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27 Feb 25. Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Intellian, a global leading provider of satellite communication antennas and ground gateway solutions, today announced a contract award for Intellian to design and manufacture Ka-band flat panel User Terminals for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Under this agreement, fully optimized Ka-band LEO flat panels for the Telesat Lightspeed network are being designed and manufactured to deliver high-speed throughput for markets including fixed enterprise applications, wireless backhaul, government, land mobility and maritime connectivity. Intellian is trusted by customers worldwide, recognized for its exceptional reliability and quality. Their technical innovation and proprietary advancements in Active Electronically Scanning Arrays (AESA) flat panel User Terminals has driven the expansion of Intellian’s portfolio, now featuring the latest groundbreaking Ka-band AESA technology. Telesat Lightspeed customers will benefit from Intellian’s fully integrated approach to satellite connectivity User Terminal manufacturing. Produced in their state-of-the-art campus, these small form factor flat panels leverage specialized manufacturing techniques to deliver exceptional performance with minimal weight and power consumption.
Edward Joannides, VP of Strategy & Business Development for Intellian commented: “We’re thrilled to partner with Telesat to develop flat panel antennas for the Telesat Lightspeed network, enabling reliable, high performing satellite connectivity for their customers across land, mobile, maritime, and government markets. This new AESA collaboration follows previously announced contract awards for parabolic reference terminals and the Gateway Antenna System program.”
Aneesh Dalvi, Vice President of Telesat Lightspeed Systems Development added “Our expanded collaboration with Intellian demonstrates our confidence in their ability to deliver cutting-edge technology that meets the mission-critical requirements that our customers trust Telesat to deliver. We’re committed to offering flexible solutions and the Intellian AESA will be an attractive option, enabling customers to connect to our global network with ease and confidence.”
26 Feb 25. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., introduces the Sat Companion, a next-gen device that enables direct-to-mobile satellite communications on any smartphone, anywhere. With its easy snap-on feature, patent-pending high-gain antenna and powered by the Qualcomm® 9205S Modem, the Sat Companion ensures seamless connectivity, providing users with uninterrupted SMS, chat, voice, and email services even in the most remote areas. Through Terrestar’s leadership and the collaborative efforts of its trusted partners—Bittium, TTP, and Qualcomm Technologies—a new generation of high-performance devices is emerging. Together, these telecom leaders bring critical expertise and groundbreaking innovation to bridge cellular gaps and redefine connectivity, ensuring true and dependable mobile satellite communications across Canada and around the world.
“The Sat Companion and its innovative design mark a new era in mobile communications,” said Serge Legris, Eng., Chief Technology Officer of Terrestar Solutions. “Today, we’re leveraging our 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technologies and MSS spectrum to ensure seamless direct-to-mobile satellite communications for everyone, everywhere. By integrating into the cellular ecosystem—where innovation and development move faster and more cost-effectively—we can deliver even more powerful solutions. This partnership and these advancements are a testament to that. The future of telecom is truly at hand ».
“We are proud to have played a key role in developing this innovative 5G NTN device alongside Terrestar Solutions, “Juha Lyijynen, Sales Director of Bittium Engineering Services. “This collaboration highlights our commitment to cutting-edge solutions and our ability to bring visionary ideas to life. Together, we have created something truly impactful, and we look forward to continuing our strong collaboration in the future.”
“The Sat Companion leverages innovative antenna technology developed by TTP plc, enabling direct-to-mobile 5G NTN services via GEO satellites. Built on patent pending metamaterial advancements, this solution delivers outstanding performance by combining low Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) with high gain to close the link budget and enhances the user experience. This breakthrough enables seamless and reliable connectivity, expanding the reach of mobile satellite communications.” Dr. Nima Razavi-Ghods, Senior Consultant at TTP plc.
