Filtronic has received funding through the UK Space Agency’s Ground Station Innovation Programme to develop next-generation RF-over-IP technology for digital satellite ground infrastructure. Supported through the European Space Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems, or ARTES, program, the project will develop a demonstrator built around a 100Gb/s optical interface with four wideband IF channels for […]
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ClearSpace has signed a new contract with the European Space Agency to advance Phoenix, its geostationary-orbit satellite life-extension program, through the next phase of system and technology maturation. The work will develop the mission architecture, rendezvous and proximity operations, docking, guidance, navigation and control, flight software and ground segment required for future commercial servicing of […]
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Open Cosmos has secured €300 million in new funding to expand satellite manufacturing and accelerate development of its Earth observation, communications and data-intelligence infrastructure. The financing includes participation from Lightrock, ETF Partners, Institut Català de Finances, Entrepreneurs First, international pension investors, Convex Group, the UK National Security Strategic Investment Fund, Phoenix Court and Claret Capital […]
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AccelerComm, a UK developer of physical layer technologies for 5G non-terrestrial networks, has been selected to support a European Space Agency (ESA)-funded program developing regenerative 5G processing for Low Earth Orbit satellite networks. The project is working toward a Technology Readiness Level 5 demonstrator capable of supporting multiple simultaneous users under realistic satellite channel conditions, […]
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Rohde & Schwarz, a global technology company active across test and measurement, technology systems, networks and cybersecurity, has announced the acquisitions of Dresden, Germany-based NEOSAT GmbH and PHYTRONIC GmbH. The acquisitions expand the company’s capabilities in secure and resilient satellite communications for civil and military aerospace applications by bringing together specialized expertise in multi-antenna satellite […]
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York Space Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire Solestial, a developer of radiation-hardened space solar technologies, as part of a broader strategy to strengthen domestic manufacturing and secure scalable power systems for satellite and space missions.
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NEC Corporation, global industry experts in satellite communications and space-based network infrastructure, has completed the design of a small technology demonstration satellite to validate key technologies required for next-generation optical communication satellite constellations.
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UNIVITY (formerly Constellation Technologies & Operations or CTO), a European provider of space-based connectivity services, has officially signed the Zero Debris Charter. This non-binding yet ambitious framework sets out shared principles and measurable targets for achieving Zero Debris by 2030.
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Rohde & Schwarz has expanded its test and measurement equipment portfolio to support the performance optimization of Telesat Lightspeed, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation expected to enter
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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has unveiled its new line of customizable solar arrays, known as Standardized Array (STARRAY), designed to support diverse satellite power requirements across all orbital conditions.
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