Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) will develop two small spacecraft for the new NASA Astrophysics Pioneers Program. SFL will provide the spacecraft platforms, perform system integration, and conduct system testing for the StarBurst and Aspera astrophysics missions, led by Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and the University of Arizona, respectively. Initiated in 2020, the NASA Astrophysics […]
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Gilat’s Multi-Million Dollar Deal To Improve Satellite Communications in Eurasia for Multiple Applications
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), announced that one of the largest satellite service providers in Eurasia, has chosen Gilat as the baseband vendor for its satellite network. The companies signed a multi-million-dollar deal that includes the provisioning of Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform, which will be used to modernize and expand satellite communications […]
HySpecIQ’s Partner York Space Systems Will Provide Spacecraft Bus And Satellite Integrator
HySpecIQ, a company striving to become a major provider of hyperspectral imagery confirmed York Space Systems as its choice partner to manufacture its spacecraft bus and integrate the payloads with it. This announcement marks the third major partnership that is part of HySpecIQ’s strategic plan to manufacture and launch its hyperspectral imaging satellites; the others being BridgeComm Inc. […]
NanoAvionics Preparing To Launch Their 5th Rideshare Mission Via Exolaunch Aboard The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission
NanoAvionics has announced their latest satellite rideshare mission “MP42” is to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 with payloads from OQ Technology and Veoware. Using the prototype of its new MP42 smallsat bus, this is the fifth shared satellite mission by NanoAvionics, which has been one of the firsts companies in the smallsat industry […]
CGI Aelected for GSA’s ASTRO Space + Development / Systems Integration Pools
CGI has been selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) for the multi-award ASTRO Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This 10-year award provides CGI the opportunity to compete for task orders with an unlimited ceiling value to research, develop, support, maintain and operate manned, unmanned and optionally manned platforms and robotics, such as satellites, launch vehicles and […]
UPDATED: Space Debris Tracking Mission Development Agreement Signed Between Digantara + OrbAstro
Digantara Research and Technologies Pvt. Ltd., (Digantara) has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd. (OrbAstro) to fly the SCOT (Space–based space Climate and Object Tracker) payload onboard an ORB-6 satellite platform launching toward the end of 2022. The mission will focus on demonstration of a novel LiDAR-based technology developed by Digantara, and will serve […]
Gigabit Barrier Ignored — Kratos OpenSpace™ VWR For EO Delivers More Than 1 GBPS Performance
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has broken the gigabit throughput barrier with their OpenSpace™ virtualized wideband receivers, delivering more than a gigabit per second performance running solely on Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) x86-based computers. This achievement drastically lowers the cost of downlinks, while raising performance for Earth Observation (EO) and Remote Sensing (RS) missions. […]