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A satellite that can move like a space tug or even more? Portal Space Systems is developing Supernova, the tie-fighter of satellite buses! More details here in my new article for Space Voyaging! #portalspace #Supernova #tiefightersatellite #spacevoyaging #becomingspacepolitans

Traditional GEO spacecraft are often $200M-$500M assets and can last more than 20 years in space. Fuel is often life-limiting, so refueling is a good life-extension option. The costs of small satellites are generally less than $10M & will be less than $1M. This will lead satellites to be more like cell phones with frequent replacement cycles instead of expensive life extensions. https://lnkd.in/gAN29EPb

TRUTH: You can’t have space dominance while being out-maneuvered. In a recent interview with Interesting Engineering's Chris Young, Portal's CEO Jeff Thornburg spoke some truth about why we NEED next-gen satellites. Definitely worth the read. #maneuverability #spacemaneuverability #spacemobility #tacticalresponsiveness #spacedominance #portalspacesystems #Supernova #solarthermalpropulsion https://lnkd.in/gJDQCgFD

This investment supports Albedo ’s operational #constellation deployment and is aligned to Booz Allen Hamilton ’s efforts to accelerate U.S. #space capabilities with the #power of #data. “The level of #detail that can be captured by Albedo’s low-flying #satellites—#fusing both #optical and #infrared #sensor data—is unprecedented in the commercial market. It represents a significant leap in #satellite Earth imaging so our clients have #access to timely, highly accurate, #global #intelligence to then speed and improve their #decision #making.” “We invested in Albedo because of their approach: successfully combining #highresolution imaging typical of aerial, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and balloon platforms with the #scalable, #persistent, #global #coverage of satellites. This unlocks vast applications across multiple sectors, including #defense and #intelligence, climate, #infrastructure, agriculture, #energy, and urban planning, and we couldn’t be more excited.” “Ultra-high-resolution imagery, coupled with thermal infrared, can be #leveraged across a breadth of #applications, for everything from urban planning and pipeline #monitoring to U.S. and #allied #military #operations,” United States Department of Defense Strategic Command NATO Space Centre of Excellence European Space Agency - ESA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency DGA - Direction générale de l'armement NATO - Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) United States Space Force #JCO

Traditional GEO spacecraft are often $200M-$500M assets and can last more than 20 years in space. Fuel is often life-limiting, so refueling is a good life-extension option. The costs of small satellites are generally less than $10M & will be less than $1M. This will lead satellites to be more like cell phones with frequent replacement cycles instead of expensive life extensions. https://lnkd.in/gvaUXSpV

#Deloitte, #Booz_Allen_Hamilton, #Google, #Microsoft, ya'll see the layer is sniffin' out the golden goose in #geospatial -- is it the #instrument (just buy #satellogic - constellation ready-made), the global amassed back end #IBM, #Google, #AWS, #Microsoft ..... the middle #ESRI, #Bently, #Canary, #Hexagon, or the front end where clients are engaged and satisfied, supported, and decisions made .. What there is no front end ...oops ... but we have all this data, and you can do all these amazing things with it, subscribe to us, buy access from us ... you want support, definitive assessment, and Decision Ready Data #DRD .. no we just got #ARD .... and we only have a certain kind of that .... support ... nah you can go to GEE, or GitHUB......

This is an interesting article published few days ago in Space News on possible impact of Starship on small launchers and more in general on satellites market!

Excited to see how LeoStella - the Thales Alenia Space and BlackSky joint venture - is revolutionizing small satellite missions with the LS-300 platform! 🚀 CEO Tim Kienberger's bold move towards larger payloads (up to 250kg) means more power and enhanced capabilities in orbit. The demand is skyrocketing, even securing an upcoming launch. 💥 What caught my attention? LS-300's crosslink prowess (RF and optical), turbocharging data transfer. LeoStella's visionary approach to cislunar orbit is a game-changer, promising groundbreaking solutions within 3-5 years. 🛰️📡 Megaconstellations? Nah. LeoStella's sweet spot is 10-50 satellite constellations, rather than focusing on ambitious plans of hundreds or thousands of satellites for any given constellation. 🛰️🌎 Excited to see how the company's crosslink power impacts the industry in the coming years! 🌌🚀 #LeoStella #ThalesAleniaSpace #BlackSky #Satellite #SpaceJobs #neuco

🌌 Space Collaboration: FOSSA Systems & DCUBED's Stellar Success 🛰️ “DCUBED has democratized access to space actuators and key mission subsystems that were traditionally only accessible to just a few of the largest government-backed space agencies. DCUBED delivers excellent quality and performance in miniaturized sizes that not only exceed our expectations and outperform competitors. They offer a level of agility and responsiveness that we don’t see in other industry players. FOSSA has successfully used DCUBED actuators across our space infrastructure, and we’ve already successfully completed eight missions that relied on DCUBED actuators.” -- Julian Fernandez CEO, FOSSA Systems The Challenge: FOSSA Systems, a Spanish aerospace company specializing in small satellite systems, required a “door opener” for their PocketPod, a satellite deployer. Their previous method of using burn-wires was unsuitable due to higher preload demands and limited ability to be reset. The Solution: DCUBED provided a solution through their Nano Pin Pullers (nD3PP), which held the deployer’s door closed during launch and opened on command from SpaceX launcher. All satellites were successfully deployed. The Impact: FOSSA Systems were thrilled with the DCUBED products’ minimal footprint that exceeded their expectations compared to competitors’ offerings. The DCUBED team’s agility, responsiveness and flight heritage were all expressed as points of great satisfaction as our two teams have continued to collaborate. 🌍 Excited about transforming YOUR missions and collaborating to Do Big Things In Space? 🚀 Connect with us, DM us or reach out to learn more! #SpaceInnovation #FOSSASystems #DCUBED #NewSpace #DCUBEDspace Read more about FOSSA Systems in the news here: https://lnkd.in/g9gUYU35 Learn more about DCUBED’s Space Release Actuators here: https://lnkd.in/gAunVSAF

Starship could have a big impact on small launch vehicles - WASHINGTON — A large launch vehicle could end up having a big effect on the small launch vehicle market through low prices and encouraging customers to build larger satellites. - The emergence of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle, which is designed to place 100 metric tons or more into low Earth orbit, has captured the attention of companies developing vehicles that can place one metric ton or less into orbit because of Starship’s potential to further reshape a market already affected by the company’s Falcon 9. https://lnkd.in/eWK_N-nK