Tag: Satellites

The Ministry of Science of Colombia confirmed yesterday, Saturday, the launching into the orbit of the second Colombian satellite, whose name is FACSAT2 Chiribiquete, and whose objective will be to perform specialized measurements to reduce gas emissions and address the weather crisis in the Andean country. In its Twitter account, the science portfolio highlighted that […]

​Lafayette CO (SPX) Apr 14, 2023

Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary, will design and manufacture three microsatellites to support NASA’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts, or INCUS, mission.

The INCUS mission – led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory – aims to better understand the complex dynamics of thunderstorms and thei 

​Paris, France (SPX) Apr 16, 2023

The IRIS2 Satellite Constellation is a project led by the European Union that aims to build a new secure, resilient and sovereign satellite constellation in Europe. This constellation will offer communication capabilities and high-speed internet for governmental and business purposes, but also for coping with dead connectivity zones.

+ SES participated in the Public Market Consultation and 

​Austin TX (SPX) Apr 12, 2023

Slingshot Aerospace, the innovative technology company dedicated to improving spaceflight safety and optimizing orbital operations, has announced a significant expansion to the Slingshot Global Sensor Network’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) tracking capabilities. The company is expanding its LEO tracking capabilities to make its network the largest commercial optical sensor network for LEO observation i 

​Boeing unveiled its Protected Wideband Satellite (PWS) design featuring Boeing’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P) payload… 

​Boeing [BA] on Thursday introduced its design for an anti-jam payload that has been integrated into a U.S. Space Force satellite communications (SATCOM) spacecraft scheduled to be launched in 2024.
The post Boeing Unveils Anti-Jam Payload For Next Space Force Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite appeared first on Defense Daily. 

​The overdue Satellite Control Network’s Life Cycle Sustainment Plan is expected to address the many ways space has changed since the last 2017 version, including the over-extension of too few antennas to communicate with too many satellites. 

​Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight… 

​Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Apr 06, 2023

Space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit signed a 26-million euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for IRIDE, a space-based observation program initiated by the Italian government that will leverage national competencies and responsibility with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), which will manage the project, and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) under th