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Due to health and travel concerns related to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, several important space-related events have been postponed or cancelled.
Read More »Several Key Space-Related Events Cancelled Or Postponed Due To Covid-19 Caution
Dutch IoT Startup Hiber Receives Share Of €278 Million Grant; Appoints New Advisory Board Members
Dutch space-based Internet of Things (IoT) startup Hiber have announced that they will receive an undisclosed share of a €278 million European Innovation Council Accelerator grant as well as direct equity investment.
Read More »GomSpace And RBC Signals Sign MoU To Strengthen Ground Segment Collaboration
RBC Signals, the multi-national provider of flexible and cost-effective space communication services, and GomSpace, the manufacturer of nanosatellite solutions and operations services, today announced an MoU. The technology agreement will ensure that their companies’ respective solutions are fully integrated.
Read More »HySpecIQ Selects BridgeComm As Communications Partner For Satellite Hyperspectral Imaging
BridgeComm, Inc., a leader in optical wireless communications (OWC) solutions and services, today announced that it was selected as the OWC solution provider for HySpecIQ's new low earth orbit (LEO) constellation.
Read More »Intellian Signs Production Contract To Build A Range Of OneWeb User Terminals
Intellian, the global leader in mobile satellite communication antenna systems, has signed a contract with OneWeb, the global communications company with a mission to bring connectivity to everyone everywhere, to manufacture User Terminals for use on the OneWeb Network. This partnership was announced on 9 March 2020.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Quick Takes: First Recorded ‘Marsquakes’ Reveal The Red Planet’s Rumbling Guts
We’ve all heard of earthquakes, but what about marsquakes?
Read More »Kleos Data To Target Environmental Challenges In Brazil
Kleos Space S.A., a space-powered radio frequency reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, announced on 6 March 2020 that the Brazilian government agency Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Naturale Biocombustíveis (ANP) is to evaluate Kleos data at no cost for three months, commencing at the time the relevant data set is made …
Read More »Rocket Lab’s Next Mission To Launch Satellites For NASA, NRO And The University Of New South Wales
Rocket Lab, a space technology company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, announced on 9 March 2020 that its next mission will deploy payloads for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space. …
Read More »Glasgow-Based Startup Alba Orbital Announces New Ground Station Service
Alba Orbital, a Glasgow-based pioneer of miniaturized satellites announced AlbaConnect, a new Rapidly Deployable combined UHF/S Band Ground Station System for a global satellite network, on 10 February 2020. AlbaConnect allows clients to control satellite communications and process data without having to worry about building, leasing, or managing their own …
Read More »ICEYE Demonstrates SAR Video Capability From Current SAR Satellite Constellation
Finnish New Space leader ICEYE unveiled its newest in-orbit satellite demonstration, the capability to create synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) videos from the company’s current SAR satellite constellation, during Satellite 2020 in Washington, DC. ICEYE’s innovative imaging and processing technique for generating SAR videos can be used for advanced analysis of movement from a single satellite …
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