Author: starpathwp-production
-
Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch three Starlink missions; India to test crew abort system
Another busy period in spaceflight is underway with three Falcon 9 rockets with Starlink payloads and the first test flight of India’s Gaganyaan crew-capable spacecraft. Starlink 6-23 flew – ahead of 6-24 – from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida, while Starlink 7-5 flew out of SLC-4E…
-
SSC Supports the Launch of Thailand’s THEOS-2 Earth Observation Satellite
SSC is supporting the launch of Thailand’s high-resolution Earth Observation optical satellite THEOS-2, which was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on October 9th. The mission is designed to deliver ground-breaking imagery with a 0.50-meter ground resolution. “SSC is proud to provide critical LEOP support connectivity services to another Airbus-built satellite mission and to provide…
-
ESA’s Proba-3 Mission Led by Sener Reaches the Final Test Phase Before Launch
The Proba-3 mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), led by the Sener engineering and technology group, has reached a new milestone after successfully completing the environmental testing campaign of the two satellites at the IABG facilities in Ottobrunn (Germany). The aim of this testing campaign was to ensure that the satellites and their various…
-
Blue Origin is Building a Space Logistics Vehicle Called Blue Ring
Blue Origin is building a space logistics vehicle called Blue Ring, the company announced Monday. The spacecraft is designed to provide in-space services including hosting, transportation, refueling, data relay, and logistics, including an “in-space” cloud computing capability. The company also announced a new business unit called In-Space Systems, which the Blue Ring is part of. …
-
China launches one more Earth-observing satellite
China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D rocket placing a new Earth-observing satellite into space. Coded Yunhai-1 04, the satellite was lifted at 8: 54 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon entered the preset orbit. It will provide services for the detection of the atmospheric, marine and…
-
China to send astronauts to space station later this month
The Shenzhou XVII mission is scheduled to launch this month to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, according to China Central Television, the State broadcaster. CCTV reported on Sunday that the Shenzhou XVII spacecraft will be lifted by a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s…
-
China’s space cooperation endeavors benefit BRI partner countries
Every morning, the education and sports TV channel of Laos reaches thousands of households in the Southeast Asian country via the LAOSAT-1 satellite transmission. The educational channel, which played a crucial role in enabling students across the country to study at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, has continued to provide distance learning services to schools…
-
Euroconsult and Iceye to Lead a European EO Consortium
Euroconsult and Iceye are teaming up to lead a new consortium of European space companies conducting a study on a future European Union Earth observation governmental service. The new consortium announced Oct. 11 is named AEGIS², which stands for Advanced European Governmental Innovative ISR Secured Service. This comes after the European Commission requested feasibility study…
-
Euroconsult and Iceye to Lead a European EO Consortium
Euroconsult and Iceye are teaming up to lead a new consortium of European space companies conducting a study on a future European Union Earth observation governmental service. The new consortium announced Oct. 11 is named AEGIS², which stands for Advanced European Governmental Innovative ISR Secured Service. This comes after the European Commission requested feasibility study…
-
ST Engineering iDirect Makes Appointments in Engineering, Strategy
ST Engineering iDirect appointed two new leaders to its executive team, naming Sridhar Kuppanna its new senior vice president of Engineering and Cynthia Harty as senior vice president of Corporate Strategy. Kuppanna is a new appointment to iDirect and joins the company from Ribbon Communications. There, he worked on secure cloud communications solutions. Kuppanna will…