MEO

iDirect Government Showcases Revolutionary New Modem for Next Generation Terminal Design at SOF Week

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Monday, May 8, 2023
HEO, CDL, Communication, SDR, MEO, ST, SOF, Human, Government, GEO, LEO, Common Data Link, Radio, RF, Software-defined radio, Mobile phone

The integrator kit is the first phase in the much-anticipated launch of the 450mp multi-waveform, multi-orbit Software Defined Radio (SDR)/modem.

Key Points: 
  • The integrator kit is the first phase in the much-anticipated launch of the 450mp multi-waveform, multi-orbit Software Defined Radio (SDR)/modem.
  • The 450mp features an innovative modular three board design: radio (RF) module, common compute (digital) module and carrier board.
  • The waveforms are not limited to transponder satellite links but include Common Data Link (CDL) and other point-to-point links.
  • Furthermore, the industry standard digital interface of the 450mp common compute module enables a direct digital interface to RF transmitters and receivers.

Profen to Deliver High Performance Networks across Türkiye and beyond with SES’s O3b mPOWER system

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Technology, Satellite, VoIP, Software, Networks, Internet, Cloud, O3b, Enterprise, Partnership, Data-rate units, MEO, Telecommunications, International Telecommunication Union, Research, Newsroom, MPower, SES, Government, Communications satellite, Ibuprofen

By installing the O3b mPOWER gateway at the core of its networks, Profen’s customers in industries such as telecommunications, energy and humanitarian aid organisations can roll-out more secure networks and minimise latency by reducing the required hops between endpoints.

Key Points: 
  • By installing the O3b mPOWER gateway at the core of its networks, Profen’s customers in industries such as telecommunications, energy and humanitarian aid organisations can roll-out more secure networks and minimise latency by reducing the required hops between endpoints.
  • As a leading provider of high-tech solutions, Profen is committed to delivering innovative and reliable connectivity services to our customers.
  • “We are very excited to partner with Profen and to jointly introduce high-throughput and low-latency satellite-enabled services to Türkiye and surrounding regions.
  • For more information on how O3b mPOWER can bring a new level of performance to satellite-enabled communications, visit the newsroom .

Parsons Awarded $55 Million Contract To Prepare and Integrate Space System Command’s Medium Earth Orbit Missile Warning and Tracking Architecture

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Friday, April 28, 2023
Intelligence, Exercise, MTC, Calibration, MEO, Defense, Parsons Corporation, Parsons, Government, MSOC, SSC, Architecture, Information services, PSN, NYSE, Communications satellite, Medium Earth orbit

The $55 million effort includes a six-year period of performance and is new work for Parsons.

Key Points: 
  • The $55 million effort includes a six-year period of performance and is new work for Parsons.
  • “Parsons has a robust portfolio supporting more than 200 government and commercial space programs over the past 20 years, including a Ground Operations Center as a Service offering.
  • This system will be interconnected with the MEO ground entry points, space vehicle provider factories, and mission partners.
  • To learn more about Parsons’ space capabilities, please visit parsons.com/space/ .

SES’s Third and Fourth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched

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Saturday, April 29, 2023
Satellite, Technology, Telecommunications, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Internet, Carriers and Services, O3b, Partnership, O3b mPOWER, MEO, Boeing, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Microsoft, Multimedia, Newsroom, Council of Government of Luxembourg, Government, Security, MPower, Princess Cruises, Ecuador, SES, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, SpaceX launch vehicles, SpaceX, Ecosystem, Communications satellite

Two additional O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 6:12 pm local time, SES announced today.

Key Points: 
  • Two additional O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 6:12 pm local time, SES announced today.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230428005618/en/
    The second pair of O3b mPOWER satellites will join the first two satellites launched in December 2022 , which have arrived at their target medium earth orbit (MEO) and are currently undergoing in-orbit check out.
  • The O3b mPOWER system will offer high-performance network services delivering industry-best throughput, predictable low latency, and ultra-reliable service availability.
  • For more information on how O3b mPOWER can bring a new level of performance to satellite-enabled communications, visit the newsroom .

