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ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite Progressing Towards Launch after Passing Critical Design Review
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite has passed its Critical Design Review, a key step to start the manufacturing of the satellite ahead of its planned launch in 2024. AAC Clyde Space supplies the mission’s main instrument, as well as core avionics, under contracts valued at a total of 13.5 MEUR (approx. 160…
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Telstra to Distribute Starlink in Australia
Australian telecommunications provider Telstra has a new deal with SpaceX to offer voice-only and voice plus broadband Starlink services to rural and remote customers in Australia. Telstra said in a July 3 announcement that it has been testing the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology. “We know that collaborating with the right partners is one of…
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Goodbye to the Ariane 5, the ‘Swiss Knife’ of Europe’s launch industry
The Ariane 5 flew for the very last time on Wednesday, July 5, sending government communication satellites for Germany and France into space. Also known as flight VA261, the rocket launched from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, at 22:00 UTC. The satellites onboard the Ariane 5 included the Heinrich-Hertz (H2SAT), on…
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Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket to make its final launch this evening [Updated]
Wednesday update: Unfavorable upper-level winds scrubbed a launch attempt of the European Space Agency’s Ariane 5 rocket on Tuesday from the European spaceport in French Guiana. However, Arianespace said Wednesday that the forecast for today is marginally better, and so the rocket is being prepared for liftoff at 5:30 pm ET (21:30 UTC). This will…
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L3Harris Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force to Support Detection and Tracking of Missiles
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command, through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) vehicle, awarded L3Harris Technologies approximately $29 million for a sensor payload design contract to deliver a digital model for the medium Earth orbit (MEO) – Missile Track Custody (MTC) Epoch 1 program that will support detecting and tracking…
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TRL11 Showcases Space Video Recorder and Cubesat Deployer on SpaceX Transporter-8 Mission
TRL11, one of the leading providers of video solutions for the space industry, has successfully validated several of its core technologies on a demonstration mission in Low Earth Orbit, despite the host spacecraft developing an anomaly shortly after deployment. All three products in TRL11’s demo mission operated nominally for the duration of Vast’s Orbiter SN03…
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Beyond Gravity’s Cutting-Edge On Board Computer Controls the Euclid Space Telescope
Beyond Gravity, one of the leading suppliers to the space industry provided key products for Europe’s Euclid space telescope. The space observatory is controlled by a computer and protected by thermal insulation from Beyond Gravity. The Euclid telescope which launched on July 1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA is a…
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Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket to retire after 27 years service
Aerial view of the launch of Ariane 5 V198 on November 26, 2010, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Image: ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE – Optique Video CSG – L. Mira. Europe’s iconic Ariane 5 rocket, with its liquid hydrogen-fueled core stage and solid rocket boosters, has guaranteed Europe’s access to space, providing a unique capacity for launching…
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SpaceTech Introduces New Thermo-Optical Coarse Earth and Sun Sensor for Satellites
SpaceTech, a company that designs, develops, and manufactures reliable, innovative, high quality, and cost-effective space equipment and subsystems for space missions – from Earth observation, navigation, and science to new space mega-constellations has introduced a new Coarse Earth and Sun Sensor (CESS) for satellites. The CESS is a passive device that can provide instantaneous attitude information,…
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Quectel Unveils New CC660D-LS Module with Satellite and IoT-NTN Capabilities
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, unveiled its latest innovation in satellite communications, the CC660D-LS module, designed specifically to ensure comprehensive global coverage for seamless connectivity. The CC660D-LS module offers versatile connectivity options, including L-band, S-band, and Band 23 connections. In addition, the module supports 3GPP Release 17 IoT non-terrestrial network (IoT-NTN) connections.…