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Xplore Announces Successful Launch, Communications and Control of Hyperspectral Satellite
Xplore, a dual-use space company providing satellite data announced the successful launch, communications and control of XCUBE-1, its first hyperspectral satellite, which launched as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission mission with SpaceX via launch integrator Maverick Space Systems. XCUBE-1 was deployed to a mid-inclination orbit following its launch from Vandenburg Space Force Base in…
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Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
SpaceX launched an upgraded version of its massive Starship rocket from South Texas on Thursday, but the flight ended less than nine minutes later after engineers lost contact with the spacecraft. For a few moments, SpaceX officials discussing the launch on the company’s live webcast were unsure of the outcome of the test flight. However,…
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Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Wednesday and deployed two commercial lunar landers on separate trajectories to reach the Moon in the next few months. The mission began with a middle-of-the-night launch from Kennedy at 1:11 am EST (06:11 UTC) Wednesday. It took about an hour…
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General John Raymond Joins Planet’s Board of Directors
Planet Labs has named retired General John “Jay” Raymond to its board of directors, the company announced Jan. 16. Gen. Raymond served as the first Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As the first Chief of Space Operations, Gen. Raymond was responsible…
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Sky Perfect JSAT to Deploy New Disaster Response Solution in Japanese Arena
SKY Perfect JSAT will bring new disaster response capabilities to the Kobe region of Japan. Sky Perfect JSAT will deploy a disaster-response satellite communications system for Glion Arena Kobe, a multi-purpose arena set to open in Kobe in around three month’s time, the company announced on Jan. 17. This system, powered by the satellite IP…
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Sierra Space Achieves Key Milestone in Resilient GPS Satellite Program
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense-tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced a key development milestone for the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program, marked by the successful completion of Systems Requirements Review (SRR). The SRR completion…
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Not Your Dad’s Space Domain Awareness, With Brien Flewelling of ExoAnalytic Solutions
We often hear space described as congested and competitive but Dr. Brien Flewelling likes to describe the situation in space as dense, dynamic, and deep. This means that space traffic is getting denser as there are more spacecraft in orbit; it’s deeper with spacecraft in more orbits; and more dynamic as spacecraft maneuver more frequently.…
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Pixxel Launches First Firefly Satellites Setting New Standard in Hyperspectral Earth Observation
Pixxel, a California-based space technology company building the world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation, has successfully launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. This marks a significant milestone for Pixxel as it…