Electronics related to Military/Aerospace
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected OHB Sweden to build 20 small satellites for the EUMETSAT Polar System – Sterna (EPS‑Sterna) constellation. EUMETSAT is the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites. The programme will also involve AAC Omnisys, a subsidiary of AAC Clyde Space, who provides the mission’s meteorological payload. This is a Gothenburg‑developed microwave radiometer. EPS‑Sterna ...
OQ Technology, a Luxembourg-based satellite operator pioneering 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity through its direct-to-device (D2D) global satellite network, has launched two satellites – ERMIS-1 and ERMIS-2 – aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit (LEO) and will now begin initial commissioning and in-orbit testing. ERMIS-1 and ERMIS-2 are ...
Two-year-old startup Starcloud has raised $170m at a $1.1bn valuation to put datacentres in space. “By moving AI compute to space, we unlock access to unlimited solar power and completely remove the energy bottleneck,” says Philip Johnston, co-founder and CEO of Starcloud, who is an alumnus of Imperial College. Investors were: Benchmark, EQT Ventures, Macquarie Capital, NFX, Nebular, Y Combinator, ...
Septentrio, the GNSS specialist, has brought out an enclosed multi-frequency GNSS receiver: AsteRx EB. It delivers high-accuracy positioning and GNSS heading for industrial robots, port logistics, marine, and scalable automation applications. Its IP67 enclosure protects the receiver from harsh weather conditions, while built-in advanced GNSS+ algorithms ensure reliable operation in environments that are challenging for GNSS, such as areas with ...
XSENS MTi-8 Click is a new motion sensing Click board from MIKROE which provides positioning (RTK-supported) and orientation tracking in demanding outdoor embedded applications. The board is based on the MTI-8-5A, an RTK-enhanced GNSS/INS module from Xsens that combines GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning with advanced inertial sensing and real-time sensor fusion. Comments Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE: “This ...
Guerrilla RF is going for the SatCom market with low-noise small-signal devices through to high-power RF power amplifiers. Guerrilla now has over 100 devices for mission-critical SatCom applications across ground-based and spaceborne infrastructure, Guerrilla RF ICs address both the uplink and downlink paths of satellite communication architectures including: • MUOS Tactical Radios — UHF satellite communications for military manpack and ...
AI is creeping into orbit and being used to predict where emergency services will be needed, accelerating responses compared to traditional satellite monitoring, said Dr Rajan Bedi, CEO and founder of Spacechips. In the latest episode of Electronics Weekly’s CHIIPs podcast, Bedi explains orbit AI machine learning is a focus for the company which designs and develops hardware for satellites ...
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is making funding of up to £14.7 million available to UK companies to develop “cutting-edge space technologies”. The agency says the goal is strengthen the UK’s industrial capability. And the funding will officially be made available through the European Space Agency’s (ESA) General Support Technology Programme (GSTP). This is the ESA’s flagship programme for maturing ...
SWISSto12, the Swiss manufacturer of satellite and payload systems, has officially opened its purpose-built assembly facility at company headquarters in Renens, Switzerland. The facility will support the industrial-scale production of its HummingSat geostationary (GEO) satellite platform. The additional new 1,000 m² cleanroom facility complements its existing 5,500m² development and production facility at its HQ. First deliveries of the HummingSat will ...
Cosmic radiation is an invisible threat that can be countered with laser-driven accelerator technology, says Manuel Hegelich. The space industry faces an invisible enemy that threatens every mission from Earth orbit to Mars and beyond: cosmic radiation. Space radiation Modern electronics face unprecedented vulnerability to space radiation. As transistors shrink below 10nm, even low-energy particles can cause single-event effects (SEEs). ...
