Electronic components used in a spacecraft need to fulfill very high quality and production standards and work reliably in extremely harsh environments. TTTech Aerospace and the firm’s semiconductor partner, STMicroelectronics, […]
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Ovzon-3 Satellite Launch Now Rescheduled To Q2 Of 2022
Ovzon has rescheduled their Ovzon 3 satellite launch to the second quarter of 2022, due to insufficiencies in key components that affect the completion of a large number of other […]
New VICTS Antennas For Space Payloads Debut From ThinKom
ThinKom Solutions has announced the development of a new family of phased-array antennas for deployment on satellites and other space vehicles. The antennas are based on ThinKom’s proven VICTS (Variable […]
Rocket Lab Contracts To Launch BlackSky Global Monitoring Smallsats + Photon Spacecraft For Varda Space’s In-Space Manufacturing Factories
Rocket Lab has revealed that their next mission is part of a rapid launch schedule of three dedicated Electron missions for global monitoring provider BlackSky. Scheduled to lift-off from Launch […]
Mission Microwave’s Ka-Band Titan BUC Receiving Millions In Orders
Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC has received new and follow-on orders for their 200 watt Titan BUCs for use in a variety of satellite constellations. Mission Microwave’s terminal integrator customers have […]
Forrester’s Digest: A New Satellite For SiriusXM + Hughes Seeking LATAM Capacity
SiriusXM has ordered a new satellite, SXM-9, from Maxar Technologies. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, […]
C&K Aerospace Agrees To Acquire E.I.S. Electronics + Will Form C&K Aerospace
C&K, a global provider of switches and high-reliability connectors, has entered into an agreement to acquire E.I.S. Electronics, industry specialists in the design and manufacture of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems […]
New Q-/V-Band Phased Array Satellite Antennas Debut From ThinKom
ThinKom Solutions has developed a new phased-array user terminal that is specifically designed for operation in the higher millimeter-wave (MMW) frequency bands for evolving next generation communication satellites. The new […]
Korean Air Entering The Smallsat Product Arena
Recently, Korean Air announced the company will develop common bulkhead propellant tanks for smallsat launch vehicles as part of the Ministry of Science and ICT’s “Space Pioneer” project. The Ministry […]
UPDATE: LeoStella Delivers Their First LoftOrbital Satellite
LeoStella, a specialized satellite constellation design and manufacturing company, delivered its first satellite to Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (Loft Orbital). LeoStella delivered the “Yet Another Mission-3” (YAM-3) satellite to Cape Canaveral for […]