Focus: Software-Defined Satellites
February 14, 2023
The U.S. Space Force has awarded MicroGEO satellite company Astranis a contract worth up to $10.5 million to implement a government waveform into its payload. The deal could be a step toward Astranis becoming a new government prime contractor, CEO John Gedmark said. The Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award includes a $4.5…
May 27, 2022
EnduroSat has teamed up with IBM and Red Hat for open source, hybrid cloud, and AI technologies on its satellite that recently launched as part of the SpaceX Transporter-5 rideshare mission. Earth observation and in-orbit Edge Computing payloads from IBM were integrated on EnduroSat’s nanosatellite Platform-1. The partnership between EnduroSat and IBM is working to help…
April 25, 2022
SES has been involved in tests to optimize satellite performance and allocate spectrum, working with researchers at the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT). SES gained early access to Luxembourg’s supercomputer MeluXina in order to carry out these tests, the satellite operator announced Monday. The joint SES-SnT project includes modeling…
February 4, 2022
Kymeta and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have formed a strategic partnership to develop products that integrate mobile satellite antennas and virtualized ground systems. According to the Feb. 1 announcement, the partnership will first focus on jointly developing a software-defined remote terminal for multi-orbit use cases, connecting to multiple orbits through the same antenna. The…