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Astra gains Space Force launch award for upcoming Rocket 4 vehicle
Astra award through OSP-4 contract Astra was added to the Orbital Service Program-4 contract back in 2021, but this is the company’s first task order to be awarded. The mission designation is STS-S29B and is expected to occur within 24 months per the expectations of the contract. OSP-4 is similar to NASA’s Venture Class launch…
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StratEdge to Showcase its Latest High-Temperature Packaging Technology at Upcoming Events
StratEdge Corporation, one of the leaders in the design, production, and assembly of high-frequency and high-power semiconductor packages for RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave devices, is set to showcase its latest packaging technology for high-temperature applications at several industry conferences in April and May. The events will take place in New Mexico, California, and Florida, and…
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FCC Updates Spectrum-Sharing Rules for NGSO Constellations
The FCC voted to adopt a new framework for spectrum sharing among Non-Geostationary (NGSO) systems that Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said will promote efficiency, competition, and innovation. The new framework adopted during the FCC’s April 20 meeting will give operators clarity on spectrum-sharing between NGSO systems licensed in different processing rounds. The FCC’s new rules clarify…
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EGS launch team applying first SLS launch lessons to future Artemis missions
The NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is now working on collecting, analyzing, and applying lessons learned during the long Artemis I launch processing flow to streamline future launch campaigns, beginning with the launch of the first Artemis crew on the Artemis II mission in a couple of years. The first Space Launch System (SLS)…
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Iridium Boosts Revenue 22% in First Quarter of 2023
Iridium increased revenue by 22% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year, with increased revenue from commercial services, equipment, and engineering and support. Total revenue in the first quarter was $205.3 million, according to Iridium’s first quarter 2023 results released April 20. Iridium ended the quarter with 2,051,000 total…
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ISRO launches PSLV with Singaporean satellites
The Indian Space Research Organisation used its PSLV rocket to deploy a pair of Singaporean satellites Saturday, in a commercial launch contracted by its subsidiary NewSpace India Limited. The PSLV-CA rocket lifted off at 08:49 UTC (2:19 p.m. local time) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Saturday’s launch carried the TeLEOS-2 radar-imaging satellite, to be…
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Space Operations Command Planning More Growth In ISR Element
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Space Operations Command (SPOC) continues to grow its Space Delta element that is focused on intelligence to inform space operations for the U.S. Space Force having recently added an analysis squadron last fall and plans to stand up to more squadrons within the next year, the command’s chief said on Wednesday. The…
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Is Virgin Orbit still alive? Apparently so, and want to launch again this year
What has Virgin Orbit been up to? Several tweets over the past few weeks show the company hasn’t shut down entirely. While the company is still looking for outside investment, CEO Dan Hart seems to want some team members to push forward with getting LauncherOne back flying. First, a tweet was posted on April 11…
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Keysight’s New Study Highlight’s the Importance of Software Validation as a Challenge for Satellite Industry
Keysight has released Defying Gravity, a new space technology survey revealing that three in four decision-makers consider software test automation as one of the top technical challenges impacting the satellite industry. The survey found that 76% of industry professionals see software test automation as the top challenge, followed by 53% for system-level modeling and…
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Leonardo DRS Mission Captures Earth Images for NASA
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that its new high-precision radiometer technology is being used to measure the Earth’s surface temperature from space. The image collection from the company’s Multiband Uncooled SmallSat Imaging Radiometer (MUSIR) payload is part of an innovative demonstration mission for NASA. MUSIR, with its unique, space-based uncooled thermal imaging radiometer technology, is paving…