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Atlas Space Operations

US
commercialFounded 2015
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
www.atlasspace.com/
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Atlas Space Operations is a seven-year-old startup based in Michigan that uses a network management platform to connect satellite antennas and create a federated network.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsTechnical ProductJan 25, 2024Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program

Freedom Space will deliver software solutions for FORGE C2 that build upon ATLAS Space Operations’ Freedom software platform and will bridge the architecture of the government’s existing systems with a new prototype under development.

Mentioned as: ATLAS Space OperationsTechnical ProductJan 25, 2024Freedom Space Technologies awarded OMNI Federal contract for SSC FORGE C2 Mission

Freedom Space Technologies is a subsidiary of Atlas Space Operations that provides a cloud-based software platform used to manage satellite ground systems.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2024Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program

In 2022 the Defense Innovation Unit selected eight companies to work on the Hybrid Space Architecture: Aalyria, Anduril, Atlas Space Operations, Enveil, SpiderOak Mission Systems, Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Microsoft Azure Space.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsNarrative GeneralNov 29, 2023Defense Innovation Unit solicits new round of proposals for space network project

Atlas Space Operations estimates there are thousands of underutilized satellite antennas that could be used to expand capacity.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsNarrative GeneralOct 27, 2023Ground stations as-a-service struggle to gain foothold in military market

ATLAS Space Operations partnered with Viasat Real-Time Earth in early 2023 to include Viasat’s ground antenna network in the ATLAS Global Federated Network.

Mentioned as: ATLAS Space OperationsOrg RelationshipJul 6, 2023ATLAS Space Operations launches Freedom Space to support government missions + also names a new CEO

ATLAS Space Operations uses Freedom™ Software together with a global federated antenna network to provide end-to-end monitoring of satellite assets.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2023Sidus Space expands global ground network with ATLAS Space Operations contract

Sidus Space selected ATLAS Space Operations to expand ground station services for its operations.

Mentioned as: ATLAS Space OperationsTechnical ProductMay 11, 2023Sidus Space Selects ATLAS Space Operations to Expand Ground Station Services for LizzieSat Constellation

ATLAS Space Operations utilizes Freedom Software together with a global federated antenna network to provide end-to-end monitoring of all assets.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2023Sidus Space Selects ATLAS Space Operations to Expand Ground Station Services for LizzieSat Constellation

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) selected ATLAS Space Operations to expand ground station services for its operations.

Mentioned as: ATLAS Space OperationsTechnical ProductMay 11, 2023Sidus Space expands global ground network with ATLAS Space Operations contract

Atlas Space Operations encourages customers to verify satellite radios can communicate with existing ground systems early in the process.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2023Delivering Data: What customers get wrong about the ground segment

The 7.3-meter antennas are larger than Atlas Space Operations’ traditional antennas and enable partners to access satellites in medium Earth orbit and geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsTechnical ProductMar 9, 2023Atlas joins forces with Viasat RTE

Early in the year, Atlas Space Operations owned and operated antennas at 13 sites.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsTechnical ProductMar 9, 2023Atlas joins forces with Viasat RTE

On 2023-03-09, Atlas Space Operations partnered with Viasat Real-Time Earth to expand Atlas’ antenna network and offer customers access to larger antennas.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsOrg RelationshipMar 9, 2023Atlas joins forces with Viasat RTE

Atlas Space Operations, a Michigan-based company, added 11 antenna sites by joining forces with AWS Ground Stations.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsTechnical ProductMar 9, 2023Atlas joins forces with Viasat RTE

ATLAS Space Operations will employ its Ground Software as a Service built around the Freedom Platform to manage the Rwandan satellite ground station and critical radio frequencies.

Mentioned as: ATLAS Space OperationsTechnical ProductFeb 22, 2023Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) partners with ATLAS Space Operations for satellite ground infrastructure

Rwanda Space Agency and ATLAS Space Operations Inc. entered a strategic partnership to use a teleport in Rwanda that will feature a 9.3-meter antenna operating in different frequency bands capable of servicing spacecraft on lunar missions.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsNarrative PlanFeb 22, 2023Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) partners with ATLAS Space Operations for satellite ground infrastructure

ATLAS Space Operations plans to use the Rwandan ground station to command current and prospective client space missions.

Mentioned as: ATLAS Space OperationsTechnical ProductFeb 22, 2023Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) partners with ATLAS Space Operations for satellite ground infrastructure

The agreement between ATLAS Space Operations Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Mike Carey and Rwanda Space Agency CEO Col Francis Ngabo was signed on 2023-02-21.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsOrg RelationshipFeb 22, 2023Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) partners with ATLAS Space Operations for satellite ground infrastructure

Antaris SatOS software manages JANUS-1 core bus responsibilities while orchestrating multi-tenant payloads and onboard computing and showcasing secure TT&C protocols with Amazon Web Services and ATLAS Space Operations providing ground communications services.

Mentioned as: Atlas Space OperationsOrg RelationshipFeb 17, 2023Antaris™ JANUS-1 smallsat is successfully launched by the ISRO’s SSLV-D2 rocket — SIA-India launch congratulations
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