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The Airbus Copernicus CRISTAL Mission Satellite Built For The ESA Successfully Passes The PDR

May 24, 2022

The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimetry mission CRISTAL is clearly on track. Following an intensive review process, the European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that the preliminary design of the satellite meets all system requirements. CRISTAL will carry an advanced, multi-frequency altimeter that will measure sea ice thickness and ice sheet elevations – […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Altimeter, Climate, ESA, Maritime, Mission, PDR, Polar Oceans

AAC Clyde Space Advances The xSPANCION Project

November 9, 2021

AAC Clyde Space and their partners have successfully completed the first phase of the xSPANCION project with a successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR), conducted jointly with the European Space Agency (ESA). Together with the partners, the company has agreed to accelerate the project by kicking off the Spacecraft Manufacturing Preparation Phase. To achieve this, a […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Constellation, PDR, SmallSat

L3Harris Technologies Missile Tracking Satellite Prototype Development For The Space Development Agency Accomplishes Key Milestone

September 21, 2021

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has accomplished a key milestone in the development of a missile tracking satellite prototype for the Space Development Agency (SDA). The completed Preliminary Design Review (PDR) defines the spacecraft’s design baseline for delivery to SDA and allows the program to move to the next stage of delivering ground-breaking new capabilities at speed. […]

Filed Under: Agencies, LEO, Military, PDR, SDA, SmallSat, Tracking

Ball Completes The PDR For NOAA’s SWFO-L1 Spacecraft… On To the Critical Design Phase

July 29, 2021

Ball Aerospace has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) spacecraft — with the PDR completed, the spacecraft now moves into the critical design phase. Ball was awarded the contract to design and build the SWFO-L1 spacecraft on June 25, 2020, […]

Filed Under: PDR, Satellites, Solar, Space Tagged With: Featured

Yahsat + Airbus Have Completed The PDR Of The Thuraya 4-NGS Satellite

June 9, 2021

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and Airbus have successfully completed a key milestone in the construction of the Thuraya 4-NGS — the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Thuraya 4-NGS is part of a transformational program delivering a comprehensive, new L-band ecosystem with the upgrade of Thuraya’s space and ground and user (products and solutions) segments. Complemented by […]

Filed Under: Manufacturing, Milestone, PDR, Satellites Tagged With: Featured

PDR Completed By Thales Alenia Space For Space INSPIRE

November 29, 2020

Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), has announced that a major milestone for Space INSPIRE (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) development has been achieved by the accomplishment of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Thales Alenia Space is developing this product line with the aim to allow seamless telecommunication […]

Filed Under: Analysis / Reports, PDR, Satellites

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