With
@AST_SpaceMobile
’s BlueWalker 3 satellite testing its
#satellite
-to-smartphone broadband capabilities, other companies are making strides towards this
#technology
. Read the Space Intel Report article on
@Qualcomm
's steps to provide this service.
The three technology approaches for the direct-to-device (
#D2D
) market are mobile
#satellite
(
#MSS
) frequencies, cellular frequencies and
#5G
NTN (non-terrestrial networks) standards. Read more about the emerging D2D market in the
#ConstellationsArticle
:
Kratos and
@allspaceltd
announce a multi-year collaboration to integrate and enhance both companies' products. The focus is on new features, functions and capabilities that will deliver a more powerful, flexible and agile terminal at the network’s edge.
The XQ-58A, an autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle successfully completed its first test flight Oct. 3, 2023, at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. This joint collaboration was supported by the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing and NAWCAD.
Kratos Unmanned Systems is displaying the Valkyrie XQ-58A at MSPO 2021 in Kielce, Poland. The low cost attritable unmanned tactical UAV can be found in Hall F, F-18 at Targi Kielce.
#Kratos
#UAV
#UAS
#unmanned
#defense
#Poland
#MSPO
Threat Briefing 21 from Space ISAC describes a recent shift in
#cyber
threat strategy, which underscores the critical need for enhanced security measures at the network edge. Zero day vulnerabilities remain a leading initial access vector.
Read now:
The
#satellite
manufacturing landscape is changing quickly: from software defined payloads to small
#GEO
satellites to low cost
#launch
options, these new offerings are rolling out tomorrow’s
#space
segment.
Read more in this article from Novaspace:
Increasing hypersonic weapons development is critical to US security. By teaming w/
@LeidosInc
’s
@Dynetics
team on Mayhem, Kratos will help drive mission success by leveraging our experience in high-performance propulsion, hypersonics, & air vehicle design
As much as 99% of all international
#data
traffic is carried through the global network of
#submarine
cables--but what happens when they fail?
Organizations are increasingly turning to
#satellite
as a necessary backup service. Read the article now:
The U.S. Space Force recently released a new Commercial Space Strategy, which outlines several criteria by which industry proposals for technology solutions will be evaluated.
Learn about the criteria and the new strategy in this
#ConstellationsArticle
:
We capture today about 3.2 million to 3.5 million square kilometers a day" Listen to Michael Martinez
@Maxar
talk about how they do satellite imaging on
#ConstellationsPodcast
Many companies are developing new chipsets for
#satellite
#IoT
and direct-to-handset connectivity using
#5G
non-terrestrial network standards. Learn more about what this means for
#satcom
in the
#ConstellationsArticle
below.
The US Space Force is updating testing and simulators for contested
#space
domains. Read the highlights of our discussion with
#USSF
Col. Michael Christensen to learn more about pioneering efforts to address emerging threats.
Apple phones provide Globalstar connectivity to call for help in emergencies. Some in the satellite industry hope that this can be expanded to provide voice and broadband connectivity direct-to-device. Read more in this
#VoicesofConstellations
article.
Kratos and
@shieldaitech
, have signed an agreement to integrate and bring to market an AI pilot built by Shield AI for Kratos' XQ-58 Valkyrie, making real the concept of crewed-uncrewed teaming for jet aircraft. You can read more in the PR below.
Capt. Jake Singleton from
@AFResearchLab
discusses collaboration between the U.S., UK, and other international partners. The goal: Partnering with the startup community and adopting solutions from the marketplace. Only on
#ConstellationsPodcast
#Satellite
and mobile are headed towards convergence in the next decade. But what does this mean for others in the
#telco
and
#satcom
industries?
This
#ConstellationsArticle
explores possible opportunities in these sectors:
According to Space Foundation, the
#space
economy will be worth $772B by 2027—and much of it fueled by engagement from nontraditional sectors.
Read more about the highlights of our discussion with exec Kelli Kedis Ogborn now:
Constellations Podcast is 3! With 90 episodes and thousands of downloads all over the world, we want to hear what your favorite episode is! Tweet your favorite episode with
#Constellationsis3
and enter to win one of our commemorative tee-shirts!
