HydRON: Satellites using lasers for faster data sharing
ESA has signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System — HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is set to transform the […]
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Commercial Observation, and Hyperspectral Imaging
By Chris Forrester Brian Weimer, Partner, Telecom Team Leader Sheppard Mullin, said his panel could addressed conventional imagery from visible through to hyperspectral sensing. The expert panel addressed the challenges […]
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Silicon Sensing celebrates its IMU’s fourth year on the iQPS’ small SAR satellite
Silicon Sensing Systems’ DMU30 high performance inertial measurement unit (IMU) continues to perform within the control system of Japan’s first X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) small satellite from the Institute for […]
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Arianespace will launch the EU’s Copernicus EO Sentinel-1C satellite
Earlier this month, Arianespace announced that the company will be launching the Sentinel-1C, a Copernicus satellite, for the European Commission within the scope of a contract signed with the European […]
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EO: “The economics are key”
By Chris Forrester The snappily-named ‘Servicing Diverse Customer Needs with Next-Gen EO and Geospatial Intelligence’ panel was part of SVSW’s Satellite Innovation 2-days of panel and keynote sessions and certainly […]
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Hellenic Space Dawn mission adopts ENDUROSAT CubeSat-bus
EMTECH SPACE, the prime contractor for the Hellenic Space Dawn (HSD) mission under the Greek CubeSat In-orbit Validation program managed by ESA, has selected the EnduroSat CubeSat platform as the […]
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SpaceX’s Happy Friday, with launches of 20 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell
On Friday, October 18 at 7:13 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 20 Starlink Group 8-19 satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex […]
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EarthDaily Analytics acquires Descartes Labs
EarthDaily Analytics has acquired Descartes Labs and that company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Descartes Labs Government, Inc. — the newly combined company will be led by EDA CEO, Don Osborne. The integration […]
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BAE Systems teams with Kongsberg for new Integrated Combat Solution, a transformational battlefield tool
BAE Systems has entered into a teaming agreement with Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace to bring Integrated Combat Solution (ICS) to the U.S. defense market. The transformational battlefield situational awareness tool […]
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U.S. Army contract awards BAE Systems up to $460 million for Multi-mode Aviation Radio Set
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling value of $460 million for the AN/ARC-231/A Multi-mode Aviation Radio Set (MARS). This […]
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