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The in-space economy continues to expand, and the demand for mission extension of space vehicles and on-orbit repair technologies is growing as well. Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) abilities, as well as continuous comms and well-developed satellite networks, are essential to supporting the growing demand for in-space services. #Constellations spoke with Kevin Stadnyk of Obruta, Jon Beam of Rogue Space Systems Corporation and Adam Harris of Orbit Fab for insight on what it takes for successful execution of Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking (RPOD) missions, which are essential to working tech on-orbit. https://lnkd.in/eQUzB5sr #inspaceservices #satellite #orbit #space

Building the future, at a rate never before seen! As an industrial property developer on the Space Coast of Florida, we are thrilled to witness the record-setting growth in the satellite industry. Here's to creating more space for innovation! Contact KEY Group to secure your place in the space race. "Tomorrowland: Halfway through 2024, the satellite industry shows little sign of slowing its roll. While the satellite industry gathered momentum on a global scale, the US remained the dominant player. US firms manufactured 85% of the commercial satellites launched in 2023 and took in 54% of global commercial launch revenues." #IndustrialDevelopment #SatelliteBoom2024 #SpaceCoastGrowth #cre #MarketTrends https://lnkd.in/erw8BQkQ

EURO-COMPOSITES-GROUP announced it has been selected by MDA Space, a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology.   EURO-COMPOSITES-GROUP will provide ready-to-install Structural Satellite Panels to MDA Space. The MDA AURORA supply chain will help support product deliveries for anchor customer Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation Telesat Lightspeed, an innovative, advanced global network that will bring enterprise-class connectivity to customers worldwide.   In addition to its many years of experience and state-of-the-art equipment in the space sector, EURO-COMPOSITES-GROUP delivers market-oriented flexibility, reliability and a high level of quality. EURO-COMPOSITES-GROUP is proud to contribute to to MDA Space AURORA.   Designed to meet the changing technical and business requirements of the satellite industry, the software-defined MDA AURORA product line provides operators with unparalleled flexibility and functionality, dramatically enhancing constellation performance at reduced cost and time to market. #wereinforceyourideas #space #news #satellite 🛰 🛰 🛰

Still haven't downloaded your Q1 2024 Space IQ: Space Investment Quarterly? This quarter saw $6.5B invested, bringing the total to $286.0B across 1,779 space companies since 2015. Satellite infrastructure investment surpassed Launch for the first time, and geospatial intelligence applications overtook satellite communications, reflecting growing demand for geospatial data. Major advancements in Earth observation satellites were achieved, including EDF’s MethaneSAT, Muon’s MuSat-2, and ICEYE’s new SAR satellites. Significant developments in SatCom were made, with Starlink’s agreement with John Deere and new regulatory frameworks. Explore these insights and more in the full report: https://lnkd.in/eQUppU_E

Smaller GEO satellites are poised to drive growth in the satellite market. Our latest article by Claude Rousseau, expert in space and satellite, explores how the shift towards smaller GEO satellites is creating new opportunities for satellite operators and manufacturers. This trend could transform the landscape for data coverage, costs, and innovation. Explore the full article: https://bit.ly/4cJ8R1y #SpaceIndustry #Satellite

Here is my recent article on how small #GEOs are impacting the market in a wildly changing and dynamic environment for #satellite operators and manufacturers. Analysys Mason Dallas Kasaboski Christopher Baugh

"The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile an initial license to launch and operate its first five satellites. AST SpaceMobile is now authorized to launch and operate V-band, S-band, and ultra high frequency (UHF) frequencies to support gateway, feeder link and telemetry, tracking, and control operations for the first five commercial satellites, called BlueBirds.  However, the FCC deferred approval to operate in frequencies designated for terrestrial services for satellite-to-cell service, which the FCC refers to as supplemental coverage from space. AST SpaceMobile plans to use terrestrial spectrum from mobile network partners to provide service. In the U.S., the company is working with AT&T and Verizon.  The FCC also deferred considering AST’s full request to operate 243 satellites.  AST SpaceMobile called this approval a critical step toward the company’s goal of providing a broadband network to cell phones from satellites. The five BlueBird satellites have completed manufacturing and testing and are ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral this week ahead of a launch window in September.  “By approving the launch of our first five BlueBirds, the largest-ever commercial communications arrays to be deployed in Low Earth Orbit, the FCC has taken a significant step forward for both AST SpaceMobile and U.S. leadership in space,” commented Vikram Raval, head of Global Regulatory Affairs for AST SpaceMobile. “As a U.S. company, we are committed to building our constellation and fostering regulatory relationships domestically and across the globe to provide this vital space-based infrastructure to the United States and across the world.”" Via Satellite

In case it wasn’t already obvious through Payload’s extensive coverage, 2023 was a banner year for the satellite industry. The global space economy generated $400B of revenue last year, $285B of which ended up in the balance sheets of commercial satellite companies, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s State of the Satellite Industry Report. Up and to the right: For the sixth year in a row, companies deployed a record number of birds in orbit. Of the 9,691 active satellites at the end of 2023, 2,781—more than a quarter—were launched that year. https://lnkd.in/eW-Kux8H

Space Startups Team Up to Revolutionize Orbital Surveillance with Cost-Effective Satellite Retrofits 🚀 Atomos Space and Katalyst Space are teaming up to retrofit geostationary satellites with space domain awareness (SDA) sensors, which could transform how we monitor high-value space assets in GEO orbit. This collaboration comes as demand for space surveillance capabilities grows, with U.S. Space Command and commercial players seeking to enhance intelligence in the critical 22,000-mile orbit. 🔧 Key projects: -Atomos Space's Quark vehicle will deploy Katalyst’s Sight sensor in 2025, followed by a Shield sensor mission in 2026. -These payloads will be installed on aging telecom satellites, extending their life and improving surveillance capabilities at a fraction of the cost of new satellite builds. “Our market analysis shows around $1 billion in SDA-hosted payload opportunities over the next five years,” says Ghonhee Lee, Katalyst’s CEO. With space awareness becoming more critical for national security and satellite operators, retrofitting existing assets is a low-cost, low-risk solution to close intelligence gaps. Is this the future of satellite surveillance? #SpaceTech #SDA #OrbitalSurveillance #SatelliteInnovation #GEO #AtomosSpace #KatalystSpace #SpaceStartups #NationalSecurity

💡 Technical #Breakthrough! Aerospacelab successfully closed the link between its VSP-150 #satellite, Gregoire, and its optical ground-station (OGS) in Louvain-la-Neuve. 📡 Receiving optical signals from our satellites is key for demonstrating Aerospacelab’s free optical #space communication (FSOC) capabilities. This opens the door to high-speed and secure data transfers from space to ground but also in-orbit. 🛰 ✔ The team can now prove similar links with its other satellites. ✔ Aerospacelab is one of the few companies in the world to demonstrate this capability with both fully in-house designed optical space and ground segments. ✔ This milestone also showcases the agility and performance of the VSP-150 satellite platform. ✔ This link closure is the first step in the development of our FSOC technologies, enabling more features to be tested soon, both in orbit and on ground. Check out this video from our sky-wide camera picking up the satellite signal. 📽