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SEVEN COMPANIES JOIN CATALYST ACCELERATOR'S SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS COHORT

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

These companies will come together from across the globe to participate in the Accelerator’s 13th cohort focused on Space Domain Awareness.

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These companies will come together from across the globe to participate in the Accelerator’s 13th cohort focused on Space Domain Awareness.
The United States Space Force recognizes the urgency of protecting space mission sensors and systems and sought to leverage commercial software capabilities to enhance, supplement, support, and refine existing Space Domain Awareness capabilities.
The Space Domain Awareness cohort (#CASDA2) is the first Accelerator in partnership with The Space Domain Awareness Tools, Applications & Processing Lab (SDA TAP Lab).
Exclosure seeks to provide not just space domain awareness, but space domain empowerment.

Maxar Space Systems selected by L3Harris Technologies to support Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Program

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Satellite, Software, Defense, Hardware, Contracts, Data Management, Technology, Government Technology, Multimedia, PWSA, Tranche, Space Development Agency, L3Harris Technologies, LEO, SDA

Maxar Space Systems, a leading provider of comprehensive space technologies, today announced it has been selected by L3Harris Technologies for the design and production of eighteen Maxar 300 spacecraft platforms and associated support for its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program with the Space Development Agency (SDA).

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Maxar Space Systems, a leading provider of comprehensive space technologies, today announced it has been selected by L3Harris Technologies for the design and production of eighteen Maxar 300 spacecraft platforms and associated support for its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program with the Space Development Agency (SDA).
This selection builds on Maxar Space Systems’ existing contract with L3Harris for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer, awarded in 2022.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240307860226/en/
Maxar Space Systems Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Rendering (Photo: Maxar Space Systems)
The Tranche 2 Tracking Layer will enhance SDA’s capability to provide global, persistent indications, detection, warning, and tracking, of conventional and advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
“Maxar Space Systems is excited to partner with L3Harris again on behalf of the Space Development Agency,” said Chris Johnson, CEO of Maxar Space Systems.

AWS to Launch an Infrastructure Region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Monday, March 4, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced it will launch an AWS infrastructure Region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2026.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced it will launch an AWS infrastructure Region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2026.
With today’s announcement, AWS has plans to launch 18 more Availability Zones and six more AWS Regions in Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.
To help support this goal, AWS is launching a new upskilling program, “AWS Saudi Arabia Women’s Skills Initiative,” in partnership with Skillsoft Global Knowledge.
Enterprises in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia choose AWS to innovate, drive cost efficiencies, and accelerate launch time.

LeoLabs Appoints Commercial Space Executive Tony Frazier as Its New CEO

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Monday, February 26, 2024

Engineering, SRI International, Growth, SRI, Space Systems Command, Commerce, Defense, Catalog, Government, National Science Foundation, Safety, Unitary state, Space, GeoEye, Executive, Public sector, Public, SDA, Management

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs, the leading provider of integrated solutions that persistently monitor activity in space to reveal threats to safety and security, today announced Tony Frazier has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Tony will lead LeoLabs as it scales to become a critical mission partner for combined military space operations and next generation space safety systems.

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Tony will lead LeoLabs as it scales to become a critical mission partner for combined military space operations and next generation space safety systems.
"After my experience at Maxar, I was looking for a company bringing commercial innovation to a critical national security mission," said Tony.
"LeoLabs is delivering incredible capabilities in the emerging markets of space situational awareness and space domain awareness.
"LeoLabs has built the right capabilities at the right time to become a critical mission partner for U.S., allied, and commercial space operators.

US Department of Defense Launches L3Harris Missile Tracking Satellites

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Five missile tracking satellites L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) designed and built successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program and the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer program.

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Five missile tracking satellites L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) designed and built successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program and the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer program.
The other four infrared satellites will support SDA’s Tracking Layer, which will demonstrate global indications, warning, tracking and targeting of advanced threats such as hypersonic missiles.
“L3Harris delivered this advanced missile tracking capability on behalf of MDA and SDA on orbit in just over three years after work was authorized to proceed.
We are proud to be a critical part of the new space sensing architecture.”
This combined launch also supports SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture by integrating missile tracking and missile defense sensors.

Voyager Space and Palantir Join Forces to Advance National Security Capabilities in Commercial Space

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

International Space Station, MOU, Ecosystem, AI, Machine learning, SDA, Artificial intelligence, Government, Medical device

DENVER, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and teaming agreement with Palantir USG, Inc. (Palantir), focused on exploring and enhancing national security capabilities in the commercial space domain.

