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China successfully lands reusable experimental spacecraft
A reusable experimental spacecraft successfully returned to its scheduled landing site on Friday. The spacecraft, which launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, returned after 268 days of in-orbit operation. The success of the experiment demonstrates the growing maturity of China’s reusable spacecraft technologies, which will pave the way for more convenient…
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China launches 10 Geely-03 satellites
China on Friday launched a Long March-6 carrier rocket to place a group of 10 commercial satellites in space. The Geely-03 constellation consisting of 10 satellites was lifted at 2:30 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province and entered the preset orbit. The launch marks the 534th flight…
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Case IH Previews Intelsat Terminal for Satcom Tractor Solution
Agriculture manufacturer Case IH recently showcased its upcoming satellite terminal for tractors, combines, and more at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, as it prepares to roll out a satcom solution with Intelsat. Via Satellite spoke with Case IH during Farm Progress to hear about why the manufacturer chose to work with Intelsat, and…
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Viasat Launches Enhanced LAISR On-Demand Global L-Band Service for Air, Sea, and Land Users
Viasat Inc., a global company in satellite communications, introduced Enhanced LAISR, its global mobility, on-demand managed L-band service offering communications flexibility for airborne, maritime, and land users worldwide. It will deliver highly available, flexible, on-demand capabilities enabled by Viasat’s seamless, global L-band space and ground network. The award-winning L-band Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (LAISR)…
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SFL Chosen by NUVIEW to Develop Pathfinder Satellite Bus for LiDAR Constellation
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has been chosen by NUVIEW, a space-technology company specializing in 3D Earth imaging, to develop the bus for Mr. SPoC, its pathfinder small satellite that will demonstrate the capabilities of the world’s first commercial space-based LiDAR constellation. Based in Orlando, Florida, NUVIEW is building a ground-breaking constellation of satellites that will…
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The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone.
The final flight of Europe’s Vega rocket lifted off Wednesday night from French Guiana, carrying an important environmental monitoring satellite for the European Union’s flagship Copernicus program. The 98-foot-tall (30-meter) Vega rocket took off at 9:50 pm EDT Wednesday (01:50 UTC Thursday) from the European-run spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launcher headed north from…
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BlackSky Executes Reverse Stock Split to Raise Share Price
Satellite imagery company BlackSky will execute a reverse stock split to raise its share price, the company announced Wednesday. BlackSky’s shareholders approved the 1-for-8 reverse split during an annual meeting on Sept. 4. The split will be effective at 4:15 p.m. ET on September 6. Over the past six months, BlackSky’s stock has traded between $1.50…
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Europe Says Goodbye to Vega Rocket in Copernicus Mission
Arianespace launched the final mission for the original Vega rocket on Sept. 4, launching the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite. Vega was in service for 12 years with 20 successful flights. It will be replaced by the upgraded Vega-C launcher, which is expected to return to flight by the end of this year. The rocket debuted in…
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After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make
Now that NASA has resolved the question of the Starliner spacecraft and its two crew members on the International Space Station, the agency faces another high-stakes human spaceflight decision. The choice concerns the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield and whether NASA will make any changes before the Artemis II mission that will make a lunar flyby.…
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Microsoft joins with students to document humanity with a ‘Golden Record’ of glass
Richard Black, research director for Microsoft’s Project Silica, holds a data storage platter. (Microsoft Photo) Forty-seven years after NASA sent a “Golden Record” into deep space to document humanity’s view of the world, Microsoft’s Project Silica is teaming up with a citizen-science effort to lay the groundwork — or, more aptly, the glasswork — for…