Space News & Articles

First Stratospheric Flight for PHASA-35 UAS

Over a 24-hour period, the experimental solar-electric drone soared to more than 66,000 feet, reaching the stratosphere, before landing successfully

Jul 18, 2023
Syracuse 4B Military Communications Satellite Launched

The satellite features critical technologies such as anti-jamming, to guarantee service continuity and resilience, cyber-defense and data encryption technologies

Jul 10, 2023
L3Harris Awarded US Space Force Hypersonic Missile Detection Contract

To inform the Space Force's future missile warning and tracking constellation, L3Harris will conduct an infrared sensor payload critical design phase that will support realistic cost, schedule and performance predictions

Jul 05, 2023
US DoD Awards Global X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement

SES Space & Defense, in partnership with other companies, will provide highly-secure Global X-band SATCOM services to the US Department of Defense

Jun 29, 2023
RF Low Noise Amplifiers Launched for LEO Space Applications

The TDLNA2626 and TDLNA2628 combine to cover 17 – 31.5 GHz frequency ranges and are built in a GaAs process technology which provides lower power consumption and high gain/bandwidth

Jun 15, 2023
US Air Force Selects Viasat for Space Relay Communications

Viasat will help Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) demonstrate real-time space relay connectivity between Department of Defense (DoD) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) spacecraft and commercial geostationary (GEO) satellites

Jun 09, 2023
Frontgrade & Lattice Produce Radiation-Tolerant Low SWAP-C FPGA

The Certus-NX-RT FPGA provides mission-enabling capabilities using a small footprint and delivering up to four times lower power than similar devices

Jun 01, 2023
Raytheon Selects CesiumAstro to Supply Communications Payload for SDA Tracking Layer

CesiumAstro's Vireo payload features a modular slice-based design and software-defined backend that will set a new standard for resilient, low-latency, high-volume data transport to simultaneous users

May 08, 2023
US Space Domain Awareness Modernization Contract Awarded to L3Harris

As part of the program, L3Harris is maintaining and modernizing infrastructure for US Space Force and US Space Command to effectively track and identify objects in space to improve space domain awareness

Apr 21, 2023
New Rad-Tolerant Memory Card Offers up to 1TB Capacity

Aitech Systems new 3U CompactPCI S993 provides space missions with reliable, high-capacity data storage

Apr 20, 2023
Boeing’s New Military Satellite Integrates Anti-Jam Payload

The program is scheduled for launch in 2024, with on-orbit testing planned for 2025, and after on-orbit demonstration, the PTS-P payload will be available to transition for operational use

Apr 18, 2023
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