“The Sat Companion represents a significant leap forward in mobile satellite communications, and we are excited to be part of this groundbreaking collaboration. By integrating the 9205S Modem, we are delivering a superior connectivity, even in the most remote and challenging environments,” stated Simon Issakov, Senior Director, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “This collaboration with Terrestar Solutions, Bittium, and TTP plc underscores our commitment to innovation and our dedication to bridging the connectivity gap, making seamless communication a reality for users everywhere.”
About Terrestar Solutions
Terrestar Solutions Inc. is the only Canadian mobile satellite operator engaged in the race to bring direct-to-device satellite services to smartphones and IoT devices and make anywhere-in-Canada communication a reality. Terrestar is committed to nurturing the ever-evolving, standards-based and open network ecosystem, enabling Mobile Network Operators to deliver ubiquitous communication services. Thanks to the Echostar T1 satellite, its ground network infrastructure and 40MHz of S-band mobile-satellite spectrum, Terrestar connects Canadians from almost anywhere in the country, even in Canada’s most remote regions, through its Strigo Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS). The Strigo service also supports non-profit and First Nations organizations, a testament to the Company’s powerful sense of responsibility towards the welfare and progress of the communities it serves. For more information, visit www.terrestarsolutions.ca or follow us on LinkedIn.
About Bittium – Engineering Services
With over 40 years of experience in secure wireless technology, Bittium provides innovative, high-quality product development services for secure wireless devices. Our comprehensive expertise covers all areas in hardware and software development, ensuring reliability and performance. Supported by state-of-the-art testing services and laboratories, we deliver turnkey projects covering the full product lifecycle. Bittium also provides reliable and secure solutions for tactical and secure communications and biosignal measuring and monitoring. Bittium Corporation is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Exchange (BITTI). For more information, visit www.bittium.com/engineering-services or follow us on LinkedIn.
About TTP plc
TTP plc (ttp.com) a leading technology and product development services company based in the Cambridge (UK) technology cluster, has delivered cutting-edge innovations for over 35 years. Drawing on deep cross-sector expertise, including extensive work in aerospace, TTP partners with global industry leaders to accelerate science and technology-driven breakthroughs. In the space sector, the company specializes in 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs), user terminals and antennas for satellite connectivity (including UAVs), satellite payload systems, aviation communications, and government and defence solutions. TTP’s broad experience spans terrestrial and satellite communication technologies, ranging from system-level architecture to device design, across frequencies from VHF to V-band, and extending to land-based, aeronautical, and space-based platforms.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Our proven solutions drive transformation across major industries, and our Snapdragon® branded platforms power extraordinary consumer experiences. Building on our nearly 40-year leadership in setting industry standards and creating era-defining technology breakthroughs, we deliver leading edge AI, high-performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. Together with our ecosystem partners, we enable next-generation digital transformation to enrich lives, improve businesses, and advance societies. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.
Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our engineering and research and development functions and substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our QCT semiconductor business. Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm patents are licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. (Source: PR Newswire)
26 Feb 25. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) (“Comtech” or the “Company”), a global communications technology leader, today announced the launch of the Company’s new ELEVATE 2.0 multi-orbit satellite communications (“SATCOM”) platform. Built on the Company’s field-proven, multi-orbit Very Small Aperture Terminal (“VSAT”) products and nearly 60 years of experience developing innovative SATCOM ground systems for global customers, Comtech’s ELEVATE 2.0 is designed to connect people across the globe with the best available networks on all SATCOM orbits in a single low Size Weight and Power (“SWaP”) platform.
“Our ELEVATE 2.0 platform provides users with a new software-defined, scalable, and adaptable ground infrastructure needed to meet the always-on connectivity demands of governments, communities, and businesses around the world,” said Daniel Gizinski, President of Comtech’s Space and Satellite Communications Segment. “We are already seeing strong customer demand for ELEVATE 2.0 and recently secured a strategically significant contract for the new platform from a commercial customer in the Asia Pacific region.”
