Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024
ICEYE US, a leading provider of radar satellite imaging for Earth monitoring, announced its selection by NASA to supply synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. The agreement is a 5-year fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded to multiple companies. Since 2020, NASA's CSDA program has been acquirin

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024
PathFinder Digital has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force to supply its Global Broadcast Service (GBS) satellite terminals. PathFinder's BAT-GBS-85 terminal, a Ka/Ku band, airline-checkable, flyaway system, will be delivered under this contract. The BAT-GBS-85 has undergone and passed Army Strategic Command (ARSTRAT) Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) testing and is certified

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 11, 2024
Researchers have successfully achieved data transmission rates of up to 424 Gbit/s across a 53-km free-space optical link using plasmonic modulators, which control optical signals through surface plasmon polaritons. This advancement paves the way for high-speed optical communication links that can transmit data through open air or space. Free-space optical communication networks offer sign

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2024
Ramon.Space has been awarded a key program to develop next-generation digital onboard processors for large-scale communication constellations. Funded by the UK Space Agency, this program promotes collaboration among UK space technology companies to drive innovation in digital payload technologies. At the heart of this initiative is Ramon.Space's cutting-edge onboard processor, NuComm, desi

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2024
OneWeb Technologies, Inc., a leader in secure commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) solutions, has announced the commercial availability of Astra, a new solution aimed at maintaining LEO SATCOM connectivity and operational performance when GPS or other global navigation satellite signals (GNSS) are unavailable or compromised. Astra became commercially available earlier this month. T

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 11, 2024
GPS technology typically provides location accuracy within a few meters, but many of us have experienced moments where it drifts by hundreds of meters or produces entirely wrong coordinates. One contributing factor to this inaccuracy is the number and alignment of satellites in the receiver's line of sight. GPS satellites are equipped with precise atomic clocks and constantly broadcast the

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 12, 2024
LandSpace, one of China's leading private rocket manufacturers, made significant progress toward developing a reusable rocket with a successful vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) test on Wednesday. The Beijing-based company used an experimental rocket for the test at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert of northwestern China. In this test, the rocket ascended to

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 dwarf-planet-ceres-consus-crater
New research by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) challenges previous assumptions about the origins of the dwarf planet Ceres. The study, published in the 'Journal of Geophysical Research Planets', reveals evidence that Ceres may have formed in the asteroid belt rather than migrating from the outer reaches of the Solar System. The key findings are based on

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 12, 2024
Researchers and cloud enthusiasts now have a new resource to explore unique cloud formations on Mars. The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Berlin has developed a comprehensive 20-year database of cloud and storm images, providing scientists with deeper insights into Martian atmospheric features. The "Mars Cloud Atlas" is now available to the public at https://hrscteam.dlr.de/public/data.php. Dan

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2024
China's reusable experimental spacecraft successfully returned to Earth on Friday, following a 268-day orbital mission, as announced by the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This marks a significant step in the development of China's reusable spacecraft technologies, paving the way for more affordable and efficient space travel between Earth and outer space, according to a statement from the laun