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ST Engineering iDirect and satellite operator Hellas Sat have successfully validated hybrid, 5G backhauling use cases over satellite. Showcasing a completely seamless transition between terrestrial and satellite-based networks, the demonstration […]
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Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully deployed two satellites to orbit for real-time, geospatial monitoring company BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY). Rocket Lab also successfully introduced helicopter operations to a recovery mission for the first […]
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate awarded an $8.4 million contract to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. to support the directorate’s Precise flight experiment projected for launch in […]
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The CERES space system (Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale or Space-based Signal Intelligence Capability) satellites, designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales for the DGA (the French […]
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Fleet Space Technologies has secured $26.4 million in investment, valuing the company at $126 million — this represents a major step forward for the company, which is committed to creating […]
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PLD Space has achieved a new milestone with their official presentation in Madrid of the company’s MIURA 1 rocket that has been exhibited fully assembled for the first time in […]
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On Monday, November 15, the International Space Station (ISS) Flight Control team was notified of indications of a satellite breakup that may create sufficient debris to pose a conjunction threat […]
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The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has exercised their second contract option, valued at approximately $737 million, for the procurement of three additional GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) space vehicles […]
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently completed the critical design review (CDR) of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) prototype for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The […]
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Capella Space has announced that the company will become the first commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) supplier to demonstrate Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) compatibility with the U.S. Space Development Agency […]
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