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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
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The Sx3099 modem chip is capable of supporting high-capacity links and beam hopping with lower power consumption, smaller cell size, and lower price points than competitive offerings.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 10, 2021Telesat’s Agreement With SatixFy Earns Early Access To Modem Chip

Satcom Global added the Astra 4a Nordic Ku-band beam to its Aura VSAT maritime communications network in December 2020.

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Satcom Global’s VSAT Coverage Upgrade Serves European and Indian Ocean Waters

The additional redundancy provided by the SES-12 IOR beam supports continuity of high-quality connectivity for Aura VSAT customers operating within the Indian Ocean region.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.3Mar 9, 2021Satcom Global’s VSAT Coverage Upgrade Serves European and Indian Ocean Waters

The Astra 4a Nordic Ku-band beam supports customers operating in European waters.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Mar 9, 2021Satcom Global’s VSAT Coverage Upgrade Serves European and Indian Ocean Waters

The Astra 4a Nordic Ku-band beam improves performance of 60-0.8 m terminals in the Baltic Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Barents Sea.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 9, 2021Satcom Global’s VSAT Coverage Upgrade Serves European and Indian Ocean Waters

The Astra 4a Nordic Ku-band beam provides improved performance across all terminals for Aura VSAT customers throughout Europe.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Mar 9, 2021Satcom Global’s VSAT Coverage Upgrade Serves European and Indian Ocean Waters

Over-the-air trials at an SES teleport in Port St. Lucie, Florida verified Isotropic Systems’ high-performance multi-beam platform meets military requirements to acquire and track SES’ O3b medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 6, 2021ALL.SPACE and SES GS Complete Milestone Trials to Unlock Next-Gen Connectivity for U.S. Military

The PluraView monitors utilize dual screens with passive beam-splitter technology for a realistic 3D-stereo experience.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Feb 16, 20213D PluraView and Vesalius3D – a perfect team for medical 3D visualizations

High-throughput satellites use spot beam technology to provide focused, high-power service in smaller areas.

CapabilityValue 2.0Feb 15, 2021Intellian Floats Their Smallest VSAT For Maritime SATCOM To The Market

After testing many high beam count sensors, GeoCue achieved substantially improved results with the True View 515 configuration.

CapabilityValue 3.0Feb 11, 2021GeoCue Group releases True View 515 new addition to 3D imaging systems series

Quanergy’s electronic beam steering provides over 100,000 hours mean time between failures for QORTEX People Counter.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 4, 2021Quanergy unveils 3D LiDAR people counting solution with widest coverage area on the market

SatADSL will provide accessible and reliable internet access using the Central Asian beam of the Azerspace-1 satellite via its Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform (C-SDP).

CapabilityValue 3.8Jan 12, 2021Azercosmos and SatADSL sign partnership agreement to provide internet services across Central Asia

SatADSL’s Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform (C-SDP) will provide internet access using the Central Asian beam of the Azerspace-1 satellite.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jan 11, 2021Azercosmos + SatADSL Sign Coverage Contract

Aura operates on the iDirect Velocity platform, which was specifically designed to enable VSAT service providers to deploy managed HTS and multi-spot beam architectures.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 1, 2020Satcom Global’s Aura VSAT Network is Stronger with NSS-6 Satellite

NASA awarded Maxar a $142,000,000 contract in January to robotically assemble a communications antenna and manufacture a spacecraft beam in orbit as part of the SPIDER demonstration.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.6Nov 17, 2020Maxar taps MDA for robotic satellite servicing technologies

Talia acquired an additional Ka-band spot beam on Arabsat 5C at 20°E for coverage across the Levant region.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 12, 2020Talia Acquires Arabsat 5C Ka-Band Beam

Beam choice enables operators to manually select the ideal beam for their missions.

CapabilityValue 2.0Nov 2, 2020iDirect Government’s Evolution® Platform Receives IA + Cybersecurity Enhancements

The Evolution platform includes dual-mode and beam choice features to mitigate threats to a SATCOM network.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 2, 2020iDirect Government’s Evolution® Platform Receives IA + Cybersecurity Enhancements

Sapcorda’s L-band Satellite beam coverage will be available on 2020-12-01 in North America and Europe.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 16, 2020Sapcorda set to test its GNSS augmentation service for autonomous vehicles

The U.S. Army plans to evaluate the performance of Isotropic Systems optical beam-forming antennas for sending communications through SES satellites in geostationary and medium Earth orbit under a contract of undisclosed value announced 2020-09-24.

CapabilityRelationshipsPlanValue 4.1Sep 24, 2020U.S. military to test Isotropic Systems antennas with SES satellites