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ICEYE US Receives First Task Order Under NASA Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
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IRVINE, Calif.,  Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ICEYE US Inc, a leader in persistent monitoring of Earth with radar imaging satellites, received its first Task Order under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with NASA announced earlier this year.  The Task Order enables NASA to acquire ICEYE's synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data for evaluation by scientific and academic communities to determine suitability for advancing NASA's Earth Science research objectives. The BPA is funded by the Earth Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate.   

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  • The Task Order enables NASA to acquire ICEYE's synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data for evaluation by scientific and academic communities to determine suitability for advancing NASA's Earth Science research objectives.
  • Since 2020, NASA's Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program has been identifying, evaluating, and acquiring data from commercial sources aligned to NASA's Earth Science Division objectives.
  • "NASA is excited to evaluate ICEYE data in the context of our Earth Science Research, Analysis, and Applications portfolios," said Will McCarty, NASA CSDA Program Scientist.
  • ICEYE SAR data joins other types of satellite data from commercial remote sensing systems that have proven critical and complementary to NASA's capabilities.

Sidus Space Celebrates the Successful Space-Qualification of Dhruva Space’s Satellite Orbital Deployer

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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Sidus Space will integrate Dhruvas CubeSat deployer with its own Phoenix Deployer which is in development.

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  • Sidus Space will integrate Dhruvas CubeSat deployer with its own Phoenix Deployer which is in development.
  • This combined capability will allow the Sidus Space / Dhruva Space partnership to offer full-service CubeSat launch options to a large variety of customers.
  • Speaking on the success of the space-qualification, Sanjay Nekkanti, CEO, Dhruva Space Private Limited, shares, Our successful testing and space-qualification of Dhruva Spaces Satellite Orbital Deployer marks a new chapter in Indias space history, and the PSLV C53 mission is an iconic milestone in the journey of Dhruva Space.
  • Sidus Space and Dhruva Space initially entered into a partnership in 2020 to collaborate and catalyze the design, development and commercialization of new innovative space technologies and services.

Sidus Space Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Dhruva Space Expanding their Collaborative Partnership to Serve Global Customers with Space Technologies and Services

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Friday, May 6, 2022
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Our renewed and enhanced agreement with Dhruva Space is another significant step towards our collective plans to design, manufacture, deploy and support constellation-based solutions for global commercial and government customers.

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  • Our renewed and enhanced agreement with Dhruva Space is another significant step towards our collective plans to design, manufacture, deploy and support constellation-based solutions for global commercial and government customers.
  • We believe this relationship with Dhruva will significantly increase the number of potential opportunities and customers of both companies.
  • With Dhruva, we look forward to meeting our goals of bringing space down to Earth for anyone with our turnkey solutions.
  • Dhruva Space, founded in 2012, is a Full-Stack Space Engineering Solutions provider, based in Hyderabad, India and in Graz, Austria.

Solstar Deke Space Communicator Recognized as MSUA's New Space Mobile Innovation of the Year

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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SANTA FE, N.M., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solstar Space (Solstar), the company making persistent in-orbit communications available, announces its Deke Space Communicator (Deke) designed for narrowband communications for suborbital and orbital spacecraft and launch vehicles has been recognized with the New Space Innovation Award during MSUA's 2022 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards. Deke is designed to be about the size of a deck of cards, and engineered to be seamlessly integrated into CubeSats, SmallSats, space stations, launch vehicles, and more to provide reliable, secure two-way persistent communications with launch vehicles and on-orbit assets from any internet connected device anywhere on Earth or in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). It also provides reliable and resilient operational status and alerts for LEO satellites to Mission Operations Centers (MOC).

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  • SANTA FE, N.M., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solstar Space (Solstar) , the company making persistent in-orbit communications available, announces its Deke Space Communicator (Deke) designed for narrowband communications for suborbital and orbital spacecraft and launch vehicles has been recognized with the New Space Innovation Award during MSUA's 2022 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards.
  • "We are thrilled that the Deke Space Communicator has been recognized by the respected panel of judges for this year's MSUA Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards.
  • "The Deke Space Communicator is a persistent, bi-directional critical data relay that provides narrowband communications.
  • The Deke Space Communicator honors NASA astronaut Donald "Deke" Slayton, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts.

SES Government Solutions Connects U.S. Naval Forces Central Command During International Maritime Exercise

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
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SES Government Solutions (SES GS) supported Task Force 59 and US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) communications requirements for the International Maritime Exercise (IMX) and Cutlass Express 2022.

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  • SES Government Solutions (SES GS) supported Task Force 59 and US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) communications requirements for the International Maritime Exercise (IMX) and Cutlass Express 2022.
  • SES Government Solutions (SES GS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions.
  • SES GS operates under a proxy board allowing them to provide services through contracts with the U.S. Government, including classified work.
  • Leveraging more than four decades of experience in the government SATCOM market, SES GS offers robust and secure end-to-end satellite communications solutions.