Myriota adds another four satellites to UltraLite LEO constellation

Satellite-enabled IoT communications business Myriota is expanding its UltraLite low earth orbit (LEO) constellation with four new nanosatellites currently being onboarded. According to a statement from the Adelaide-based company on Wednesday, the satellites were launched on March 14 aboard a SpaceX Transporter-13 mission. They will “continue to bolster” Myriota’s UltraLite LEO constellation, strengthening its IoT…

Projects involving solar cells, heart monitoring funded through NSSN Grand Challenge program

Seven teams have been awarded a total of $446,426 in grants from the NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) through the organisation’s Grand Challenge Fund, with industry partners contributing a further $450,000 to projects. The teams include those using sensing technologies for bee hive health monitoring, forestry fuel monitoring, and ”rapid microwave annealing for ultra-low-cost perovskite…

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HEX20 announces partnership with ispace and Skyroot Aerospace Adelaide-based smallsat company HEX20 has announced a strategic partnership with India’s Skyroot Aerospace and Japan’s ispace, “to leverage the combined technical prowess and regional networks of the three pioneering companies.” Lloyd Lopez, CEO of HEX20, said an MoU formalising the partnership was signed at the 74th International…