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Blue Canyon Technologies Launches Saturn-400 Bus with Enhanced Payload and Agility
Blue Canyon Technologies, small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider for RTX, has unveiled its latest spacecraft bus, the Saturn-400. This new, larger satellite offers flexibility and reliability to help customers achieve their mission objectives more effectively. The Saturn-400 spacecraft offers increased payload capacity, allowing for more instruments and larger sensors for complex missions, up…
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WORK Microwave Selected by ESA to Develop Cutting-Edge Test Bed for Multi-Orbit Communications
WORK Microwave, a leading provider of advanced RF and satellite communication technologies, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the prime contractor to develop a system validation test bed for the upcoming IRIS² satellite constellation. The project is carried out in close collaboration with Fraunhofer IIS and Joanneum Research. IRIS² (Infrastructure for…
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Sidus Space Successfully Deploys SpacePilot GNC Software on LizzieSat-3
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced the successful deployment of its new autonomous guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) software, SpacePilot and commissioning of the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) on LizzieSat-3 (LS3). Designed for next-generation satellite operations, SpacePilot integrates real-time star tracker, sun sensor, magnetometer, gyroscope, and GPS data onboard LS3…
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Vaya Space Selected for $1.2 Million AFWERX Phase II Contract for Hypersonic Propulsion
Vaya Space announces it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1,236,406 focused on the development of the Hybrid-Fueled Ramjet, a throttleable and restartable hypersonic missile propulsion system, to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and…
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SatSure Looks to Bring Satellite Benefits to Kenya’s Agricultural Sector
Satellite data is set to play a pivotal role in boosting agricultural productivity in Kenya. SatSure Analytics, an Earth Observation (EO) data refinery platform operator, has partnered with Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) to bring advanced satellite data and analytics to the farming sector in Kenya. The two companies announced the partnership, Aug.…
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Redwire Launches SpaceMD, New Pharma-Focused Subsidiary
Redwire is crystalizing its ambitions for space medicine with a new subsidiary, SpaceMD. The new venture will focus on Redwire’s work to grow seed crystals in orbit for pharmaceutical development — specifically Redwire’s Pharmaceutical In-Space Laboratory (PIL-BOX) technology. Redwire has flown 28 PIL-BOX systems in space, crystalizing 17 compounds on the International Space Station (ISS) including…
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Blue Canyon Technologies Debuts Larger, Saturn-400 Satellite Bus
RTX company Blue Canyon Technologies is adding to its spacecraft bus lineup with the Saturn-400, designed for more complex missions. The Saturn-400 spacecraft is designed to offer increased payload capacity, up to 600 kg, for more instruments and larger sensors for complex missions. It has larger solar arrays and options to scale power subsystems up…
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Launch Roundup: Electron launches and Falcon 9 delivers more Kuiper Satellites to orbit
Three rockets launched this week, despite stormy weather causing scrubs and delays. SpaceX succeeded in launching a mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper missions, but United Launch Alliance’s launch of a navigation technology demonstrator and a classified Space Force payload atop the most powerful configuration of the company’s new Vulcan rocket to date has now been…
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SES Receives $90M US Army Award for Sustainment Tactical Network
SES Space & Defense has been awarded a $89.6 million contract from the U.S. Army for commercial satcom services. The five-year Sustainment Tactical Network (STN) contract announced Monday is for Ku-band Geostationary (GEO) satellite service and commercial teleport services. The previous iteration of STN was known as Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (WESS) Comsatcom Network (WCN),…