small satellites
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Raytheon, HawkEye 360 band together to deliver commercial tech, precise data to government sector
DULLES, Va. Officials at the Intelligence, Information and Services business unit at Raytheon are collaborating with HawkEye 360 Inc. -- a commercial small satellite company -- in an ongoing effort to provide commercial technologies and more precise data to the government sector.
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Designing a rad-hard CubeSat onboard computer
CubeSats - miniature satellites no larger than a briefcase - are becoming increasingly popular all over the world. Economies of scale in components, subsystems, launch equipment, and logistics have already and will continue to enable many cost-effective new satellite launch ventures and projects.
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Small-satellites launch market may surpass $62 billion by 2030, say analysts
LONDON. Industry analysts at Frost & Sullivan predict that the small-satellite launch market could total or surpass the $62 billion mark by 2030, according to a new report titled "Small-satellite Launch Services Market, Quarterly Update Q1 2018, Forecast to 2030."
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Orbital test bed satellite completes system, preflight testing: General Atomics
SAN DIEGO, Calif. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it has completed full system and “ready for launch” preflight testing of its Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite; OTB will launch as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Technology Program (STP-2) flight on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
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Polar Scout small satellites built by Raytheon for responsive space program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. In partnership with Millennium Engineering and Integration, Raytheon engineers built two two small, Polar Scout satellites for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under a larger program led by the U.S. Air Force Operationally Responsive Space program to show how they can be built efficiently and cost effectively.
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Companies finalize alliance for small-sat manufacture
SEATTLE. The Space Alliance -- a group formed by Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, and Leonardo -- announced that it has officially taken a minority stake in Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries after having received all government approvals for the transaction.
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General Atomics acquires assets of small-satellite technology firm
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics has acquired the majority of the assets of Surrey Satellite Technology US (Englewood, Colorado), an established provider of small satellite technologies, systems, and services. The assets and workforce will be integrated into the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) as GA-EMS enhances its focus on development and delivery of small satellite and advanced payload systems.
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Vorago wins two NASA rad-hard innovation grants
AUSTIN, Texas. NASA has awarded Vorago Technologies two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grants to develop semiconductor devices that are hardened against the effects of radiation and extreme temperature.
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NASA small satellites launch using hi-rel Cobham microprocessors
WASHINGTON. NASA has announced the successful launch of its Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), a constellation of eight low-Earth-orbiting (LEO) microsatellites, with high-reliability controllers and processors from Cobham aboard.
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NASA to launch groups of small satellites for science missions
WASHINGTON, D.C. NASA has announced that it will launch a suite of six small-satellite missions, beginning sometime in November 2016 and continuing into spring 2017, aimed at demonstrating new technologies while studying the Earth's climate and energy budget.
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor