This experiment is the result of a collaboration between the French Defense Innovation Agency (AID), part of the French armament directorate (DGA), and two French New Space companies, Unseenlabs and […]
Optical Ground Station
SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station
The SES-led consortium of European companies, responsible for development of the quantum secure space-based EAGLE-1 system and working in close collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is joined by TNO and Airbus […]
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 […]
SpeQtral selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics + Mbryonics as Key Partners for SpeQtral-1 Mission
SpeQtral has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) as the satellite bus provider for the company’s upcoming SpeQtral-1 mission — the second partner in this mission is Mbryonics and that firm will […]
Astrolight’s ATLAS-1 and Cailabs to demonstrate Space-to-Earth optical communications
Cailabs and Astrolight entered into an agreement to launch a satellite mission hosting Astrolight’s space-to-Earth laser communication terminal ATLAS-1. The mutual objective of the mission is to establish laser communication […]
BridgeComm + X-lumin collaborate on optical ground station manufacturing and market delivery
BridgeComm and X-lumin Corporation have signed a two-way, exclusive, teaming agreement to manufacture and market a new ground-to-space (G2S) communication solution. The G2S solution is designed for all-weather austere locations, […]
CONTEC selects Cailabs for the company’s next optical ground station
CONTEC recently ordered an optical ground station (OGS) from Cailabs, which will be installed in 2024. CONTEC, a Korean company that was spun off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute […]
Mynaric to develop quantum comms for satellite networks
Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN) was selected for three technology development projects that are related to quantum communication — these projects are part of the second phase of the QuNET initiative funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and co-funded with a total amount […]
WORK Microwave selected to deliver a turn-key Optical Ground Station for U.S. government
WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite ground station equipment for commercial and defense applications, has been selected by a major operator of ground station networks to deliver a […]
CONTEC signs a space transportation contract with Momentus
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) recently signed a contract with CONTEC Co. of the Republic of Korea to provide space transportation services for that firm’s JINJUSat-1 cubesat. JINJUSat-1 is spearheaded by three entities: […]