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Lockheed Martin’s iSpace system selected by German Space Agency for situational awareness

The German Space Agency has selected Lockheed Martin’s iSpace control software for tracking thousands of objects orbiting the earth, supporting situational awareness and collision avoidance. The system, which catalogs 300,000 space objects, enables the management of assets in space – correlating data from a worldwide network of government, commercial and scientific space surveillance sensors (optical ...

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Teledyne to provide VNIR-SWIR detector for CHIME mission

Chelmsford-based Teledyne e2v’s Space Imaging group has confirmed a contract with Leonardo to supply specialised image sensors and detectors. It will be part of the recently announced proposal of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) industrial policy committee to place six Copernicus Sentinel satellite missions in space. Specifically, Teledyne e2v will be supplying Leonardo with a ...

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Digi-Key fires up a power focus campaign with MEAN WELL

Digi-Key is introducing a power focus campaign with MEAN WELL to provide a range of configurable power supply solutions to their customers. MEAN WELL offers modular power supplies aimed at low-volume and custom-power requirements in medical and industrial markets. “Digi-Key is proud to support these power supply solutions as MEAN WELL works to provide innovative ...

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ESA looks to open up in-space servicing market

The European Space Agency (ESA) is anticipating a new era of in-space servicing activities to prolong mission lifetimes, such as refuelling, refurbishment, assembly, manufacturing, and recycling. The agency has begun soliciting ideas for In-Orbit Servicing activities from European industry and academia. A first stage ‘request for information’ has been posted on ESA’s Open Space Innovation ...

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Inmarsat takes on Dutch government over 5G spectrum allocation

Inmarsat has launched civil court proceedings in the Netherlands over 5G spectrum allocation. It is looking to protect its provision of maritime and aviation safety services from its ground station in Borum. The UK satellite operator says it is seeking a judge’s ruling on potential illegality of the country’s proposed National Frequency Plan. Basically, it ...

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Bluetooth SIG outlines pandemic effect on Bluetooth growth

The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the growth in Bluetooth annual device shipments has been outlined by the Bluetooth SIG. Effectively, with total shipments remaining at the 4 billion mark, it sees growth in Bluetooth shipments shifted out by one year, A report it has produced predicts that some markets, including wearables and locating ...

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Satellite-based laser altimeters to capture accurate terrain models

A collection of Japanese organisations are to jointly conduct research to enhance the precision of three-dimensional mapping using laser altimeters (LIDAR) mounted on a satellite or other spacecraft. Specifically, those involved will be the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Japanese national aerospace and space agency, and NTT DATA Corporation, an IT services provider. They ...

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Dual slot output modules added to Vox Power’s NEVO+ series

Vox Power is extending the range of medical applications for its NEVO+600 and NEVO+1200 series of power supplies with two new 300W output modules. The dual slot OPA2 and OPA3 modules provide manually adjustable output voltages of 4.5 to 15V at 25A and 9 to 30V at 15A respectively, Vox Power states. “Vox Power’s NEVO+ ...

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Elektra Awards 2020 – The Winners

The event may have been virtual this year but it was still full-steam ahead for the Elektra Awards 2020, with the impressionist and comedian Jon Culshaw as the excellent host. Congratulations to all those who made the short-list, in what were crowded fields, and particularly well done to the winning individuals, organisations and companies. You can ...

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Lockheed Martin, Omnispace exploring 5G from space

Lockheed Martin and Omnispace have agreed to jointly explore developing 5G capability from space to extend terrestrial offerings. The proposed global 5G standards-based non-terrestrial network (5G NTN), say the companies, would offer both commercial and government devices “ubiquitous communications worldwide”. The idea is that a hybrid, space-based 5G global network would enable users to easily ...

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