Debra Werner
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Satellite manufacturers continue to diversify
Satellite manufacturers continue to diversify Companies with a history of manufacturing large geostationary satellites have succeeded in diversifying their product lines to attract new customers. → Read More
Rivada Space Networks selects Aalyria Spacetime
Rivada Space Networks selects Aalyria Spacetime Aalyria, the company marketing technology developed by Google parent Alphabet, announced an agreement March 13 with Rivada Space Networks. → Read More
LeoLabs to build radar in Argentina
WASHINGTON – LeoLabs announced plans March 13 to enhance tracking of space objects over the Southern Hemisphere with a new radar in Argentina. The S-band radar, scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, will be located on the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego. “The Southern Hemisphere has not been well covered for space safety and space domain awareness,” LeoLabs CEO Dan Ceperley told… → Read More
RS21 patent for AI-based monitoring
RS21 patent for AI-based monitoring RS21's artificial intelligence-based software called Space Prognostic AI Custodian Ecosystem, or SPAICE, is aimed at improving satellite monitoring. → Read More
Hughes unveils Jupiter 3
Hughes unveils Jupiter 3 Hughes Network System unveiled Jupiter 3, a massive geostationary communications satellite built by Maxar Technologies. → Read More
Atlas joins forces with Viasat RTE
Atlas joins forces with Viasat RTE Through a partnership with Viasat Real-Time Earth, Atlas Space Operations will expand its antenna network and offer customers access to larger antennas. → Read More
Lonestar raises $5 million for lunar data centers
SAN FRANCISCO – Lonestar Data Holdings raised $5 million in seed funding for its plan to establish lunar data centers. Scout Ventures led the round. Participants included Seldor Capital, 2 Future Holding, The Veteran Fund, Irongate Capital, Atypical Ventures and KittyHawk Ventures. “We are thrilled to have completed this successful seed round and are sincerely grateful for the support and vision… → Read More
CesiumAstro wins SDA contract for Link 16 antennas
CesiumAstro wins SDA contract for Link 16 antennas → Read More
Terran Orbital announces $2.4 billion Rivada Space Networks contract
Terran Orbital announces $2.4 billion Rivada Space Networks contract → Read More
NSL unveils new Black Box
NearSpace Launch unveils new Black BoxNSL unveils new Black Box → Read More
Peraton wins NOAA contract
SAN FRANCISCO – Peraton won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract with a potential value of nearly $400 million to provide ground services for polar-orbiting weather satellites. Under the Low Earth Orbit Ground Sustainment Services contract announced Feb. 17, Herndon, Virginia-based Peraton will support and maintain the Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground Services.… → Read More
Plasmos unveils Space Truck
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Plasmos revealed plans to offer in-space transportation and to return payloads to Earth with a Space Truck. The Space Truck, powered by Plasmos’ dual-mode propulsion system, will transport payloads to altitudes as high as 1,400 kilometers “to enable in-space manufacturing, last-mile delivery, point-to-point transportation, on-orbit servicing and active debris removal,” Plamso… → Read More
Boeing and Millennium cite benefits of partnership
Boeing and Millennium say partnership has been key to winning contracts. → Read More
AWS helps Atlas expand network
Atlas Space Operations is gaining access to 11 ground antennas sites through the AWS Solution Provider Program. → Read More
Sateliot and Sentrisense forge pact to monitor electric grid
Sateliot and Sentrisense, an Argentine company focused on power line maintenance, plan to offer satellite connectivity for electric grid sensors. → Read More
Small satellite sector should prepare for Starship
Small satellite manufacturers should prepare for the emergence of rideshare flights on the SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy launch vehicle, according to panelists speaking Feb. 7 at the SmallSat Symposium here. → Read More
KSAT expands global ground network
KSAT is expanding its global ground network. → Read More
Busek ramps up production for OneWeb constellation
Busek reveals role in helping OneWeb resume launches. → Read More
Orbital Sidekick raises $10 million from customers and existing investors
Hyperspectral imaging startup Orbital Sidekick raised $10 million in an investment round led by Energy Innovation Capital. → Read More
LeoLabs scans skies with West Australian Space Radar
LeoLabs announced the commissioning Jan. 30 of its West Australian Space Radar to improve tracking of satellites and debris in low-Earth orbit. → Read More