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Payload activation is now underway following the successful completion of the commissioning phase of LizzieSat-1 (LS-1) by Sidus Space. The Payload operations phase aims to fulfill customer needs, goals, and objectives while optimizing LizzieSat-1 performance to achieve mission success within required power, thermal, attitude control, and data downlink constraints. Sidus expects to achieve primary objectives in the coming weeks.

#Lockheed demonstrates #regenerative #gNodeB #5G #Satellite #Base #Station The race for 5G from space is speeding up. Lockheed Martin has completed a final demo of what it describes as its first regenerative non-terrestrial network 5G Satellite Base Station (gNodeB). Basically, where a satellite provides signal regeneration, for #bridging #comms between #Earth and a #satellite #network. Read more => https://lnkd.in/g45v-Z68

Satellites have become an indispensable part of the modern space industry. Currently, there are over 10,000 active satellites in orbit, and their numbers are rapidly increasing each year. One key reason for this growth is that developing and building satellites is becoming progressively easier. The general phases of satellite development are as follows: Set goals and objectives, formulate requirements for the system. Select orbit and payload. Select suitable components for the required payload. Order and purchase components, await their arrival. Start the regulatory approval process. Receive the components, test them and assemble the ground mock-up of the satellite. Find a clean room and build the flight version. Test the flight version of the satellite . Send it to the launch site (or to brokers for additional testing). Prepare the Mission Control Centre and wait for launch. 🛰 https://lnkd.in/emzx3me2

Space is a challenging and unforgiving environment demanding the highest performance possible and above all flawless reliability. That's why it is important to take the time to select the best products for the application. In the case of LEO and MEO satellites, radiation-tolerant parts are the best way to ensure peak performance and mission longevity. In this technical article published in New Electronics Magazine, Vicor Senior Application Engineers, Ken Coffman and Salah Ben Doua explain how Vicor radiation-tolerant high-performance power modules deliver best-in-class performance and have been tested to withstand the rigors of space. https://ow.ly/zUOI50SbXKG

Register for our May 23rd product launch event below to learn how you can cut the time usually spent on thermal and mechanical design and simulations to accelerate your mission time to orbit with our standard satellite buses. 🛰️ Check in for NewSpace 3.0 in the comments below. #NewSpace #nanosatellites #smallsats

Eyes on 2026, Galileo 2nd Gen: More secure, fully digital payload, more powerful antenna, electric propulsion, inter-satellite links...

Terran Orbital Corporation announced two additional configurations of its Enterprise platform offered in the standard product line. The Enterprise-class bus is the point of departure for flat packing requirements carrying up to 24 satellites per launch. It is optimal for large constellations and comes in three configurations. Each configuration comes standard with Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) functionality and has a large, flat deck optimized for communication and RF payloads. A new power storage system has been designed to reduce weight and increase the power available to the payload. Configuration A is the standard model; configuration B provides additional upgraded power and payload mass representing our most-capable LEO platform to date; and configuration C swaps payload mass for additional redundancy and provides power upgrades ready for MEO and GEO applications. Learn more: https://zurl.co/PPcp #TerranOrbital #LLAP #Enterprise #Satellites #NewProducts #constellations

Is your organization testing small satellites? In our newest white paper, learn how to revolutionize your small satellite ground testing, ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency. Check out the white paper here: https://lnkd.in/gDk4ePpZ #newproduct #whitepaper #productlaunch #smallsatellite #cubesat #satellitetesting #satellitetest #satellites #smallsat #mppt #AMETEK #AMETEKProgrammablePower

Happy Pi Day! We are celebrating the significance of #Pi in #engineering and its vital role in the engineering behind #space, #defense and #infrastructure solutions. The mathematical constant π (pi) makes everything from satellite communications to calculating the volume of cylinders possible. Learn more about how we use Pi to make defect-free solutions every time: https://bit.ly/APEXSDS #piday #APEXSDS

For #debrisremoval to become SAFE & AFFORDABLE future satellites need to embark: - standardized capture interfaces, - aids to relative navigation & attitude reconstruction, and - detumbling solutions! This technology developed by Airbus Defence and Space with the support of Centre National d'Études Spatiales is a great example of how #innovation can make #spacesustainability possible 👏👏