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Orbex Expands to Medium-sized Launch Vehicles and Relocates Operations to SaxaVord Spaceport
Spaceflight company Orbex is to focus its operations exclusively on developing small and medium sized space rockets after switching its launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland. The company has decided to pause construction of its own spaceport in Sutherland and will instead launch its first rockets from SaxaVord. The decision enables the company to…
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Ship 33 prepares for engine testing, Booster 14 Completes Static Fire
Three weeks after Flight 6, SpaceX has static fired Booster 14 and rolled Ship 33 to Masseys to complete its own engine testing. Once both vehicles are tested, SpaceX will begin the final drive to Flight 7, potentially launching in January. Booster 14 On Dec. 5, just over two weeks after Flight 6, SpaceX rolled…
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Launch Roundup: Kairos stands down second launch attempt, Falcon 9 to launch 03, GPS and NRO missions
This week, Japanese commercial company Space One stood down two attempts to launch its Kairos vehicle for the second time, while SpaceX has four Falcon 9 launches at the end of the week from Friday onwards. These include customer missions carrying satellites for the 03b mPOWER and GPS-III constellations and another for the National Reconnaissance…
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Pixxel Expands Series B Funding WIth $24M Investment
Hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel secured $24 million in a Series B extension round, adding new investors M&G Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital Partners. The investment announced Monday brings Pixxel’s total Series B funding to $60 million. Pixxel closed the initial Series B round in June of 2023, with Google, Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, and others. Pixxel…
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Neuraspace’s New Optical Telescope in Chile Expands Global Satellite Tracking Coverage
Neuraspace has installed and activated our second optical telescope, located in Chile, to expand satellite tracking coverage over the southern hemisphere. This complements our existing telescope installed at the Beja air base in Portugal, enabling satellite tracking coverage over both hemispheres through our own telescopes, in addition to data from partner networks. Capable of acquiring…
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Parsons and Globalstar Demonstrates First Software-Defined Satellite Communication in LEO
Parsons Corporation and Globalstar announce their exclusive partnership to support the public, government, and defense sectors. The partnership also includes the successful demonstration of Parsons’ software-defined satellite communications solution using Globalstar’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. As the demand for reliable global communication services continues to grow in complex and congested areas, the collaboration…
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constellr Wins New German Space Agency EO Deal
constellr will play a key role in Germany’s fight against climate change. It has signed a new contract with the German Space Agency DLR to provide the agency’s community in Earth observation (EO) research with access to its high-resolution thermal data at 30-meter native resolution. The company announced the deal, Dec. 9. The data, which…
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ETL Systems Introduces Advanced RF-over-Fiber Solutions for Broadcast, Satellite, and Telecom
ETL Systems has introduced the StingRay RF-over-Fiber solution portfolio that redefines RF-over-fiber transmission with solutions for the most demanding broadcast, satellite, and telecommunications environments with a range of up to 500 km. Leveraging ETL Systems’ expertise, StingRay delivers exceptional performance across both short and long distances, ensuring signal integrity even in challenging conditions. RF-over-Fiber is…
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AST SpaceMobile Signs Commercial Agreement with Vodafone Through 2034
AST SpaceMobile has signed a commercial agreement with its longtime investor Vodafone Group that lasts through 2034. This agreement establishes the framework for Vodafone to offer space-based cellular broadband connectivity in its home markets and for other operators through its partner markets program. Vodafone has also placed an order for its first Block 1 BlueBird…