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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2016-024Launched 4/8/2016
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Dragon CRS-8 Mission
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT3
Launch Date
4/8/2016
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
404 km
Inclination
51.64 deg
Dry Mass
1,413 kg
Total Mass
0 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Bigelow Aerospace
Manufacturer
Bigelow Aerospace
Registry
COSPAR ID
2016-024
Track
Mentions
410
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RAL Space is leading the Speqtre mission with an overview of the space components and is delivering the optical payload that will beam QKD signals to Earth.

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Arralis launched K- and Ka-band phase shifters intended to help antenna designers achieve rapid multi-beam steering for next-generation LEO satellite constellations.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jul 5, 2022Arralis Launches New K and Ka-band Analog Phase Shifters

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group operates as a next-generation broadband satellite operator providing affordable, high-speed broadband across Southeast Asia and the Pacific using multi-beam space and ground communications technologies.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jul 4, 2022Kacific + Teleglobal complete sizeable deployment of mobile backhaul services in Indonesia

SES worked with Boeing to build O3b mPOWER satellites that are fully digitized and beam-forming.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Jun 8, 2022SES Team Spotlight: Stewart Sanders on the Innovation Power of theO3bmPOWEREcosystem

Sony Space Communications Corporation plans to develop small optical communications devices to connect smallsats in Low Earth Orbit via laser beam.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 2, 2022Sony Space Communications Corporation formed

The Sunrise program awarded a OneWeb-led group about $45,000,000 last year to launch a beam-hopping satellite called Joey-Sat in 2022.

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Spacecom redirected a Ku-band beam on its AMOS-17 satellite to the Indian Ocean on 2022-05-12 to pursue future maritime growth opportunities after securing its first maritime customer.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0May 16, 2022Spacecom plots maritime expansion after netting first customer

The redirected Ku-band beam on AMOS-17 enables Spacecom to provide up to 2 gigabits per second of capacity over the Indian Ocean region.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 16, 2022Spacecom plots maritime expansion after netting first customer

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group provides broadband across Southeast Asia and the Pacific using advanced multi-beam space and ground communications technologies.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.2May 3, 2022Kacific Launches The CommsBox

Isotropic Systems plans a commercial product launch in 2022 for its multi-beam multi-orbit terminal.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 23, 2022ALL.SPACE’s first-of-its-kind terminal completes simultaneous, full performance, multi-link trials across all orbits

Celestia UK is collaborating with the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and commercial partners to develop compact, fully electronic multi-beam scanning gateway antennas with no moving parts.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Mar 23, 2022Celestia Technologies Group / TTI Present Their Ground Technologies Expertise In DC

For safe and efficient surveying in very shallow water up to 5 m and in the surf zone, Fugro will use a jet ski equipped with a Differential Global Positioning System and a single-beam echosounder.

CapabilityValue 4.2Mar 22, 2022Fugro supports NIOT’s coastal community development plan with a large-scale bathymetry survey in India

SES will leverage a C-band beam on the SES-6 satellite to provide connectivity for the expedition with speeds reaching up to 50 Mbps.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 20, 2022SES Enables Awareness Of Major Climate Action In Antarctica Thru Connectivity

SpaceBridge Inc., Thaicom, and WTD Networks are partnering to deliver and commission a high-throughput satellite (HTS) multiple-spot-beam Ku-band broadband VSAT network in Indonesia.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 17, 2022SpaceBridge, Thaicom + WTD Networks Partner To Build MSB Ku-Band VSAT Network

Spacecom’s AMOS-17 Ka satellite was used with a steerable beam pointed to the flight area in Southern Spain and cross-linked to a fixed beam serving the SkyEdge II-c Hub.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 17, 2022Gilat Satellite Network’s Tech Announces A Breakthrough In ESA Development For IFC

NaviSuite Kuda Core is tailored to support hydrographic surveys with a single USV or a small survey vessel using multi-beam echosounder including backscatter, LiDAR, and/or camera.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 24, 2022EIVA releases new entry-level hydrographic survey software variant

Beam Budget 2022 enables government integrators to quote LEO and MEO services in the same format as GEO for DoD ingestion.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.4Jan 24, 2022Beam Budget’s Release With Special DoD Enhancement

NASA awarded a $250,000 contract to ATA Engineering of San Diego, California to provide engineering support services for the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) in a 2022-01-18 procurement filing.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Jan 21, 2022Bigelow Aerospace transfers BEAM space station module to NASA

On 2021-12-10, NASA issued its intent to award a sole-source contract to ATA Engineering to handle BEAM engineering services.

RelationshipsLegalValue 4.6Jan 21, 2022Bigelow Aerospace transfers BEAM space station module to NASA

Inmarsat-6 F1 also features nine steerable multi-beam Ka-band antennas.

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