of satellite mechanisms, deployable structures and booms and deployable solar array […]
Sateliot’s IoT Constellation To Be Developed By The Space Alliance
Sateliot will rely on The Space Alliance formed by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Telespazio for the development of a constellation of smallsats to ensure the company’s IoT connectivity is compatible with the 5G standard. Acting as telecommunications cell towers in space, the plan envisages 16 satellites by 2025 with an investment of around 100 […]
Apogee Semiconductor Introduces Rad-Hard ICs For Smallsats
Apogee Semiconductor has announced their AP54RHC RadHard Logic Family based on their Transistor-Adjusted-Layout for Radiation (TalRad™) design methodology that improves the radiation performance of commercial process technologies, enabling the rapid creation of rad-hard designs in a fraction of the time and effort. The AP54RHC family of products are built with cold-sparing capabilities and triple-redundancy providing […]
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing
Less than a day after NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars, engineers and scientists at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were hard at work, awaiting the next transmissions from Perseverance. As data gradually came in, relayed by several spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet, the Perseverance team […]
5GNR L1/L2/L3 Phy+SW Stack IP Available For SoC + FPGA Ue + gNodeB Development
T2M-IP has now made available their partners 5GNR R15* compliant L1/2/3 Phy and SW Stack to enable customers to develop 5GNR network products and services. Supported implementations include: Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB). Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications (URLLC) Massive Machine-Type Communications (mMTC) A complete reference design is available for 5GNR RU and gNodeB (the component […]