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Firefly Aerospace Launches Alpha FLTA005 Noise of Summer Mission for NASA
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it successfully launched its Alpha Flight 5 (FLTA005) rocket and completed the payload deployment sequence as part of the company’s Venture-Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contract with NASA. The mission, called Noise of Summer, lifted off from Firefly’s SLC-2 launch site at the Vandenberg…
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Airbus Sends Sentinel-2C Satellite to French Guiana for Launch Preparations
Airbus has commenced the journey of the Sentinel-2C satellite, the third in the Copernicus Sentinel-2 series, from its production site in Friedrichshafen to Bremen on July 2, before embarking on a maritime voyage to the European spaceport in French Guiana. The satellite container was loaded onto Canopée, a sail-assisted cargo ship designed for transporting Ariane…
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PLD Space Launches MIURA 5 SPARK Program, Offering Free Satellite Launch Opportunities
Spanish aerospace company PLD Space has unveiled its MIURA 5 SPARK Program, aiming to provide global educational centers, universities, institutions, and companies with unprecedented access to space. Under this initiative, the first two launches of the MIURA 5 rocket will be made available free of charge, covering mission costs to foster scientific and technological innovation.…
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Officina Stellare Secures €3.5 Million ESA Contract for Lasercom Ground Station
Officina Stellare has been awarded a new contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a comprehensive optical ground station (OGS) designed for laser communication applications. The contract spans 24 months and is valued at approximately €3.5 million, with Officina Stellare’s portion amounting to around €2.4 million. The project, named C3PO, entails two main…
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HUBER+SUHNER Selected by MDA Space for MDA AURORA Satellite Technology Supply Chain
HUBER+SUHNER is proud to announce that it has been selected by MDA Space one of the leading providers of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology. HUBER+SUHNER will provide…
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Airbus-Built Copernicus Sentinel-2C Satellite Shipped to European Spaceport for Launch
Airbus-built Sentinel-2C satellite, the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, is about to be shipped to the European spaceport in French Guiana, after road transport from Airbus in Friedrichshafen to Bremen on 2 July. The container has been loaded onto the iconic Canopée, the first sail-assisted cargo ship designed specifically to transport Ariane 6 rocket components from…
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Infinite Orbits and Telespazio France Selected by CNES for Two GEO In Orbit Services Missions
Following two France 2030 requests for proposals issued by CNES to demonstrate various in-orbit services, the consortium formed by the two companies and led by Infinite Orbits was selected by CNES for both missions. These two contracts are a major milestone for both companies, enabling the French Newspace company to rapidly penetrate the innovative international…
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MinoSpace Raises $137 Million to Expand Satellite Production and Technology
MinoSpace, also known as Beijing Weina Star Technology Co., Ltd., announced on June 24 that it has secured more than $137 million in funding, positioning itself as a prominent player in China’s commercial space sector. The funding round was led by Wuxi Economic Development Zone Shangxian Industry Investment Fund, managed by SIP Oriza PE Fund…
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EnduroSat Collaborates with BIUST to Build Botswana’s First Software-Defined Satellite
The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and EnduroSat are building together the country’s first satellite, BOTSAT-1. The satellite will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission no earlier than February 2025. BOTSAT-1 will directly benefit local agriculture and mining industries by using the onboard hyperspectral camera payload to provide key intelligence on the contents…