Designed from the ground up as a software-defined network architecture, ELEVATE 2.0 leverages the best of the Company’s existing VSAT platforms and integrates new capabilities to meet customer demands for a solution that can deliver global connectivity by easily roaming across the best available networks, whether over Very High Throughput Satellites (“V-HTS”), Low Earth Orbit (“LEO”) constellations, Geostationary Earth Orbit (“GEO”) networks, or any other constellation with a single low SWaP platform. Other operational advantages for customers include:
- Disaggregated Architecture: ELEVATE 2.0 provides a disaggregated architecture which comprises very low-cost wideband hardware processor at the teleport and centralized packet processing in software at a data center-offering extensive scalability and unique flexibility options for new and existing SATCOM constellations across all orbital regimes.
- Increased Bandwidth and Processing Power: ELEVATE 2.0 offers customers up to a three-fold increase in bandwidth and up to eight times greater processing density compared to the Company’s existing VSAT model.
- Enhanced Cybersecurity Features: ELEVATE 2.0 implements zero trust architecture with state-of-the-art authentication and encryption.
- Real-time Upgrades: The software-defined nature of Comtech’s ELEVATE 2.0 platform enables the system to keep pace with the upgrade cycles necessary in today’s rapidly evolving SATCOM market.
- Low SWaP: ELEVATE 2.0 provides ultra compact terminals and portable gateways, reducing the SWaP of the Company’s existing VSAT platforms by a factor ranging from 2 to 8 depending on the configuration.
For more information Comtech’s ELEVATE 2.0 platform, please visit our webpage: https://comtech.com/capability/comtech-elevate-2-0/.
25 Feb 25. HawkEye 360 Inc., the global leader in signals intelligence data and data analytics, is pleased to announce that Cluster 11 has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) just over one month after its successful launch. This milestone advances the company’s constellation’s capabilities, reinforcing proven track record of delivering expanded coverage and reliable RF data collection to support critical intelligence missions. By increasing global collections and providing timely, actionable insights, HawkEye 360 empowers defense, intelligence, and government customers with greater operational awareness and decision-making confidence. Cluster 11 builds on the technological advancements of Clusters 9 and 10, featuring upgraded payloads that enhance data collection capacity. These improvements include expanded bandwidth and the ability to capture multi-band signals, setting a new standard for commercially available signals intelligence. Additionally, high-speed downlink transmitters have quadrupled data delivery speed, enabling HawkEye 360 to provide rapid, actionable insights that support critical decisions in defense, government, and commercial sectors.
“The successful deployment and operationalization of Cluster 11 underscores our unwavering commitment to supporting defense and intelligence customers as a leading signals intelligence provider,” said John Serafini, CEO of HawkEye 360. “This new cluster extends our global coverage while representing the continuous refinement of our technology to meet the evolving needs of intelligence-driven operations. By enhancing our infrastructure and leveraging machine learning algorithms, we empower our customers with efficient, reliable, and timely insights that strengthen situational awareness and decision-making.”
Cluster 11’s capabilities support various applications, from national security to environmental monitoring. This milestone highlights HawkEye 360’s commitment to advancing signals intelligence capabilities and delivering innovative solutions to address evolving global challenges. (Source: PR Newswire)
25 Feb 25. EDGE Group entity, KATIM and Nokia’s partnership aims to secure communications for mission-critical defence applications. EDGE entity KATIM, a provider of ultra-secure communications and data protection solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia. The partnership aims to develop secure telecommunications networks for mission-critical and defence applications in the UAE. The MoU was signed by Didier Pagnoux, CEO of KATIM, and Mohamed Samir, VP of Middle East Mobile Networks, Nokia, during the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX). Under this agreement, KATIM and Nokia will collaborate to develop and implement secure telecommunications networks, including Military 5G and 5G in-a-box applications. These networks will be designed to meet the highest standards of security, reliability and compliance, ensuring robust communication infrastructure for national security and critical sectors.
Didier Pagnoux said: “This collaboration brings together KATIM’s expertise in ultra-secure communications with Nokia’s technological leadership to create solutions that directly address the evolving security needs in the tactical network sector.”
