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SpaceX launches 100th Direct to Cell Starlink satellite on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
The plume from the second stage lights up the pre-dawn sky over the Kennedy Space Center about seven and a half minutes after launch. Image: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now. Update 5:24 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launched the Starlink 8-9 mission and landed the booster, B1073, on the droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’ SpaceX launched a batch of…
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Launch Roundup: Second half of 2024 begins with more launches from front runners US & China
Moving into the second half of 2024, the first week of July began with the third launch of the Japanese H3 rocket in the early hours of Monday morning UTC—covered in our previous launch roundup. The week ahead continued with one Starlink mission from SpaceX, pushing the number of Starlink satellites launched to over 6,700.…
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Dhruva Space Collaborates with Kinéis to Provide Space-Based IoT Connectivity in India
In a groundbreaking initiative to fortify global satellite connectivity, full-stack Space Engineering solutions provider Dhruva Space and France-based satellite operator global IoT connectivity provider Kinéis have strengthened their collaboration to introduce Kinéis IoT connectivity in India, and to launch a Kinéis IoT payload on Dhruva Space P-30 satellite. This partnership is focused on Dhruva Space…
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Turion Space Secures $1.9 Million Contract from SpaceWERX for Autonomous Spacecraft System
Turion Space, an Irvine-based startup, has clinched a $1.9 million contract from SpaceWERX, the technology arm of the U.S. Space Force, to develop an autonomous spacecraft docking and maneuvering system aimed at advancing space technology. The contract focuses on enhancing capabilities to engage uncooperative space objects and facilitate the deorbiting of inactive satellites, Turion’s co-founder…
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Vyoma Wins 2 European Defence Fund Contracts
German startup Vyoma will participate in two European Commission contracts focused on European intelligence sovereignty. Both awards, the EMISSARY and STAALION projects, are under the European Defence Fund (EDF) program. Vyoma leverages ground-based data and soon will use space-based data for automated satellite operations and to increase space domain awareness. STAALION, headed by Nurjana Technologies,…
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Chang’e-6 retrieves 1,935.30 grams of moon samples
China’s Chang’e-6 probe retrieved 1,935.30 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday, while a ceremony was held by the CNSA in Beijing to hand over the sample container to the Chinese Academy of Sciences for storage, analysis and research.
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Dhruva Space to Offer Kinéis IoT Services in India
Indian space startup Dhruva Space and Kinéis have signed a joint technological and commercial partnership to bring the French IoT company’s connectivity to India. Dhruva Space will provide Kinéis IoT services in India once the service is launched and develop new applications and services tailored to the Indian market. Dhruva Space will also develop and…
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SpaceX Launches NRO’s Second Mission of Proliferated System
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-186 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 28, 2024, at 11:14 p.m. EDT. This mission is the second launch of…
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Sateliot Successfully Integrates Leaf Space’s GSaaS Network into its Satcom Stack
Sateliot, the first company to operate a low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation with 5G IoT standards, and that extends coverage of Mobile Telecom Operators to any place in the planet, has successfully integrated its satellite communication stack with Leaf Space‘s Ground Segment as a Service (GSaaS) Network. This milestone is crucial for the upcoming…
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SERA Names India Partner in Human Spaceflight Programme, Offering Space Travel Opportunity
The U.S.-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) announced on Monday that India will participate as a partner country in its upcoming human spaceflight programme, aimed at sending six citizen astronauts from nations with limited or no space exploration history into space. Partnering with Blue Origin, SERA’s programme will enable selected citizens to embark on…