CNT Ecuador Migrating to SES’s O3b mPOWER to Bring Enhanced Internet and Mobile Services to Galapagos Islands

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
5G, Telecommunications, Satellite, Networks, Internet, Technology, Carriers and Services, Mobile, Wireless, Digital divide, O3b, Pay television, Partnership, MEO, MPower, SES, CNT, Communications satellite, Medium Earth orbit, Galápagos Islands

As part of the upgrade agreement, CNT has significantly increased its MEO capacity from 1.5 gigabits per second to 2.5 gigabits on SES’s O3b constellation, with plans to migrate to the recently launched next-gen O3b mPOWER system.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the upgrade agreement, CNT has significantly increased its MEO capacity from 1.5 gigabits per second to 2.5 gigabits on SES’s O3b constellation, with plans to migrate to the recently launched next-gen O3b mPOWER system.
  • CNT will leverage the boost in MEO satellite capacity to deliver high-speed Internet access, mobile and Pay TV services to homes and businesses throughout the Galapagos, including the largest island of Isabela.
  • The Galapagos Island chain is about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, where SES’s O3b satellites have been enabling state-of-the-art connectivity since 2015.
  • SES’s MEO satellite network is fully capable of delivering reliable, ultra-high-powered connectivity to the extremely remote chain of volcanic islands.

BRIDGECOMM AND X-LUMIN CORPORATION ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT TO MANUFACTURE AND DELIVER OPTICAL GROUND STATIONS TO MARKET

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Monday, April 17, 2023
OGS, Human, International, SDA, MEO, CCSDS, Government, GEO, LEO, Entrepreneurship, Communications satellite

The system functions as a ground terminal supporting bi-directional links to LEO, MEO and GEO satellites and can operate as a stand-alone optical ground station (OGS) or as part of a network.

Key Points: 
  • The system functions as a ground terminal supporting bi-directional links to LEO, MEO and GEO satellites and can operate as a stand-alone optical ground station (OGS) or as part of a network.
  • With this exclusive teaming agreement, BridgeComm and X-lumin will make this comprehensive laser communications solution available to provide superior quality ground-to-space optical communications from anywhere in the world.
  • "We are excited to work with X-lumin Corporation to expand our capabilities to design, build and deliver a state-of-the-art laser communications ground optical solution to market," said Michael Abad-Santos, CEO of BridgeComm.
  • This exclusive agreement marks a significant milestone for BridgeComm and X-lumin Corporation and underscores their commitment to pushing the boundaries of optical wireless communication technology.

Kratos Introduces Integration-Ready OpenEdge™ Digitizer Designed for Satellite Antenna Manufacturers Seeking to Digitally Enable Their Products

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
HEO, Data communication, Consortium, MEO, Swap, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, ESA, BUC, Vibration, Shock, OpenEdge, Research, Temperature, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Government, Kratos, Organization, DOD, Humidity, GEO, SAN, LEO, ACTION (U.S. government agency), Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, Tactic, Satcom (satellite), WGS, Digital, LNB, COTP, Cable television, Communications satellite, Mobile phone, Online shopping, New Space, Power

SAN DIEGO, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company specializing in defense, national security, and communications solutions, announced today the release of its OpenEdge™ 2500 digitizer designed specifically to help satellite antenna makers digitally enable their products.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company specializing in defense, national security, and communications solutions, announced today the release of its OpenEdge™ 2500 digitizer designed specifically to help satellite antenna makers digitally enable their products.
  • The OpenEdge 2500 enables digitization to occur natively within nearly any parabolic, electronically steerable, or flat panel antenna.
  • "With digital antennas powered by the OpenEdge 2500, antenna manufacturers can help their customers get fast, assured data transport over any IP network.
  • For more information about the OpenEdge 2500, visit: https://www.KratosDefense.com/OpenEdge2500
    For more information about Kratos' OpenSpace Platform, visit: https://www.KratosDefense.com/OpenSpace
    For more information about Cobham Satcom, visit: https://cobham-satcom.com/gds/tactical