Rivada CEO Declan Ganley spoke with Constellations all about the shifting relationship between
#telecom
and
#satcom
, and how building a laser mesh OuterNET would become the first MPLS network in
#LEO
.
Listen to the full conversation now:
Dr. Rachit Bhatia, Space Safety Analytics and Research Lead at
@LeoLabs_Space
, spoke to
#ConstellationsPodcast
about the evolution of
#space
sustainability. Hear Dr. Bhatia highlight the benefits of using ground-based
#radar
and AI-driven data management.
Low-Earth
#orbit
is getting crowded, with seven near miss incidents of twenty meters or less in the last two years. Read this recent
#ConstellationsArticle
to learn about some of the efforts to make the
#satellite
industry more safe and
#sustainable
.
The emergence of AI has reached new limits and industries including Aerospace. The XQ-58A Valkyrie drone recently completed a successful test flight demonstrating the ability to carry out aerial combat tasks autonomously using new AI-driven software.
Kratos Receives $57.6 Million Contract for 70 BQM-177A Aerial Targets. Kratos' Unmanned Systems Division President Steve Fendley commented on the award sharing, "The 177A continues to push the envelope delivering leading edge realistic threat-representative capabilities to
Despite the recent failure of the
#Viasat
-3
#satellite
, the company plans to launch two more—one over Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and one over the Asia-Pacific. Read about the satellites in the Space Intel Report article below.
In 2020, Arkisys received a 1.6 million dollar contract with DIU to launch their infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform, known as “the Port,” a hybrid of a factory, computing platform and research lab. Read more in the
#ConstellationsArticle
below:
We had fun yesterday at Beasts & Brews in Colorado Springs with the
@SpaceISAC
Value of Space Summit's attendees. Looking forward to the rest of the week for more interesting conversations! Thank you all for coming!
The rise of Starlink has ignited a consistent decrease in consumer
#broadband
capacity pricing. Read the article below from NSR to learn how the introduction of Amazon’s Kuiper in the next few years may affect this trend.
#VoicesofConstellations
Kratos has successfully completed the static test firing of the Zeus 2 solid rocket motor. Combined with the initial success of the Zeus 1 static test last year, completes development of Kratos’ new affordable commercial SRM family. The Zeus motors, designed with commonality,
An explosion in venture capital is driving the satellite industry. Hear from Chad Anderson, CEO of Space Angels on the Constellations Podcast.
@SpaceAngels
Ahead of Asia Satellite Business Week 2024 in Singapore,
#Constellations
solicited input from senior executives across various sectors of the
#satellite
market, including on-orbit capacity, bandwidth scarcity and market verticals.
Read now:
Thanks to
@SenMullin
,
@TomColeOK04
,
@RepBice
and Oklahoma Secretary of Military & Veterans Affairs John Nash for joining Kratos Unmanned at our Oklahoma Aircraft Manufacturing Facility to celebrate the 100th MQM-178 Firejet built in Oklahoma.
The FCC is raising the standard for high-speed fixed
#broadband
to 100/20 Mbps. But could this new benchmark leave
#satellite
services behind in the race for federal funding?
This
#ConstellationsArticle
explores the upcoming changes:
Major Gen. Shawn Bratton, Commander,
@USSF_STARCOM
, joined us on a SPECIAL release of
#ConstellationsPodcast
. In this episode, Maj Gen. Bratton addressed the goals of STARCOM in providing the necessary skills and training to our U.S. Space Force Guardians
Both the United States and Europe are investing in orbital demonstrations of
#satellites
, hoping to develop the capability to mitigate jamming and spoofing common in susceptible L-band signals.
Read more in this article from Space Intel Report:
The Space Force took another step towards improving industry collaboration!
With the release of its Commercial Space Strategy, industry has a better overview of USSF priorities and the criteria used for evaluating proposals.
