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Rocket Lab Completes ESCAPADE Spacecraft Testing, Ready to Ship for Mars Launch Later This Year
Global launch services company Rocket Lab USA confirmed Monday that it completed integration and testing of two spacecraft it built for The University of California Berkeley’s Space Science Laboratory and NASA. The “Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE)” mission spacecraft will be shipped to Cape Canaveral in August, where they will be integrated…
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ULA launches Atlas 5 rocket on the company’s 100th national security mission
United Launch Alliances Atlas V 551 rocket rises from the launchpad at Space Launch Complex 41 as the Sun crests over the horizon. The rocket supported the USSF-51 mission on July 30, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket marked its swan song when it comes to launching critical missions connected…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Returns to Flight After Mishap Investigation
SpaceX submitted its mishap report to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding Falcon 9’s launch anomaly on July 11, 2024. SpaceX’s investigation team, with oversight from the FAA, was able to identify the most probable cause of the mishap and associated corrective actions to ensure the success of future missions. Post-flight data reviews confirmed Falcon…
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Ursa Major Opens 3D Printing Lab in Ohio to Support National Security Propulsion Technology
Ursa Major, America’s one of the leading privately funded company focusing solely on rocket propulsion, is establishing a new research-and-development center in Youngstown, Ohio, to advance additive manufacturing and materials development technology for liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors. The center represents a capital investment of $14.5 million, which includes $4 million in assistance…
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Intelsat Achieves 5G Service Certification Across Satellite and Terrestrial Networks
After a two-year campaign, Intelsat successfully led the approval of the 3GPP “Ku-band Work Package” for standardization at last month’s 3GPP meeting in Shanghai. 3GPP, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project, is the organization that creates standards for global mobile communication technologies, under guidelines set by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union). The move brings satellite and…
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Akima Receives $480 M Contract to Strengthen US Space Force’s Satellite Operations
Akima, a premier provider of products and services to the federal government, announced today that its subsidiary, Five Rivers Analytics, was awarded the Satellite Control Network Tracking Station Operations, Remote Site and Mission Partner Support (STORMS) contract to support the U.S. Space Force. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a 10-year period of…
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Atlas V successfully launched its last ever national security mission
United Launch Alliance, formed in 2006 to merge the Boeing and Lockheed Martin launch vehicle programs, has flown 100 national security missions over the last 18 years using the Delta II, Delta IV, and Atlas V rocket families. USSF-51 was ULA’s 100th national security launch, and the last ever flown by an Atlas-family rocket. An…
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French Startup Skynopy Sets Vision of ‘Connectivity as a Service’ for Satellites
French startup Skynopy, which hopes to make connectivity-as-a-service a commercial reality, could close a number of deals this year ahead of expectations. The company, which is led by CEO Pierre Bertrand, and CTO Antonin Hirsch, both former directors at Loft Orbital, recently closed another $3.1 million in funding. In an interview with Via Satellite, Bertrand said the…
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SynMax Wins Maritime Domain Awareness Project Award from NGA
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) issued a pilot project award to geospatial analytics company SynMax and its Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) platform, Theia. SynMax announced Monday that the pilot program will involve testing and evaluation of Theia’s capabilities, focusing on its ability to detect, track, and analyze maritime activities in near real-time. The company will…