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AmpliTech Group’s Division, AmpliTech Inc, Unveils Its New KA LNB Unit, Designed For Superior Performance In LEO, MEO, GEO And KA Band Teleport Applications

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Featuring its proprietary AmpliTech LNA low noise technology, this Ka Band LNB was designed for superior performance in small sats, LEO, MEO, GEO and portable or fixed Ka-Band teleport applications.

Key Points: 
  • Featuring its proprietary AmpliTech LNA low noise technology, this Ka Band LNB was designed for superior performance in small sats, LEO, MEO, GEO and portable or fixed Ka-Band teleport applications.
  • This innovative new product is part of AmpliTech’s rollout of targeted industry solutions that improve and transform current telecommunications technology.
  • So, the next time you get a nice clean picture on your TV, there is a hard-working LNB making this possible.
  • This Ka LNB uses our own MMIC & LNA technology, enabling superior performance and opens new opportunities as we target demand from small sats, LEO, MEO, GEO and portable or fixed Ka-Band teleport applications.

NewSpace India and SAB Launch Services sign Launch Services Agreement to fly cubesat on PSLV mission

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

BENEVENTO, Italy, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO providing Launch Services on-board ISRO’s launch vehicles, and SAB Launch Services (SAB-LS), specialized in Launch Services for small satellites, signed at the end of 2023 a Launch Service Agreement for deploying smallsat in orbit.

Key Points: 
  • BENEVENTO, Italy, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO providing Launch Services on-board ISRO’s launch vehicles, and SAB Launch Services (SAB-LS), specialized in Launch Services for small satellites, signed at the end of 2023 a Launch Service Agreement for deploying smallsat in orbit.
  • This agreement represents a significant milestone in providing advanced and seamless solutions for small satellites complementing with PSLV and SSLV missions, the launcher portfolio with focus on commercial customers.
  • Mr. Radkakrishnan D, Chairman and Managing Director of NSIL, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, "Our strategic collaboration with SAB empowers us to better serve the global small satellite community, also in light of our new small launch vehicle SSLV."
  • SAB-LS’s CEO, Marco Mariani, added, "This partnership is a testament to the dedication we've poured into improving our services offer.

Eutelsat Group Confirms End of Operations on EUTELSAT 113 West A Satellite

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Friday, February 2, 2024

Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) confirms that following an anomaly on its EUTELSAT 113 West A satellite which occurred on 31st January, it has ceased operations on the satellite.

Key Points: 
  • Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) confirms that following an anomaly on its EUTELSAT 113 West A satellite which occurred on 31st January, it has ceased operations on the satellite.
  • Launched in 2006 and operating in inclined orbit at the 113° West position, EUTELSAT 113 West A (ex-Satmex 6) provided coverage of the Americas in C- and Ku-bands serving customers in video, data, and Government services on 18 operational transponders.
  • Mitigation actions are underway to minimize the disruption to customers impacted, including accelerated transfer to alternative capacity on our satellites located at the 115° and 117° West positions.
  • Eutelsat teams are deploying all possible efforts to mitigate the potential adverse consequences on orbital safety.

Carbice Collaborates with RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies to Drive Deep Tech Innovation and Sustainability in Aerospace

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies is a leading provider of turnkey small satellite solutions, including nanosatellites, microsatellites, and ESPA-class satellites.

Key Points: 
  • RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies is a leading provider of turnkey small satellite solutions, including nanosatellites, microsatellites, and ESPA-class satellites.
  • Carbice Space Pad is a proven and reliable thermal solution that combines high-power dissipation performance with ease of use.
  • Carbice Space Pad negates this damage and delay by saving existing material from being discarded and avoiding an increased schedule risk.
  • Baratunde Cola and his team of pioneers have helped enable that speed and mission with Carbice Space Pad and Carbice SIM.

Norwegian Microsatellite Developed by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Achieves Optical Satellite-to-Ground Communications Link

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

The NorSat-TD demonstration microsatellite developed by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) for the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has successfully transferred data to a ground station using optical communications technology.

