Earth orbits

Orbit Coffee Brings EthicSport's Top-Notch Athletic Nutrition To The Masses

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Friday, July 30, 2021
Food and drink, Coffee, Crops, Sports nutrition, Earth orbits, Coffee preparation

While it operates as a subsidiary of the popular Italian sports nutrition brand EthicSport, the goal of Orbit Coffee is to provide much-needed fuel in everyday scenarios, as well.

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  • While it operates as a subsidiary of the popular Italian sports nutrition brand EthicSport, the goal of Orbit Coffee is to provide much-needed fuel in everyday scenarios, as well.
  • Orbit Coffee is a product designed with results in mind.
  • While athletes are welcome, each Orbit Coffee pouch can be used in a much larger variety of scenarios.
  • About Orbit Coffee: Orbit Coffee is a product created by Cleverit Corp, a subsidiary of the leading sports nutrition label EthicSport.

Kymeta Demonstrates LEO and GEO SATCOM Interoperability During Military Battle Lab Exercise

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Data management, Technology, Satellite, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Defense, Contracts, Internet, VoIP, Mobile, Wireless, Earth orbits, Spaceflight, Kymeta, Metamaterials, Satcom, Low Earth orbit, Satcom, Geostationary orbit, Satellite, Earth, Flight

Kymeta ( www.kymetacorp.com ), the communications company making mobile global, announced today seamless interoperability between the Kymeta u8 terminal, Kepler Communications low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, and geostationary (GEO) SATCOM terminals at an annual military battle lab exercise focused on the integration of operations, intelligence, and technology.

Key Points: 
  • Kymeta ( www.kymetacorp.com ), the communications company making mobile global, announced today seamless interoperability between the Kymeta u8 terminal, Kepler Communications low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, and geostationary (GEO) SATCOM terminals at an annual military battle lab exercise focused on the integration of operations, intelligence, and technology.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210722005039/en/
    Kymeta demonstrates LEO and GEO interoperability with the u8 at technical demonstration.
  • The u8 provides the needed capacity and seamless connectivity between LEO and GEO satellites.
  • The change from GEO to LEO and linear to circular polarization was automated and accomplished via software only.

Renesas Launches High-Reliability Radiation-Hardened Plastic Portfolio for Satellites in Medium and Geosynchronous Earth Orbits

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Satellite, Hardware, Engineering, Chemicals, Plastics, Technology, Aerospace, Semiconductor, Manufacturing, Earth orbits, Integrated circuits, Technology, Renesas Electronics, Radiation hardening, Small satellite, Geosynchronous orbit, Electronics industry, Geocentric orbit, Low Earth orbit, Electrical engineering

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210715005220/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210715005220/en/
    New Radiation-Hardened Plastic ICs to Power Satellites in Medium and Geosynchronous Earth Orbits (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The new ICs also complement the radiation-tolerant plastic-package ICs Renesas introduced in 2017 for smallsats in Low Earth Orbit.
  • Together, Renesas plastic IC lineup supports multiple orbit ranges, providing the radiation performance and optimal cost balance required for a variety of satellite subsystems and payloads.
  • The new Renesas rad-hard plastic ICs help customers reduce their electronics footprint and cost without compromising performance.
  • Customers can add the new rad-hard plastic ICs to their existing architecture with a new package type and production flow.

Kepler Communications raises oversubscribed $60M Series B for satellite communications network

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Astronomy, Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Satellite broadcasting, Kepler Communications, Earth orbits, Kepler space telescope, Communications satellite, Satellite, Johannes Kepler, Low Earth orbit

Toronto, Ontario, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space company Kepler Communications has raised an oversubscribed US$60M Series B to provide it with a capital injection for the continued scaling of its on-orbit satellite communications network.

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  • Toronto, Ontario, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space company Kepler Communications has raised an oversubscribed US$60M Series B to provide it with a capital injection for the continued scaling of its on-orbit satellite communications network.
  • Kepler is charging forward in the space race to develop a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication network.
  • Kepler designs, builds, and operates satellites that are 1/10th the size and cost of alternatives to provide satellite communication services.
  • Additionally, the funds from the Series B will be used to enhance the size and caliber of the team at Kepler Communications.

NASA Selects Geostationary and Extended Orbits Imager Phase A Contracts

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Earth orbits, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Astrodynamics, Geostationary orbit

GREENBELT, Md., March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has selected L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Raytheon Company of El Segundo, California, for the Geostationary and Extended Orbits (GEO-XO) Imager (GXI) Phase A Study contracts.

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  • GREENBELT, Md., March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has selected L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Raytheon Company of El Segundo, California, for the Geostationary and Extended Orbits (GEO-XO) Imager (GXI) Phase A Study contracts.
  • The GXI Phase A Study requirement will provide services to help meet the objectives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GEO-XO program.
  • The total value of each of these one-year firm-fixed price contracts is approximately $6M.
  • The principal purpose of these contracts is to provide a definition-phase study of a geostationary Imager instrument.

