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Telenor Breaks New Ground: World's Southernmost Base Station Established in Antarctica

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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(Antarctica, 6 February 2024) – In a groundbreaking venture, Telenor announces the opening of the world's southernmost commercial base station in Antarctica, setting a new benchmark for connectivity in the harshest of environments.

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  • (Antarctica, 6 February 2024) – In a groundbreaking venture, Telenor announces the opening of the world's southernmost commercial base station in Antarctica, setting a new benchmark for connectivity in the harshest of environments.
  • What makes this base station unique, aside from being the southernmost in the world, is that it’s operated from the world's northernmost at Ny Ålesund.
  • Head of Telenor Svalbard, Christian Skottun, emphasizes that a strong collaboration with the Norwegian Polar Institute is the foundation for establishing mobile coverage in Antarctica.
  • "There has been a fruitful dialogue with the Norwegian Polar Institute regarding the possibilities offered by a base station in Antarctica.

Optical Ground Station Market - A Global and Regional Analysis 2023-2033: Mega Constellation Set to be Key Driver for the Expansion of the Optical Ground Station Market

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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The global optical ground station market is poised to undergo significant growth, driven by a surge in satellite communication demand and advancements in space technology.

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  • The global optical ground station market is poised to undergo significant growth, driven by a surge in satellite communication demand and advancements in space technology.
  • A newly released comprehensive analysis provides in-depth insights into end-users, components, types, solutions, and regional market segmentation, offering crucial data spanning a decade from 2023 to 2033.
  • A deep dive into the driving forces behind the increasing demand for optical ground station technologies and services.
  • The report addresses pivotal questions that can guide enterprises and stakeholders in understanding the trajectory of the optical ground station market.

COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES TO SUPPORT PERATON IN PROVIDING GATEWAY ANTENNAS FOR NASA LEGS PROGRAM

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Antenna Technologies division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has received a subcontract valued at more than $30 million to provide earth station antennas for the NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program's Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) project. The subcontract was awarded to CPI by Peraton, a national security company, as part of its multiyear Space Exploration Network Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract from NASA for telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) services for near-Earth missions.

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  • CPI will provide three 20-meter diameter gateway antenna systems, operating in X-band and Ka-band for the three LEGS sites, equally spaced around the planet to enable near-continuous direct-to-Earth communications and navigation services.
  • The LEGS antennas will ease coverage demands on SCaN's Deep Space Network, or DSN.
  • These communications services are critical to NASA's Artemis exploration program and other lunar and cis-lunar missions, as they keep Artemis astronauts on the Moon connected with their support teams on Earth.
  • The antennas are compliant with the requirements of planned lunar relay satellite constellations and NASA's LEGS program.

Sidus Space Executes Agreement With Leaf Space for Additional Ground Station Coverage

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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Under the terms of the agreement, Sidus Space will gain increased access to Leaf Space’s ever-expanding ground station network.

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  • Under the terms of the agreement, Sidus Space will gain increased access to Leaf Space’s ever-expanding ground station network.
  • In addition to Leaf Space, Sidus has coverage and infrastructure agreements with Kongsberg Satellite (KSAT), and Atlas Space Operations.
  • "We are thrilled to execute this agreement with Leaf Space, a trusted name in ground station services," said Carol Craig, Founder and CEO of Sidus Space.
  • "Leveraging Leaf Space's expanding ground station network, Sidus is expected to deliver high resolution EO coverage, and enhance analysis in crucial domains such as climate change, food security, and energy supply.

Sidus Space Achieves Another Milestone with Successful Completion of Command and Data System Testing Ahead of Upcoming LizzieSat™ Launch

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, successfully completed critical command and data system testing required for mission success of its LizzieSat™ constellation.

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  • Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, successfully completed critical command and data system testing required for mission success of its LizzieSat™ constellation.
  • With this testing complete, LizzieSat is one step closer to its manifested 2023 launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
  • The completion of these tests validates the proper functioning of the communications and data transfer paths between a LizzieSat satellite in space and the KSAT ground stations.
  • “The successful test of Sidus Space integrated space to ground communications architecture meets critical design requirements.