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DENVER, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and teaming agreement with Palantir USG, Inc. (Palantir), focused on exploring and enhancing national security capabilities in the commercial space domain.
Palantir provides adaptable software solutions and architectures to ensure the resilience, effectiveness, and availability of U.S. defense and space capabilities.
The collaboration between Voyager and Palantir will center around the joint exploration of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities, aimed towards technology demonstration missions on the International Space Station and the future Starlab commercial space station.
"This strategic collaboration signifies a major milestone in harnessing the combined expertise of Voyager and Palantir to elevate space domain security," said Marshall Smith, CTO of Voyager.

Era of High-Resolution Recording Arrives: Phison Launches Specialized SSDs for Video and Surveillance Systems

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240206502918/en/

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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240206502918/en/
High-Resolution Recording Era is Here: Phison Introduces Specialized SSD Solutions for Video and Surveillance Systems (Graphic: Phison)
According to market research data, the global shipment volume of video and surveillance systems is approximately 35 million units annually.
While traditional mechanical hard drives (HDDs) have a price advantage, their speed performance has gradually become insufficient to meet the demands of high-resolution video recording.
As a result, the demand for SSDs in high-resolution video and surveillance systems is steadily increasing.
For more information on Phison's specialized SSD products for video and surveillance, please refer to this link here .

LeoLabs Selected for U.S. Space System Command's Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab Accelerator

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Combat, LEO, SDA, TAP, Radar, Communications satellite

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs, the company with the largest and most comprehensive commercial catalog of objects in low Earth orbit, today announced it has been selected to participate in the U.S. Space Systems Command's Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab Apollo Accelerator. This program enables LeoLabs to demonstrate its AI-powered solutions for Combat ID and Space Battle Management.

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MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs, the company with the largest and most comprehensive commercial catalog of objects in low Earth orbit, today announced it has been selected to participate in the U.S. Space Systems Command's Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab Apollo Accelerator.
This program enables LeoLabs to demonstrate its AI-powered solutions for Combat ID and Space Battle Management.
"Maintaining a continuous watch of space is critical to prevent surprise and secure this domain," said LeoLabs CEO Dan Ceperley.
Since 2016, LeoLabs has transformed space operations by increasing the visibility of the more than 20,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Space Development Agency Awards Momentus Contract Modification to Develop Defense Applications for Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

Satellite, Defense, Other Manufacturing, Contracts, Engineering, Technology, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Small business, Space Development Agency, Inc., Transport, SDA, Government, Unitary state, Department of Defence, Communications satellite

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”), a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has been awarded a contract modification valued at $1,196,404 by the Space Development Agency to continue development of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle for Department of Defense (DoD) Mission Requirements.

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Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”), a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has been awarded a contract modification valued at $1,196,404 by the Space Development Agency to continue development of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle for Department of Defense (DoD) Mission Requirements.
Through this Small Business Innovation Research Award, “Orbital Service Vehicle Enhancements to Meet DoD Mission Requirements” with a total value of $1,942,477, Momentus will tailor the capabilities of its Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle to support a wide range of DoD payloads and mission requirements, setting the stage for a rapid transition to an in-space flight demonstration.
“We’re pleased that the Space Development Agency has expanded this contract to make improvements to Vigoride, so it is tailored to support SDA and DoD’s growing needs and to meet the requirements of their national security missions.”
In addition to the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle, Momentus is now also offering its M-1000 satellite bus, which is based on the space-proven Vigoride.
Momentus has offered the M-1000 satellite bus to both commercial constellation providers and to the U.S. Government.

Phison Launches Full Range of UFS Storage Solutions for Unparalleled Mobile Storage Performance

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Phison’s new UFS solutions support entry-level, middle, premium and flagship smartphone devices to achieve maximum performance in mobile storage and enhance user experiences.

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Phison’s new UFS solutions support entry-level, middle, premium and flagship smartphone devices to achieve maximum performance in mobile storage and enhance user experiences.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240130214428/en/
Phison Launches Full Range of UFS Storage Solutions for Unparalleled Mobile Storage Performance (Image: Phison)
As smartphone devices require higher performance, the storage devices of many entry-level 5G models have transitioned from eMMC to UFS 2.2 storage, and even flagship models of 4G phones have begun adopting the UFS 2.2 specification.
In response to the evolving storage requirements of smartphones, Phison has introduced the cost-effective UFS 2.2 controller PS8327 , offering the highest performance-to-cost ratio in history to meet the growing demand for high-speed mobile storage.
Phison’s comprehensive suite of UFS storage solutions provides many advantages, including cost-effectiveness, performance, and low power consumption for mobile devices.