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BlackSky, a remote sensing company, has fully acquired satellite manufacturer LeoStella to continue supporting the development of the company’s imaging satellites, SpaceNews reported Friday. BlackSky previously owned 50 percent of LeoStella, and in a Nov. 7 earnings call the company announced it bought the remaining 50 percent from Thales Alenia Space to take full ownership. LeoStella […] More
Agile Space Industries will build a space test center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to meet the demand from NASA, commercial space companies and the Department of Defense for advanced in-space rocket engine testing capabilities. The $20 million Tulsa Space Test Center, located adjacent to the Tulsa International Airport, is expected to be completed in 2027, Agile […] More
NASA has awarded Advanced Space a contract to extend the mission of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, 12U cubesat. CAPSTONE, operating in the near rectilinear halo orbit, serves as a software test bed and informs NASA with significant data about navigation and operations in NRHO, where the Lunar […] More
Antaris and Raytheon business SEAKR Engineering have partnered to develop end-to-end satellite development virtualization capabilities to support multiple Department of Defense contracts. Under the collaboration, Antaris said Monday SEAKR hardware components will be integrated into its cloud-based software platform to enable remote hardware-in-the-loop testing and certification. The team will utilize Antaris’ TrueTwin simulation environment to test simulations involving […] More
Business and government aviation customers of the Intelsat Flex satellite network can now access connectivity speeds of up to 50 Mbps, following network enhancements and trials using Satcom Direct’s Plane Simple Ku band antenna system. The in-flight connectivity service will be enhanced further in the future with additional network modifications, Intelsat said Thursday. According to […] More
Raft, a defense technology company offering artificial intelligence, machine learning and data services, has booked a $600,000 contract to develop innovations for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office with the goal of strengthening national security. The company said Wednesday it will utilize its innovative AI/ML and data offerings to enhance the Space RCO’s space operations and develop […] More
Lockheed Martin has completed its acquisition of Terran Orbital, a spacecraft manufacturer serving the global aerospace and defense markets, and its subsidiary Tyvak International. Through the acquisition, originally announced in August, Terran Orbital will provide services to Lockheed Martin’s Space business area, including satellite design and production, launch planning, mission operations and in-orbit support to meet the […] More
BAE Systems has completed tests on the M-Code signal tracking capability of its Global Navigation Satellite System, or GNSS, receiver under a program seeking the application’s integration into a broader array of platforms, including battery-powered handheld devices. The company said its application specific integrated circuit powered the GNSS receiver to demonstrate its capabilities for the […] More
Herndon, Virginia-based defense technology contractor HawkEye 360 announced that its Cluster 9 satellites have reached full operational capability, while the company’s Cluster 10 constellation is expected to reach full operational capability by early November. The Cluster 9 constellation’s mid-inclination orbit expands the radio frequency data and analytics coverage of high-demand areas, HawkEye 360 said Thursday. The company […] More
The Space Development Agency has tapped 19 non-traditional space contractors for its Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit, or HALO, program. The subject of an SDA solicitation announced in June, the program aims at rapidly developing and deploying advanced space technologies to support future tranches of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, or PWSA, […] More
Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies, jointly operating under the Eutelsat Group as a wholly owned independent U.S. proxy company and subsidiary, have partnered with Iridium Communications to enhance satellite services for U.S. government customers. Under the agreement, EACOWT said Wednesday it will use Iridium’s Certus platform and satellite time and location services to offer enhanced low […] More
The European Space Agency has tapped Kepler Communications to oversee the low Earth orbit segment of the High Throughput Optical Network, or HydRON, program. As a prime contractor on the HydRON-DS Element #1 agreement, Kepler aims to advance the ESA’s data transport capabilities by providing acumen in spacecraft constellation design, manufacturing, networking and operations, the satellite telecommunications […] More