New US Army RFI Signals Growing Acceptance of Digital IF Standard

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The SATACOM industry passed a milestone recently when the US Army specified the Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium’s standard as a requirement in two recent Requests for Information (RFIs).

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  • PISCATAWAY, N.J., Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The SATACOM industry passed a milestone recently when the US Army specified the Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium’s standard as a requirement in two recent Requests for Information (RFIs).
  • The US Army Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS) RFIs inquired about DIFI standard compliance in Digital IF Converters (IFC) and Digital IF Combiner-Dividers.
  • Compliance with the DIFI 1.1 standard offers many benefits in government, military, and commercial satellite communications.
  • Launched in coordination with the IEEE-ISTO, DIFI’s mission is to enable the digital transformation of space, satellite, and related industries through a simple, interoperable Digital IF/RF standard that accelerates industry transformation from L-Band IF to Digital IF, while discouraging vendor lock-in.

LunIR Joins CAPSTONE as Second Terran Orbital-Developed Lunar Satellite to Launch this Year

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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The Moon-mapping satellite is the second Terran Orbital-developed lunar satellite to launch this year the first being CAPSTONE.

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  • The Moon-mapping satellite is the second Terran Orbital-developed lunar satellite to launch this year the first being CAPSTONE.
  • Terran Orbital designed, built, and integrated LunIR under contract with Lockheed Martin in support of Artemis 1 a test mission for the SLS and Orion.
  • Terran Orbital is ecstatic to launch yet another groundbreaking lunar satellite in record time, said Marc Bell, Terran Orbital Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Developing and co-operating the CAPSTONE and LunIR missions are experiences Terran Orbital will forever cherish and continually build upon.

NOAA Awards Parsons Team $16 Million Contract For Polar Operational Environmental Satellites Operations

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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CENTREVILLE, Va., Oct. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected a team led by Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) to provide engineering services, information technology functionality, and flight operations support to assume on-orbit operations for the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19.

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  • CENTREVILLE, Va., Oct. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected a team led by Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) to provide engineering services, information technology functionality, and flight operations support to assume on-orbit operations for the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19.
  • The $16 million definitive contract has a one-year performance period and two one-year option periods and is new work for Parsons.
  • In partnership with NOAA, this team will leverage our extensive portfolios of satellite operations and information technology capabilities to demonstrate successful commercialization of the polar operations mission, said Jason Long, Parsons vice president for civil solutions.
  • Parsons has developed multiple operational commercial-space solutions that are based on government programs, to include OrbitXchange, which enables increased capacity for satellite operations via a cybersecure cloud environment.

Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) Announces Workshop at MILCOM 2022

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Monday, October 10, 2022
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., Oct. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The DIFI Consortium is pleased to announce its special workshop: The Digital Transformation of SATCOM, at MILCOM 2022 on Monday, November 28, at 8:30 AM to 12 PM in Rockville, MD.

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  • PISCATAWAY, N.J., Oct. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The DIFI Consortium is pleased to announce its special workshop: The Digital Transformation of SATCOM, at MILCOM 2022 on Monday, November 28, at 8:30 AM to 12 PM in Rockville, MD.
  • This half-day workshop begins with a poster session and technology demonstrations showcasing digital IF and virtualization in SATCOM.
  • The Consortium invites all interested companies and organizations to join and contribute to efforts that encourage interoperability and digital transformation in the space industry.
  • The Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) is an independent, international group of companies, organizations and government agencies that have an interest in the interoperability of networks and ground systems supporting space-based operations.

Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium Announces GNU Radio Talk and Release of Open-Source Software

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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GNU Radio Conference (GRCon) established itself as one of the premier annual industry events for Software Radio.

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  • GNU Radio Conference (GRCon) established itself as one of the premier annual industry events for Software Radio.
  • Developers interested in Digital IF and Open-Source Software are encouraged to learn more and contribute to the development effort.
  • The Consortium invites all interested companies and organizations to join and contribute to efforts that encourage interoperability and digital transformation in the space industry.
  • GNU Radio is a free & open-source software development toolkit that provides signal processing blocks to implement software radios.