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Russia launches classified payload from Plesetsk on Soyuz-2.1v
At 19:57 UTC on Wednesday, March 29, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1v rocket launched from Site 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, carrying an unknown payload designated Kosmos-2568 to a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The identity of the payload is unknown, but it may be another inspector satellite, similar to one flown on a previous Soyuz-2.1v launch. If Kosmos-2568 is…
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Telesat Lightspeed Financing Talks Continue, Goldberg Confirms Confidence in Project
Telesat leadership did not have an update on financing for the Lightspeed constellation in its full year financial results, but confirmed the company is optimistic and confident the project will go ahead, answering a gauntlet of questions on the company’s investor call on Wednesday. Telesat is still in discussions with various parties to cover the…
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Lockheed Martin and InnoFlight Partner to Supply Avionics for 42 Space Vehicles
After teaming with Innoflight on T0TL, Lockheed Martin and Terran Orbital are teaming again with Innoflight as a strategic avionics supplier for the SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program. Last year, SDA announced the award of three prototype agreements worth approximately $1.8 billion to establish the foundation for T1TL, a mesh network of 126…
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Australian Government Selects AROSE Consortium to Design Lunar Rover as Part of the Trailblazer Program
Australia is one step closer to the Moon with the Federal Government’s announcement that the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) consortium is one of two successful teams chosen for Stage 1 of the Australian Space Agency’s flagship Trailblazer program. The Trailblazer program will see Australia design, build, test, and operate an Australian-made…
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Israeli Shavit-2 successfully launches Ofek 13 military satellite
Israel has launched a Shavit-2 rocket carrying a military satellite into a retrograde orbit from its space launch base in Palmachim, on the coast of central Israel south of Tel Aviv. The launch took place at 23:10 UTC on Tuesday, March 28 (2:10 AM local time on Wednesday, March 29) from Pad 1 at the…
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Boeing’s Michelle Parker on the Evolving Landscape of Satellite Manufacturing
Michelle Parker recently took on a new role as vice president of Space Mission Systems at Boeing. After restructuring Boeing Defense, Space & Security last year, Boeing brought all satellite programs together under Space Mission Systems including commercial and government satellites, Spectrolab and Millennium Space Systems in one organization. Michelle has a long career in…
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Blue Origin Reveals New Shepard Mishap Due to Engine Nozzle Failure
Blue Origin’s NS-23 mishap was direct cause of thermo-structural failure of the engine nozzle. The resulting thrust misalignment properly triggered the Crew Capsule escape system, which functioned as designed throughout the flight. The Crew Capsule and all payloads onboard landed safely and will be flown again. All systems designed to protect public safety functioned as…
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Life After SpaceX
We all know that SpaceX has had a huge influence in our industry over the last decade. Beyond the company’s influence, SpaceX employees are starting up exciting companies in the space sector and beyond, using their experiences at SpaceX to make successes of these new businesses. In the April edition, Rebecca Heilweil takes a look…
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SkyNet de Colombia Chooses Space Bridge to Upgrade its Satellite Service Infrastructure
Space Bridge, a designer and manufacturer of broadband VSAT platforms and satellite communications systems announced that one of Colombia’s leading satellite telecommunications service providers, SkyNet de Colombia, selected Space Bridge technology as a satellite equipment provider to modernize its ground equipment infrastructure for satellite services delivery in Colombia. Space Bridge’s VSAT satellite platform ASAT II…
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Lockheed Martin Debuts Crescent Space Subsidiary and Parsec Lunar Constellation
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new subsidiary Crescent Space on Tuesday, focused on providing infrastructure for lunar missions. The company will operate a constellation of small constellation of lunar satellites for a service called Parsec, to provide connectivity between Earth and people and assets in lunar orbit and on the Moon, and position, timing, and navigation…