Mohamed Samir added: “At Nokia, we are dedicated to developing secure and resilient communication solutions. Partnering with KATIM allows us to leverage our combined strengths to deliver world-class secure networks that enhance national security and operational effectiveness.” (Source: Google)
25 Feb 25. Spain’s MoD Selects Skydio X10D Autonomous Drones in EUR18m Initial Tender. Skydio, in partnership with Paukner Group, will supply Skydio X10D drones to the Spanish Armed Forces for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance. Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, has been awarded a contract by Spain’s Ministry of Defence (MINISDEF) to supply autonomous small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) technology to the Spanish Armed Forces. In partnership with Paukner Group, a Spanish defense and security product distributor, Skydio will deliver Skydio X10D drones in a contract worth up to €18 m ($18.7m USD).
“We’re honored to support the Spanish Armed Forces with Skydio’s most advanced drone platform. This win is a reflection of the growing importance of small drones on the modern battlefield,” said Adam Bry, CEO and co-founder at Skydio. “X10D – with onboard AI, autonomy, and powerful sensors – is resilient in contested environments, making it the ideal choice for Spain’s Armed Forces human-machine teaming missions.”
Over the past five years, Skydio drones have been chosen by every branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, plus those of 25 allied nations. Skydio X10D, which began shipping to customers in 2024, is ideal for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications critical to defense and government agencies and delivers the best of human-machine teaming with capabilities including:
- Unparalleled sensor technology, advanced autonomous navigation, and a modular, open architecture that is critical for the dynamic nature of military needs.
- Resiliency in the face of electronic warfare with onboard AI.
- Rapid deployment at scale drawing on Skydio’s proven record of shipping more than 45,000 drones.
- Dual-use benefits with Skydio X10 serving the demands of over 2,500 commercial and public organizations every day.
The Spanish Army will deploy X10D for a wide range of missions, including force protection, reconnaissance, facility security, crowd control, target acquisition, and command post support. (Source: ASD Network)
25 Feb 25. Airbus to build the communication network for the French air and naval force, stage 3. The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded the contract for the IP Network of the Naval Force (RIFAN) stage 3 to an industrial consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space and also comprising Naval Group. With a maximum value of 480m euros and a maximum duration of 10 years, the contract covers the development of RIFAN upgrades, their deployment and operational maintenance.
“Airbus Defence and Space has been involved in the development and deployment of the network and communication systems of French Navy ships for almost 15 years,” said Eric Even, Head of Space Digital at Airbus Defence and Space. “With RIFAN 3, we are preparing for the next stage, that of collaborative naval combat, networked combat of all assets and platforms involved in naval operations.”
The developments will be carried out incrementally between 2026 and 2030 and deployed on ships between 2028 and 2032. More than 80 vessels will be equipped with the RIFAN 3 network: aircraft carriers, amphibious helicopter carriers, frigates, command and supply vessels, patrol vessels, minesweepers, submarines and support vessels. This new RIFAN 3 contract aims, in particular, to increase inter-ship connectivity to progressively meet the needs of collaborative combat, thanks to new high-speed, low-latency transmission means that will be deployed on front-line vessels. The resilience of the network will also be strengthened by the development of rapid reconfiguration mechanisms to adapt to the available means of communication in different tactical and operational scenarios. In the face of growing cyber threats, the network will also rely on enhanced cybersecurity to preserve the integrity and continuity of operations. The RIFAN 2 system was commissioned by the French Navy and Airbus Defence and Space and its partners between 2012 and 2016. It brings together and operates all the communication resources available on board, such as Syracuse IV, Comcept, commercial satellite constellations (LEO, MEO and GEO) and radio resources. It allows the vessels to communicate on an IP network guaranteeing a very high level of security, and to exchange data with classification levels ranging from ‘unprotected’ to ‘secret’.
