...the who's who,
and the what's what 
of the space industry

Copernical Team

Copernical Team

Monday, 03 June 2013 15:09

Terma A/S

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Terma A/S is a Danish defense and aerospace manufacturer for both civilian and military applications, and is owned by the Danish company Thrige Holding A/S.

It is operating in the aerospace, defense, and security sector, Terma supports customers and partners all over the world. With more than 1,100 committed employees worldwide, Terma develops and manufactures mission-critical products and solutions.

The company was founded in 1944. Terma A/S headquarters are located in Lystrup near Århus, Denmark. Terma international locations include Leiden in the Netherlands, Darmstadt in Germany near Frankfurt, Warner Robins in the USA.

Thursday, 30 May 2013 20:30

Machinalis

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Machinalis is a company dedicated to Research and Software development, being Python, Django and Agiles methodologies as the founding tools for our projects.

Our primary purpose is to change the role of Argentina in the worldwide IT Industry, transforming ourselves suppliers of High Added Value Solutions and Computer Science.

From within Machinalis and our experienced teams, we implement unique solutions through powerful and innovative tools and high standards of human resource, supported by standardized procedures of development, testing, implementation, monitoring and updates.

In Machinalis we are committed to making the client’s reach, objectives and expectations our primary goal. For this, our philosophy lies on inviting our clients to become active members in every step of the project, promoting long-term relationships.

We are the power button that moves your idea's wheels; we are... the missing piece.

Over the next 2 years, our goal is to become the Number 1 company in the provision of Python development from Latin America to the United States and Europe.

 

www.machinalis.com

Wednesday, 29 May 2013 08:26

Indra

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Indra is a Spanish information technology and defense systems company. It is a global consulting, and technology company.

Indra is organized around three business areas: Information Technologies, Simulation & Automatic Test Systems, and Defense Electronic Equipment. Indra claims over 25 years of experience in the Space market, in offering its customers turnkey satellite solutions: the 'Military Communications and Space' division develops and supplies solutions for the space segment for customers in more than 20 countries. These include: Eutelsat, Eumetsat, the European Space Agency, Hispasat, Defence Ministries, Telecommunications Operators, Environment Ministries and Air Navigation Agencies.

Saturday, 25 May 2013 04:46

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation

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SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is a Japanese direct broadcast satellite television company that operates the SKY PerfecTV! satellite network (including the JCSat satellites, the SuperBird satellites, the Horizons satellites).

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is the result of the merger of JSAT Corporation, SKY Perfect Communications, Inc., and Space Communications Corporation in October 2008. It is the core operating company of the SKY Perfect JSAT Group.

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is built on the strengths available from a hybrid business, operating both a stable space & satellite business and a proven, high-growth multi-channel pay TV business under one roof, while at the same time building services and  capacity to compete in the satellite communications market.

Saturday, 25 May 2013 04:40

JSAT Corporation

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JSAT Corporation (JSAT) is satellite operator (Japan).

JSAT Corp. has a fleet of communications satellites in orbit. According to a 2004 report, JSAT was the fifth largest satellite operator in the world. JSAT was the first private-sector satellite communications operator in Japan (JCSat satellites). In October 2008 JSAT, was merged with SKY Perfect Communications, Inc., and Space Communications Corporation, resulting in the creation of the SKY Perfect JSAT Group.

Saturday, 25 May 2013 04:29

JCSat satellites

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The JCSat satellites are telecommunications satellites operated by the company 'SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation' (Japan).

Thursday, 23 May 2013 05:43

Angara rocket

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The Angara rocket family is a family of space-launch vehicles being developed by the Moscow-based Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.

(May 2013:) The rockets, which are to provide lifting capabilities between 2,000 and 40,500 kg into low earth orbit, are intended to become the mainstay of the Russian unmanned launcher fleet in the future and replace several existing systems.

Thursday, 23 May 2013 05:15

Sputnix Ltd

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Sputnix Ltd is a Russian company with activity in the field of small spacecraft Attitude Control and Determination Systems (ACDS).

Sputnix Ltd proposes design, development and test for ACDS systems. Another important activity of Sputnix is to design and manufacture a small spacecraft platform called TabletSat – a 10-12 kg SC platform for implementation of technological experiments in space.

It is a subsidiary company of the SCANEX Research and Development Center (ScanEx – the leading Russian company on the remote sensing market, specializing in receiving of Earth observation images from space, its thematic processing and distribution).

Sputnix Ltd's activity was initiated by the ScanEx Satellite Technology Division. This division developed a three-axes stabilization Attitude Control and Determination System (ACDS) for a small satellite Chibis-M. The Chibis-M spacecraft was successfully launched into orbit on 25 January 2012. Sputnix Ltd was established in 2011.

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Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation is a spacecraft technology and robotics company located in New York, USA.

Honeybee Robotics has particular expertise in developing and operating small mechanical tools used on Mars missions. Some of the robotic devices it has developed and successfully demonstrated on Mars include:

  • The Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) instruments used on both Mars Exploration Rovers.
  • The Icy Soil Acquisition Device (ISAD), sometimes called the "Phoenix Scoop", a soil scoop and a precision ice-sampling tool successfully demonstrated on the 2008 Mars Phoenix Lander mission,
  • The Sample Manipulation System and Dust Removal Tool used on the Mars Science Laboratory mission, which landed in August 2012.
  • In addition, they are developing tools to be used to live and work on the moon as part of NASA's Constellation program.

Honeybee Robotics delivers flight-qualified products, from specialized mechanical components to precision positioning and deployment systems. It also offesr a range of engineering services, from specification development to design, build, test, and integration of a final product. 

Honeybee Robotics was established in 1983.

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:36

Space Dynamics Laboratory, Utah Univ.

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The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is a not-for-profit unit of the Utah State University Research Foundation.

SDL's mission is to solve technical challenges faced by the military, science community, and industry through:

  • Serving MDA and the DoD as the University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for electro-optical sensor systems research and development.
  • Designing and delivering electro-optical and space environment sensors and subsystems for over 400 rocket-borne and space-based payloads.
  • Pioneering efficient and effective calibration and characterization techniques and facilities.
  • Innovating CubeSat busses and small-scale components that provide large-scale benefits to the customer.
  • Enabling significant advances in data compression, processing, and exploitation.
  • Developing real-time reconnaissance data visualization hardware and software for operational military applications.
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