SES + TESAT to develop QKD payload for EAGLE-1 – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-05-11 00:00
TESAT will be responsible for developing and integrating the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) payload for the EAGLE-1 satellite. TESAT will manufacture the QKD payload comprising the Scalable Optical Terminal SCOT80 to establish a secure optical link from space to ground, as well as the QKD module of the satellite.
Airbus selects UK National Satellite Test Facility for SKYNET 6A testing – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-05-11 00:00
Airbus has selected the National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) at Harwell in Oxfordshire to carry out the comprehensive test campaign on the UK Ministry of Defence’s nexgen, secure communications satellite. The £116 million government-funded NSTF, operated by experts from the STFC RAL Space, will carry out the SKYNET 6A test campaign.
Sidus Space expands global ground network with ATLAS Space Operations contract – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-05-11 00:00
Sidus Space has selected ATLAS Space Operations (ATLAS) to expand ground station services. The agreement is set to significantly increase the global network of ground stations for the LizzieSat™ constellation. ATLAS Space Operations provides Ground Software as a Service™ (GSaaS) to manage satellite communications through a global antenna network.
Arianespace’s Vega C to launch Clear Space’s first active debris removal mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-05-11 00:00
ClearSpace-1 will be the first active debris removal mission that will capture and deorbit a derelict space debris of 112 kg. The launch, scheduled starting as soon as the second-half of 2026, will use the European light launcher Vega C to release the spacecraft into a Low Earth/Sun-Synchronous drift orbit.
Trade Associations GSOA and GVF combine their talents + resources for the satellite industry – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-05-11 00:00
The Global Satellite Operators Association and the Global VSAT Forum are combining their respective associations. The new combination takes effect on June 1, 2023, and will result in GSOA becoming a trade association comprised of 70 member companies. GSOA will continue to be led by Ms. Isabelle Mauro, current Director General of GSOA.
CesiumAstro’s active phased array technology is enlisted by Raytheon Technologies for 7 space vehicles supporting SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-05-11 00:00
CesiumAstro selected by Raytheon Technologies to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) RF communications payload for integration into seven space vehicles. Vireo will be the first Ka-band, multi-beam communications system operating in SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)