Learn more:
In an industry first, Kratos and
@SES_Satellites
successfully executed a fully virtualized satellite communications (SATCOM) ground system demonstration for the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command.
The demonstration employed a remote terminal in Port St. Lucie,
#ConstellationsPodcast
would like to thank all our guests in 2022. With such a dynamic industry, we’ve had many exciting conversations covering various topics in
#space
and
#satellite
. Listen to our most popular episodes of 2022 below:
Intelsat, SES, and others are charting unique courses to
#5G
using different payload architectures and timelines but with similar demands on vendors. You can read about the growing role of
#satellite
network operators in the
#ConstellationsArticle
below.
With Amazon’s Kuiper still 3 to 4 years away from being fully ready to enter the market, does it pose a threat to Elon Musk’s Starlink? Learn more by reading the new article from NSR below.
#VoicesofConstellations
Carolyn Belle, Sr. Analyst at NSR, discusses the need for space management in light of potential interference, space debris and collision avoidance
@NSRBelle
-
According to the Space Foundation, the
#space
economy will be valued at $772B by 2027. What’s driving the growth, which market verticals are the most promising, and what counts as critical infrastructure?
Listen to
#ConstellationsPodcast
to learn more:
Constellations Podcast recently spoke with Joel Francis and Kevin Coggins at
@SpaceISAC
about keeping pace with
#space
threats and the role of the Watch Center. Read the highlights at the link below.
The number and complexity of
#space
systems is growing dramatically, which might mean a future designation of the space sector as critical
#infrastructure
. You can read more in this
#ConstellationsArticle
.
Space Force is looking at ways the service can leverage advanced commercial
#networking
technologies for dual use, like
#5G
Advanced and 6G technologies. The
#ConstellationsArticle
below shares how the U.S.S.F. will adopt tech and maintain
#security
.
FTT has a decades-long history of developing innovative high-performance propulsion solutions for national security & commercial applications & is excited to be a part of the
@boomaero
-led collaboration. Read more below:
A group of seven companies recently demonstrated
#multi
-orbit interoperability, showing how
#telcos
and customers could interact with
#satellite
connectivity providers in a more seamless way. Read more in this
#ConstellationsArticle
.
For the last few years,
#D2D
has been progressing through the ‘hype cycle’: inflated expectations often followed by disillusionment. But many companies, like
#SpaceX
, Lynk, and AST, are starting 2024 on a high note—is this the year of D2D? Read now:
Ground segment-as-a-service could be the way of the future for
#satellite
companies. Read the highlights of our discussion with
@SSCspace
to learn about how digitization, faster
#data
speeds, and
#virtual
control centers are upending ground support.
According to
@NSR_SatCom
, software-defined
#satellites
are projected to be an 89.6 billion cumulative revenue opportunity. Hear more on software-defined opportunities from NSR Analyst, Dallas Kasaboski, guest on Ep. 117 of
#ConstellationsPodcast
.
Join us for LIVE
#ConstellationsPodcast
recordings at this year's
#SATShow
. 🛰️
Satellite payloads and ground segments are evolving to meet the growing demand of connectivity. Today, satellite and ground system operators are leveraging the capabilities of software-defined
The next generation of
#aerospace
engineers are coming in hot. Constellations spoke with the Durham University Spaceflight Society about the world’s largest intercollegiate
#rocket
engineering competition: the Spaceport American Cup.
Read more:
How does the ground system avoid becoming the bottleneck to space innovation? Our guest Shivaprakash Muruganandham talks more about this on Constellations.
@NSR_SatCom
#VirtualizedGround
Curious about the market conditions for
#D2D
? Read this breakdown of a recent
#Euroconsult
report, “Prospects for Direct to Handheld and IoT Markets,” by a Euroconsult analyst.
#ConstellationsArticle
In the most recent episode of
#ConstellationsPodcast
, we spoke with Col. Christensen from the Space Force about modeling and simulation for
#space
environments—and how the USSF handles collaboration with mission partners.
Adopting
#SDN
will help satellite operators reduce costs and increase efficiency according to
@NSRPalerm
, Senior Analyst, NSR. Learn more on the Constellations podcast.