Earth Observant Inc. Successfully Tests Next-generation Propulsion Technology to Support Future Very Low Earth Orbit Missions

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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Ion engines, Spacecraft propulsion, Spaceflight, Emerging technologies, Earth orbits, Hall-effect thruster, Thruster, Low Earth orbit, Vehicles, Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion, Iodine Satellite

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Earth Observant Inc. (EOI) successfully completed a series of tests on its internally developed Hall-effect thruster that introduces new propellant types while maintaining thruster efficiency and minimizing erosion.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Earth Observant Inc. (EOI) successfully completed a series of tests on its internally developed Hall-effect thruster that introduces new propellant types while maintaining thruster efficiency and minimizing erosion.
  • This technology supports EOI's core mission of operating a Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) constellation of Earth Imaging satellites to deliver ultra-high resolution image data.
  • This propulsion tech supports EOI's core mission of operating in very low orbits for commercial & defense applications.
  • This propulsion technology enables crucial satellite operating maneuvers, including drag makeup, orbital plane changes, upper stage payload ferrying, and controlled deorbiting.

SpaceX Transporter-1 Carries Two Phase Four-Powered Small Satellites to Low Earth Orbit in New 'ROI in Space' Era

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Monday, January 25, 2021
Spaceflight, Earth orbits, Spacecraft, Small satellite, Satellite, Low Earth orbit, Ion thruster, Geocentric orbit, Astrodynamics, Collision avoidance

Maxwell plasma propulsion engines will power two smallsats that will execute Earth observation missions in low Earth orbit (LEO) over several years.

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  • Maxwell plasma propulsion engines will power two smallsats that will execute Earth observation missions in low Earth orbit (LEO) over several years.
  • The RFT-powered Maxwell propulsion system maneuvers satellites to optimal orbit and maintains their positions to acquire and measure precise Earth imagery data.
  • Propulsion for small satellites in LEO makes them far more agile to minimize collisions and extends mission lifetime by multiple years, which is critical for commercial spacecraft missions.
  • Phase Four is a disruptive provider of simple electric propulsion (EP) solutions for small satellites.

Renesas’ Intersil Brand 14-Bit, 1-MSPS ADC Delivers Best-in-Class Radiation-Hardened Performance for Satellites, Manned Spacecraft, and Lunar Space Missions

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Technology, Semiconductor, Engineering, Satellite, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Networks, Hardware, Electronic design automation, Digital signal processing, Electrical engineering, Applied sciences, Measurement, NOiSE, Satellite broadcasting, Earth orbits, Academic disciplines, Differential nonlinearity, Effective number of bits, Integral nonlinearity, Signal-to-noise ratio

Renesas Intersil brand ISL73141SEH delivers best in class dynamic and static performance, including signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), effective number of bits (ENOB), integral non-linearity (INL) and differential non-linearity (DNL).

Key Points: 
  • Renesas Intersil brand ISL73141SEH delivers best in class dynamic and static performance, including signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), effective number of bits (ENOB), integral non-linearity (INL) and differential non-linearity (DNL).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201201005303/en/
    14-bit, 1-MSPS ADC with best-in-class rad-hard performance for satellites & manned spacecraft (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The ISL73141SEH is one of the key signal-path building blocks in long duration geosynchronous / geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) communication satellites and manned spacecraft, including lunar space missions.
  • By delivering the industrys best dynamic and static performance, the new 14-bit ADC accurately captures real-world analog transmissions and converts them for processing in the digital domain.
  • All names of products or services mentioned in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

NXTCOMM Defense Division Formed to Support Military Communications Imperative

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Earth orbits, Satellite broadcasting, Communications satellite, Medium Earth orbit, Geostationary orbit, Engineering

ATLANTA, Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM) announced today the formation NXTCOMM Defense , a new division focused on serving the military mobile Communications On-the-Move (COTM) market.

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  • ATLANTA, Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM) announced today the formation NXTCOMM Defense , a new division focused on serving the military mobile Communications On-the-Move (COTM) market.
  • NXTCOMM is developing scalable, highly conformal Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) technology to support the U.S. Defense imperative to leverage next-generation Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellites Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).
  • NXTCOMM's Defense Division will serve as a leading manufacturer of antennas and antenna systems for defense applications and will initially target special forces most in need of portability, low-profile stealth, broadband capacity and high-level operational performance.
  • NXTCOMM Defense is commercializing its technology for aerospace and defense market applications at the company's advanced antenna manufacturing facility in metro Atlanta.

NSR Releases Toolkit Benchmarking LEO and MEO Satellite Constellations

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Satellite Internet access, Telecommunications, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, SES S.A., Starlink, Google, Earth orbits, SpaceX, Medium Earth orbit, O3b, Meo

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NSRs Non-GEO Constellations Analysis Toolkit, released today, provides clients with an unbiased analytical framework to conduct internal assessments of LEO and MEO high-throughput satcom.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NSRs Non-GEO Constellations Analysis Toolkit, released today, provides clients with an unbiased analytical framework to conduct internal assessments of LEO and MEO high-throughput satcom.
  • With pre-loaded datasets and logic driven by configurable filters and inputs, the toolkit delivers an output-rich set of technical and business metrics benchmarking HTS constellations capabilities and performance.
  • NSR President Christopher Baugh commented on the toolkit: This new NSR product showcases NSRs leadership in empowering clients and supporting their evolving needs in a world that seeks 5G convergence across wireless, terrestrial and satellite network architectures.
  • 27 distinct constellation shells are analyzed for the below-listed LEO and MEO systems, including FCC-granted, in-orbit and operating, proposed systems and modifications: Amazon Project Kuiper (LEO), OneWeb (LEO), SES O3B (MEO), SpaceX Starlink (LEO), SpaceX VLEO, Telesat LEO, Telesat VLEO, ViaSat MEO and ViaSat LEO.