Relativity Space Shares Updated Go-to-Market Approach for Terran R, Taking Aim at Medium-to-Heavy Payload Category with Next-Generation Rocket

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Engineering, Technology, Satellite, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Hardware, Transfer, Autumn, Relativity Space, Vacuum, Perseverance, Reaction control system, PAF, Travel, Geostationary transfer orbit, MEO, Terran 1, Homebase, Friends, TVC, OneWeb, 3D, Panama, Orbit, Spacecraft, RS, Multimedia, LSA, Terran R, TCA, RCS, Government, Liquid oxygen, Vandenberg Space Force Base, EMA, Aeon, Public service agreement, Relativity, GEO, EMAS, MECO, LEO, Horizontal, Architecture, Methane, Heat, Fear of negative evaluation, Total, 3D printing, Communications satellite, Iridium, Mars, Moon, Terran

Starting in 2026, Terran R will launch from Space Launch Complex 16, the company’s orbital launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Key Points: 
  • Starting in 2026, Terran R will launch from Space Launch Complex 16, the company’s orbital launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  • Each Terran R requires approximately 6 times more 3D printing by mass than Terran 1.
  • Initially, Terran R will use the same proprietary printed aluminum alloy as flown on Terran 1 with a focus on supply chain scaling.
  • Terran R’s first stage will be outfitted with 13 3D-printed gas generator cycle Aeon R LOx/Methane rocket engines each capable of 258,000 lb.

Viasat Real-Time Earth Antennas Integrated on Microsoft Azure Orbital

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
MEO, Ground station, SAR, VSAT, Viasat, Spacecraft, RTE, Microsoft, Synthetic-aperture radar, GEO, Ka, LEO, Commercial, Azure, Viasat (American company), True anomaly, Communications satellite

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced through a collaboration with Microsoft Azure Orbital, the global Viasat Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground service is now accessible through the Azure marketplace. Five RTE sites will be equipped with high-speed connectivity directly to the Azure cloud platform.

Key Points: 
  • CARLSBAD, Calif., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced through a collaboration with Microsoft Azure Orbital, the global Viasat Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground service is now accessible through the Azure marketplace.
  • Satellite operators are able to schedule passes on RTE antenna systems and will soon be able to rely on secure end-to-end connectivity with Azure over the private Microsoft WAN.
  • "Viasat Real-Time Earth is enabling remote sensing satellite operators who are pushing the envelope of high-rate downlinks," said John Williams, vice president Viasat Real-Time Earth.
  • "The new capabilities Microsoft Azure Orbital brings together with Viasat RTE are transformational for ground stations and customers pushing for rapid innovation like True Anomaly," said Stephen Kitay, senior director, Azure Space at Microsoft.

Small Satellite Market worth $7.0 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Friday, March 31, 2023
Low Earth orbit, SOTP, Component, SOTM, Satellite, Private sector, Communication, Lockheed Martin, MEO, NASA research, Mobile, Orbit, Segment, Northrop Grumman, Transponder, L3Harris Technologies, Research, Space research, SATCOM, Frequency band, Government, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Development, GEO, Communications satellite, Investment, Atmosphere of Earth, Converter, LEO, Amplifier, Growth, SpaceX, Commercial, Airbus Defence and Space, Reflector, Geometric group theory, Rocket Lab, CubeSat, Beauty salon, Small, Uncrewed vehicle, Application, Frequency, Cube

The Commercial segment is expected to account for the largest share the small satellite market by the end-user.

Key Points: 
  • The Commercial segment is expected to account for the largest share the small satellite market by the end-user.
  • The Satellite bus segment held the largest market share in the small satellite market.
  • By Subsegment, the small satellite market has been segmented into satellite bus, payload, solar panel, satellite antenna and others.
  • The Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) Segment holds the major market share of the small satellite market by orbit segment.