Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares are trading higher on Thursday.
Today, the company was selected by ViaSat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) to support its hybrid space communications networks demonstrations by producing a spacecraft bus and providing mission operation support.
The demonstrations will showcase ViaSat's array of multi-band, space-based relay communication services for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions. These services offer enhanced data management, reduced latency, and increased real-time throughput.
The demonstrations are part of ViaSat's work across two awards, totaling $80 million, under NASA's Communications Services Project (CSP).
The Rocket Lab spacecraft will provide the power, communications, propulsion, and attitude control for the mission demonstration.
Rocket Lab will incorporate its own satellite components and sub-systems into the spacecraft, including star trackers, reaction wheels, solar panels, S-band radios, flight software, and ground software, and the new L-band radio in development for the future InCommand service.
Rocket Lab Vice President of Space Systems, Brad Clevenger, said, "By providing a configurable platform that can be tailored to suit even the most complex missions, our customers can focus on their own novel hardware and services and leave the development and operation of the spacecraft to us."
Scheduled to launch in early 2026, the demonstration mission will also include direct-to-ground communications through Viasat's Real-Time Earth (RTE) Ground-Station-as-a-Service for S-, X-, and Ka-bands.
"We are proud to support NASA with this critically needed real-time space relay communications capability and excited about our continuing partnership with Rocket Lab to support ViaSat's growing space missions portfolio," said Michael Maughan, Vice President of Space and Mission Systems, ViaSat Government Systems.
Price Action: RKLB shares are trading higher by 2.67% to $4.41 on the last check Thursday, while VSAT shares are trading higher by 3.99% to $19.29.
美國火箭實驗室公司(納斯達克股票代碼:RKLB)股價週四上漲。
今天,該公司被ViaSat, Inc.(納斯達克股票代碼:VSAT)選中,通過生產航天器總線和提供任務運營支持來支持其混合太空通信網絡的演示。
演示將展示ViaSat爲低地球軌道(LEO)任務提供的一系列多頻段、天基中繼通信服務。這些服務增強了數據管理,減少了延遲,提高了實時吞吐量。
這些演示是ViaSat在美國宇航局通信服務項目(CSP)下獲得的兩個獎項的一部分,總額爲8000萬美元。
火箭實驗室航天器將爲任務演示提供動力、通信、推進和姿態控制。
火箭實驗室將把自己的衛星組件和子系統整合到航天器中,包括星際追蹤器、反作用輪、太陽能電池板、S波段無線電、飛行軟件和地面軟件,以及爲未來InCommand服務開發的新L波段無線電。
火箭實驗室太空系統副總裁布拉德·克萊文格說:“通過提供可配置的平台,即使是最複雜的任務也可以量身定製,我們的客戶可以專注於自己的新型硬件和服務,將航天器的開發和運營留給我們。”
該演示任務計劃於2026年初發射,還將包括通過Viasat的實時地球(RTE)地面站即服務進行鍼對S、X和Ka波段的直接對地通信。
ViaSat政府系統太空和任務系統副總裁邁克爾·莫恩表示:“我們很自豪能夠爲NASA提供這種急需的實時太空中繼通信能力支持,並對我們與火箭實驗室繼續合作以支持ViaSat不斷增長的太空任務組合感到興奮。”
價格走勢:週四最後一次支票中,RKLB股價上漲2.67%,至4.41美元,而VSAT股價上漲3.99%,至19.29美元。