BAE Systems — WISE Processing Is Radiation Hardened
A BAE Systems space computer has taken flight on a NASA satellite that is creating an infrared map of the universe.
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Northrop Grumman — Scalable SIRU To Serenade GPM Mission
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected to supply a Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit (Scalable SIRU(TM)) for NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission.
Read MoreInsitu Probes SpaceAge Control For UAVs
SpaceAge Control, Inc. has been selected by Insitu Inc. to provide the miniature pitot-static probe for the Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Read MoreSSTL Will Assist MicroSat’ OG2s With Their Bearings
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has delivered 18 SGR-10 GPS receivers to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of the USA to provide on-board orbit determination for the ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) satellites.
Read MoreThales Alenia Space Conducts Galileo Platform Tests
The platform-level integration tests on the engineering model of the Galileo in-orbit validation satellites have been completed at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Rome.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force Plug-And-Play In A Bus
Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] has been awarded an initial $500,000 task order to help the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) design a spacecraft "bus" with plug-and-play capability to reduce cost and schedule in developing future space systems.
Read MoreComtech Xicom SSPAs Are Going To Fly-Away
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s (Nasdaq:CMTL) subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., has received orders totaling US$1.6M for ruggedized, solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs).
Read MoreSES WORLD SKIES Orders Four To Go From Astrium
Astrium, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS (Euronext Paris: EAD) has announced SES has ordered four multi-mission satellites from them, to provide replacement as well as incremental capacity for its SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES divisions.
Read MoreRaytheon Radiating Sensor Success For NPOESS
A critical sensor for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environment Satellite System (NPOESS) has successfully completed all testing at Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) subcontractor, Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN), and is ready for delivery.
Read MoreGateHouse A/S Astutely Gets SDR Communicating Using Inmarsat BGAN
GateHouse A/S, Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima (Spectrum) and Inmarsat will be demo'ing a Software Defined Radio (SDR) implementation of a BGAN terminal at SDR’09 from December 1-4 in Washington DC.
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