21 Feb 25. Space Force bumps Astrion from Resilient GPS program. The Space Force has canceled its contract with one of the four companies developing designs for its Resilient GPS program following an initial design review, Defense News has learned. Last September, the service’s acquisition arm, Space Systems Command, awarded L3Harris, Sierra Space, Astranis and Axient — which has since been acquired by Astrion — each $10 m contracts to draft early concepts for a constellation of small, low-cost, resilient GPS satellites. In December and January, after early design reviews with each firm, SSC opted to “discontinue” Astrion’s contract, according to Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer for military communications and positioning, navigation and timing.
“There was one vendor that wasn’t quite at the level of maturity, so we discontinued that vendor and we’re going to harvest the remaining dollars and invest those in the three remaining vendors,” DeLaPena told Defense News in an interview Thursday.
Astrion declined to comment on the Space Force’s decision.
SSC is still negotiating the terms of the contract cancellation, so it’s not clear how much funding will be redistributed among the remaining vendors, DeLaPena said. With four companies, the service was able to fund the first six months of the effort, known as R-GPS. The hope is that the additional money will be enough to get the remaining three firms through the program’s first phase, he said, which will culminate this spring with a final design review and demonstration. After the demonstration, the service plans to choose at least two companies to finalize their designs and build prototypes over the program’s next phase. It will then pick one or more firms to build the first eight satellites, which it wants ready for launch by 2028. R-GPS is expected to cost $1 bn over the next five years. At around $50 to $80m each, the satellites are projected to cost a fraction of the $250m the service is spending for just one Lockheed Martin-built GPS IIIF satellite. The lower unit cost and smaller size means the individual spacecraft have less capability than the legacy alternative. But when flying together as a constellation of dozens of satellites, they’ll augment those more exquisite spacecraft with a backup capability that, in theory, is harder for enemies to target. R-GPS satellites will have a range of civil signals as well as M-code, a more secure military signal with anti-jam capabilities. The program was funded with a new Pentagon budget authority called quick start, provided in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act and championed by former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. The authority — created out of a recognition that it can take more than two years for a new program to get funded through the Defense Department’s budget process — allows the DOD to shift a total of $100m annually from the services’ budgets to begin development on new programs. R-GPS received $40m through quick start and requested Congress realign another $77m in fiscal 2025 for the program. Lawmakers pushed back on the request, citing concerns about whether the effort would have a real impact on GPS resiliency and questioning the Space Force’s plans for fielding ground terminals. DeLaPena said SSC has made some progress in those discussions, and he’s hopeful Congress will approve its fiscal 2025 request.
“From my perspective, we’ve answered all the questions, all the requests for information, that have come down on the space side,” he said. “As of right now, we’re just waiting to see what the final decision is.” (Source: Defense News Early Bird/Defense News)
19 Feb 25. Kratos successfully launches 2nd Erinyes™ Hypersonic Test Bed in MDA’s HTB-2 mission. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) announced that Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) supported the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in a successful flight of Kratos’ Erinyes™ Hypersonic Test Bed last month from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in Virginia—this successful flight of Erinyes™ expanded the vehicle’s performance envelope and demonstrated the utility of the platform as a low-cost, rapidly configurable test bed for hypersonic experimentation in support of U.S. Department of Defense initiatives. The exercise, designated Hypersonic Test Bed-2 (HTB-2), demonstrated new onboard technologies and enabled valuable data collection that will be used for design validation and evaluation of current and future technologies.
“Kratos is leading the way in U.S. hypersonic research by affordably and repeatably providing real flight test opportunities to researchers, allowing them to gain valuable experience in relevant conditions and push the Technology Readiness Levels of their products higher. Our low-cost ErinyesTM hypersonic vehicle enables incremental high-speed testing of advanced technologies for next generation weapon systems and interceptors without adding unnecessary risk to programs of record,” said Dave Carter, President of Kratos DRSS. “The Kratos team is proud to continue lending our expertise to providing innovative hypersonic products and flight-testing to advance technologies in support of our nation and our warfighters.”
Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of Kratos, said, “The Kratos ErinyesTM low-cost hypersonic vehicle had another successful flight with our long-time MDA and Navy partners. Our successes have proven the thesis that hypersonic capabilities can be affordable and rapidly developed and deployed, advancing U.S. readiness. The MDA and United States Navy truly lean forward with ready to fly today systems, technologies and relevant capabilities, and Kratos sincerely values our relationship and the focus on affordability and moving fast for the benefit of our country’s National Security.” (Source: Satnews)
20 Feb 25. Rocket Lab’s Electron beating Musk’s Falcon 9. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 60th Electron to deploy the next satellite in the Earth-imaging satellite constellation of real-time space-based intelligence company BlackSky. Satnews February 19th saw the New Zealand-based Rocket Lab, founded by Sir Peter Beck, launch its 60th Electron mission. The company specializes in launching smaller satellites, and its record to date is extraordinarily impressive. Electron is already the world’s most frequently launched small rocket annually. “Now we’re making it the world’s first reusable orbital small rocket too,” said Rocket Lab. Electron is now the fastest commercially developed rocket to reach 60 successful missions, surpassing SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
“By reusing Electron’s first stage, the largest part of the launch vehicle, we aim to increase our already industry-leading launch cadence and further drive down launch costs,” said the company. However, Rocket Lab also has ‘Neutron’ under development which will be capable of returning the first stage to its launch site and handle up to 13 tonnes of cargo.
This 60th mission did not attempt to recover the rocket’s powerful first stage, but the plan is to equip Electron’s first stage with parachutes to slow its descent from space back to Earth, where it splashes down in the ocean for collection by marine vessels and transport back to its production complex for refurbishment, ready for the next flight. Founded in 2006, the company has enjoyed considerable success from its New Zealand base (near Auckland on the Māhia Peninsula) but it also has a launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia. It has enjoyed orders from NASA including one mission to bring samples back from the surface of Mars. Its bouquet of statistics show that it has launched 210 satellites, although some of its satellite-based components including its Reaction Wheels, are present on more than 1,700 satellites. (Source: Satnews)
21 Feb 25. SpaceX sends 23 Starlink smallsats soaring including 13 Direct to Cell. On a clear blue Florida Friday, February 21 at 10:19 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews. This was the 21st flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, SXM-9, and now 12 Starlink missions. SpaceX is targeting Friday, February 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 10:19 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 10:25 a.m. ET. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available on Saturday, February 22 starting at 6:17 a.m. ET. The forecast calls for a temperature of 60°F, scattered clouds, 34% cloud cover and a wind speed of 17mph. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app. This is the 21st flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, SXM-9, and 11 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. (Source: Satnews)
14 Feb 25. BlackSky and Rocket Lab establish launch window for first Gen-3 satellite. BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) have established a launch window opening February 18 for the first Gen-3 satellite. The launch, named “Fasten Your Space Belts,” will add very high-resolution 35-centimeter imaging capability to BlackSky’s high-cadence, low-latency data and AI-enabled analytics offerings.
“This launch represents a major inflection point for our global defense and intelligence customer base as BlackSky introduces very high-resolution Gen-3 capabilities to our high-frequency, low-latency monitoring constellation,” said Brian O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “As more Gen-3 satellites complete production, we expect a regular cadence of additional launches over the coming year.”
“Electron is a trusted and reliable constellation builder for companies like BlackSky, allowing them to be in control of how, when, and where to deploy their constellation. BlackSky is one of our earliest and longest-standing commercial satellite customers, and it’s great to be heading back to the pad with them once again to continue to advance and expand their constellation,” said Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and CEO.
As BlackSky’s constellation evolves with the regular addition of Gen-3 satellites, BlackSky will continue to optimize for increased constellation capacity and flexibility giving customers confidence in reliable access to services. Gen-3 customers will be able to conduct the automated detection, identification and classification of a wide library of vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other objects of tactical interest. These new capabilities will further enable BlackSky’s space-based intelligence applications for tactical ISR missions and strategic intelligence operations. (Source: Satnews)
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