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French space company Gama has raised €15 million ($16.6 million) to advance large deployable solar arrays, after pivoting from solar-sail development. The funding marks a shift in the company’s focus toward power-generation technology for spacecraft.
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French space company Gama has raised €15 million ($16.6 million) to advance large deployable solar arrays, after pivoting from solar-sail development. The funding marks a shift in the company’s focus toward power-generation technology for spacecraft.
Gulf Space Technology Public Company Limited, formerly Thaicom, has selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to upgrade its ground infrastructure ahead of the THAICOM-10 satellite launch. The announcement identifies the upgrade as part of launch preparation but does not specify the systems involved or the project’s schedule.
The four spacecraft will demonstrate key instruments for China’s planned space science missions, including a lunar-orbiting radio array. The pathfinder mission is intended to validate technologies ahead of those larger scientific programs.
Anduril says its first satellite has a wide dynamic range that lets it observe objects in full darkness and detect adversary maneuvers in orbit. The company’s description points to a capability relevant to monitoring activity in space, though the article provides no further technical or operational details.
KT SAT will use Skylo’s network to offer satellite-enabled IoT services to customers in Korea, under an agreement announced Wednesday. Planned applications include maritime vessel monitoring, asset and cargo tracking, remote equipment monitoring and environmental monitoring.
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