Key Points: 
  • The NorSat-TD demonstration microsatellite developed by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) for the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has successfully transferred data to a ground station using optical communications technology.
  • The accomplishment is a first for a Dutch-built laser communication device and among the first achieved by a microsatellite.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240131013536/en/
    Artist rendering of NorSat-TD microsatellite developed by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL).
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Optical, or laser, communications between a satellite and ground station enable faster and more secure transmission of larger data sets than typically possible with radio communications.

Portal Raises $34 Million Seed Round to Support Development of Decentralized Bitcoin-Based Exchange

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The seed funding builds on Portal’s angel round of $8.5 million , which closed in 2021.

Key Points: 
  • The seed funding builds on Portal’s angel round of $8.5 million , which closed in 2021.
  • Portal will use the funds to develop its two flagship products: Portal DEX and Portal Wallet .
  • Portal Wallet is a fully non-custodial tool that integrates Portal DEX and allows users to receive, store and send cryptocurrencies across blockchains.
  • “The Portal platform is a game-changer, making decentralized trading and financial contract creation for Bitcoin and other assets both faster and more secure.

Avalanche Technology Enables The Orbital Internet and Mars/Moon Gateway With Space-IoT Architecture

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

FREMONT, Calif, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Avalanche Technology, the leader in next generation MRAM technology, today released a white paper showing how AI computing should be implemented in Space. The white paper is titled "AI Computing in Space: A New Space-IoT Architecture to Solve the Processor Scaling Problem for Space", and examines why we need a new approach to scaling processing and cloud architectures for Space.

Key Points: 
  • FREMONT, Calif, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Avalanche Technology, the leader in next generation MRAM technology, today released a white paper showing how AI computing should be implemented in Space.
  • We're completing the Orbital Internet picture by providing a new architecture, available now, for how AI computing should be implemented in Space.
  • "Previously Avalanche showed how to enable Multi Mission Boot Capability, and how to design robust data centers in Space.
  • Now we're completing the Orbital Internet picture by providing a new architecture, available now, for how AI computing should be implemented in Space."

Advanced Space's Resilient CAPSTONE Mission for NASA is Operating at the Moon for 445 Days: Continues to Transform Exploration with Cutting Edge Technology

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company, is pleased to announce that CAPSTONE™ – the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment – continues to be "The Little Satellite That Could" as it flies near the Moon over 440 days. The spacecraft is conducting operations in Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO); achieving record-long mission operational "up times;" conducting experiments that demonstrate its usefulness for position, navigation, and timing (PNT); and for testing software at the Moon.

Key Points: 
  • CAPSTONE™ continues to be “The Little Satellite That Could” as it flies near the Moon for 445 days.
  • The 112 days were interrupted by a system reset caused by a ground station being unavailable as scheduled.
  • On the positive side, this brief reset meant that the spacecraft operated as designed when it didn't hear from us.
  • Currently, CAPSTONE is using the NASA DSN ground architecture, but other ground segments could be demonstrated.

NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

They will arrive to the space station for a short duration handover with NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission

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  • They will arrive to the space station for a short duration handover with NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission
    This will be the first spaceflight for Cardman, who was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017.
  • With a total of 203 days in space, this will be Hague's third launch and second mission to the orbiting laboratory.
  • Five months later, Hague launched aboard Soyuz MS-12 and served as a flight engineer aboard the space station during Expeditions 59 and 60.
  • Hague conducted three spacewalks, to upgrade space station power systems and install a docking adapter for commercial spacecraft.

RTX completes milestones on DARPA Blackjack Program with four Blue Canyon Technologies satellites

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

LAFAYETTE, Colo., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), announced today the satellites supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Blackjack program have completed critical milestones activities.

Key Points: 
  • LAFAYETTE, Colo., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), announced today the satellites supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Blackjack program have completed critical milestones activities.
  • National security space assets, critical to U.S. warfighting capabilities, traditionally reside in a geosynchronous orbit to deliver persistent overhead access to any point on the globe.
  • To potentially replace these large systems, the Blackjack program seeks to establish an equally effective network in low-Earth orbit using a constellation of four connected satellites.
  • "The Blackjack program is a perfect example of how RTX and Blue Canyon Technologies are working to solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense," said Chris Winslett, general manager for Blue Canyon Technologies.