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Via Satellite’s Top Stories of 2023
The past year saw a number of shakeups in the satellite industry — like the Viasat/Inmarsat merger and Steve Collar leaving SES. Both of those operators are also dealing with in-orbit anomalies on their next-generation satellites. At the same time, Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations like Starlink, Kuiper, and Lightspeed moved forward, and the satellite industry…
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Our ranking of top US launch companies finds a familiar name on top
After our inaugural ranking last year, Ars Technica is again publishing a list of the most accomplished US commercial launch companies. We hope the list sparks debate, discussion, and appreciation for the challenge of operating a successful rocket company. Please note that this is a subjective list, although hard metrics such as total launches, tonnage…
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Firefly suffers second stage anomaly on “Fly the Lightning” mission
Just on the heels of its success in integrating and launching a payload to orbit within 27 hours for the Space Force, Firefly Aerospace flew again — this time with a dedicated flight for Lockheed Martin. The Alpha FLTA004 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W) at California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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Firefly Aerospace Prepares to Launch Alpha FLTA004 Mission for Lockheed Martin
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced its Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning mission is prepared to launch no earlier than December 20 with backup dates through December 22, depending on local weather. The daily 20-minute launch window will open at 9:18 am PST. The Fly the Lightning mission will deploy an Electronically Steered…
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NASA’s BurstCube Achieves Significant Milestones on Journey to Launch
Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed testing for BurstCube, a shoebox-sized spacecraft designed to study the universe’s most powerful explosions. Members of the team have also delivered the satellite to their partner Nanoracks (part of Voyager Space) in Houston, Texas, where it will be packed for launch.…
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HawkEye 360 Enhances Spectrum Scanning with Acquisition of RF Solutions from Maxar
HawkEye 360, the world’s leading defense technology company for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced the acquisition of RF Solutions from Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. RF Solutions was formed from the Aurora Insight acquisition that Maxar Intelligence completed in January 2023. “The on-orbit assets and expertise of the…
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Daily Telescope: James Webb zooms in on Uranus
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Yahsat to Merge with Fellow UAE Geospatial Company Bayanat
Yahsat has announced a stunning piece of consolidation as it looks to be a part of a brand new AI-powered space technology powerhouse in the Middle East and beyond. It is planning to merge with Bayanat, an AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, also based in the UAE. The combined operation will have an implied market capitalization…
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Yahsat to Merge with Fellow UAE Geospatial Company Bayanat
Yahsat has announced a stunning piece of consolidation as it looks to be a part of a brand new AI-powered space technology powerhouse in the Middle East and beyond. It is planning to merge with Bayanat, an AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, also based in the UAE. The combined operation will have an implied market capitalization…
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SaxaVord Awarded Spaceport License by Civil Aviation Authority
A significant historic milestone has been achieved by SaxaVord Spaceport with the award of a license by the Civil Aviation Authority. It becomes the first licensed vertical launch spaceport in the UK and Western Europe following extensive assessment by the space regulator to check that appropriate safety, security, and environmental criteria are met, and that…