Constellations recently spoke with Buffy Wajvoda, Global Leader for Aerospace and Satellite Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services, about the impact of
#generative
#AI
on the
#space
sector. Read the highlights at the link below.
Behold the XQ-58A. With collaboration from the
@AFResearchLab
, this high-performance UAV was successfully designed, built, and demonstrated all in a period of two and a half years. Read more about the project and its next stop in this article by AFRL.
Who will be the big winners in the smallsat market….get the perspective of Carolyn Belle, Sr. Analyst at Northern Sky Research
@raygilray
@NSRBelle
@NSR_SatCom
-
In recognition of National Work Zone Awareness Week, Kratos is excited to unveil the Remote Control Truck Mounted Attenuator (RCTMA) developed in collaboration with the
@MyFDOT
, the
@_UFTI
’s Technology Transfer (T2) Center, and
@RoyalTruckEquip
!
The RCTMA is a tele-operated
David Kagan, CEO,
@Globalstar
, shares his thoughts on universal compatibility and the importance of complementary convergence of satellite networks with other networks to kick off the first-ever
#SATshow
event at Mobility World Congress - completely sold out with a waiting list!
Kevin Steen, CEO,
@OneWeb
Technologies, recently spoke to
#ConstellationsPodcast
and discussed the role of satellites supporting the U.S. Government. Hear Mr. Steen address how satellites in LEO help deliver connectivity with low latency and resiliency.
Increased industry collaboration and
#multi
-orbit communications could be the path to the future in
#satellite
communications. This recent
#ConstellationsArticle
discusses the challenges in making this vision a reality. Read more:
In 2022, the FCC established a 5-year deorbit rule for LEO satellites replacing the 25-year deorbit standard. Read the
#ConstellationsArticle
below for more of the past year's top developments in space governance.
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved website! Now learn about our capabilities, products, and systems all in one place. Check it out here:
Over the past year, the
#satellite
industry has seen changes in the competitive landscape,
#technology
and market opportunities. Learn about these developments and other industry topics from
#ConstellationsPodcast
’s most popular episodes of 2022.
Discover the Path to Business Growth. Join us at Smallsat to Unleash the Power of Software-Defined Technology. Get SWAG, Experience Live Podcasts, and Elevate Your Business!
See you in Logan, Utah!
#SmallSat2023
Electronically Scanned Arrays, or ESAs, may be emerging as the preferred
#antenna
technology.
But what makes them different from traditional antennas, and what does the era of ESAs mean for
#satcom
?
Read the whole story now:
Ground Station-as-a-Service has enabled more access to space data for
#satellite
operators. Our newest
#ConstellationsArticle
provides insight into the GSaaS market, the
#digitalization
of ground services and the different GSaaS business models used
At Space Symposium? Hear a Kratos NOC expert explain why it's not only vital to know a satellite's location but also crucial to understand its activities. Dive into real-world use cases and insights based on current activities in Europe and the Middle East. Don't miss out!
📅:
The newest
#ConstellationsArticle
breaks down the recent shift in focus of chipmakers towards
#satcom
and how new chipsets could allow for further developments in use cases such as
#IoT
and SOS messaging. Read more in the article below.
A policy directive enacted late last year by the Deputy Secretary of Defense supports efforts to eliminate legacy classification barriers, which may help improve the problem of overclassification in
#space
.
Read now:
Join Kratos at the 2023 Space and Missile Defense Symposium! Come by booth
#805
to learn more about how Kratos supports Space, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Hypersonics, and more!
@SpaceMissileDef
Curious about the
#stratospheric
possibilities of High Altitude Platform Stations? Constellations spoke with Samer Halawi, CEO of AALTO HAPS, to discuss how HAPS could shake up
#satellite
comms. Read the highlights below.
#ConstellationsHighlights
The U. S. Space Force is looking to develop what they are calling SpaceVerse, a
#VirtualReality
training environment that would allow trainees to complete simulations of real-world situations. Read more in the
#ConstellationsArticle
below.