NEC Corporation (NEC;TSE: 6701) and Skyloom Global Corporation have joined forces to develop optical communication equipment for multi-orbit satellite networks — this collaboration aims to commercialize and make available on […]
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Amphinicy Blink software modem breaks the 10Gb/s limit
The new Amphinicy Blink wideband satellite software modem has been built from the ground up for speed and the unit reveals this capability every step of the way — the […]
World´s 1st SDA T1 & T2 compliant digital optical ground station comms package
WORK Microwave has introduced their end-to-end Communication Package suite of Digital Optical Ground Station equipment for multi-mission, optical ground stations that meets Space Development Agency (SDA) and CCSDS standards. The […]
L3Harris clears CDR + PRR for SDA’s Tranche 1 missile tracking satellites
L3Harris completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and Production Readiness Review (PRR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer […]
UPDATE: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Psyche mission to study a strange metallic asteroid
UPDATE 2: On Friday, October 13 at 10:19 a.m. ET, Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Psyche mission to an interplanetary transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center […]
European space firms set specifications for optical links
Sending vast quantities of data between satellites speedily and securely means using light to communicate. Now a group of space companies, research centers and universities working with ESA has established […]
Intelsat + Aalyria to advance multi-orbit connectivity
Intelsat has signed an MoU with Aalyria to advance advance the development of a new optical technology that will transfer record amounts of data between ground and space. The MoU […]
Warpspace selected for NEDO’s “SBIR Program” for FY2023
Warpspace has reported that the company’s proposal, “Development of a modem and router to realize a multi-protocol platform for optical communications in space,” has been selected by the National Research […]
OQ Technology wins million€ ESA contract to build 3 advanced smallsats
OQ Technology has been awarded a 1.1 million euros contract to design, build, integrate, test and demo three, advanced smallsats that will feature multiple payloads, providing space-based, 5G, narrowband Internet-of-Things […]
PDR completed by Warpspace of their 1st optical comms satellite
Warpspace has completed the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) of their first satellite — WarpHub Intersat — developed for inter-satellite optical communication services, and have now confirmed that the satellite’s design […]