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Japan Space Imaging signs for Satellite Vu thermal monitoring satellite data

Satellite Vu, the British Earth Observation company, has signed its first major customer through its Early Access Option Programme (EAOP). Described as multi-million pound purchase option, the client is the Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI), which provides of geospatial information, including satellite data, to civil and commercial markets in Japan. Basically, JSI will be expanding ...

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Electronica: Video Interview – NGK’s ceramic technology for decarbonized society and digitalization

At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Dr. Stefan Fischer, the Vice President of NGK Europe, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. NGK Insulators are ceramic specialists and he shares his thoughts on Electronica featuring, firstly, EnerCera, a battery for IoT devices that contributes to the realization of Society 5.0, secondly, a ...

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Electronica: Video Interview – Power Integrations’ New Zero-Voltage-Switching Power-Supply ICs

At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Andrew Smith, the Director of Technical Outreach at Power Integrations, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He shares his thoughts on the newly announced InnoSwitch 4-Pro family of digitally controllable, off-line CV/CC Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) flyback ICs, which substantially reduce the size of power ...

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QuadSAT commercialises its drone-based antenna testing

QuadSAT is productising its drone-based antenna and radio frequency test and measurement system, the Danish company has announced. Previously, available only as a managed service delivered by QuadSAT engineers, it says the system can now be also be acquired for third-party testing needs. Quadsat’s system consists of the drones integrated with a custom RF payload, ...

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Exobotics wins contract to build GenMat prospecting satellite

UK satellite company Exobotics has won a contract with US firm GenMat to build a remote sensing, prospecting satellite with a hyperspectral imager. Described as a multi-million-pound deal, the satellite – the first of GenMat’s planned constellation – is due to be launched later this year aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Specifically, Exobotics will ...

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Eutelsat’s board approves its merger with OneWeb

The board of Eutelsat Communications has announced it has formally approved the planned merger with OneWeb, the satellite communications company partially owned by the UK government. Eutelsat – the Paris-based satellite operator – and the main shareholders of OneWeb (Bharti, the UK Government, Softbank and Hanwha) signed the final combination agreement on 14 November. Under ...

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Electronica: Video Interview – Calterah brings mmWave technology to the international spotlight

At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Dr Jiashu Chen, the CEO of Calterah, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. Dr Chen shares his thoughts on the outlook of automotive and industrial mmWave radar applications. With the full range of Calterah’s products on display, the company shows its technological evolution and confidence ...

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Spaceport Cornwall finally receives first-ever UK spaceport licence

Formally enabling orbital launch capabilities, Spaceport Cornwall based in Newquay has received the first-ever UK spaceport licence, which has been issued by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). With the imminent launch of a Virgin Orbit rocket, the long-awaited licence means the U.S. company can begin ‘wet dress’ rehearsals ahead of a proposed launch, which ...

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CogniSat-6 AI-centric CubeSat to boost image optimisation

The UK and Irish comapaies Open Cosmos and Ubotica Technologies have signed an agreement to deliver CogniSat-6, which they describe as the first AI centric CubeSat mission to include autonomous capabilities. As part of the agreement, CogniSat-6 will carry the flight proven (TRL-9) CogniSat edge computing platform to LEO (low earth orbit). It will provide ...

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Electronica: Video Interview – Renesas on GreenPAK programmable mixed-signal matrix

At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Nathan John, Senior Director of Marketing at Renesas Technology, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. Nathan presents the GreenPAK platform for integration and flexibility. GreenPAK is a broad family of mixed-signal parts enabling designers to integrate multiple discrete components into a single chip reducing current ...

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