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Northrop Grumman Activates the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission Capabilities with EPS-R Payloads
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully handed over mission operations of Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) satellites and completed activation of U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) two Enhanced Polar System – Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads, hosted aboard ASBM. The mission launched in August from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The two ASBM satellites…
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ISS and Expedition 72 crew stay busy with experiments, cargo arrivals, and spacecraft movements
The International Space Station and the Expedition 72 crew have transitioned from an eventful summer into a more normal, operational routine in the last few months, although the Station has dealt with unexpected issues in recent weeks. Station commander Suni Williams and her Boeing Crewed Flight Test crewmate Butch Wilmore, both veteran NASA astronauts and…
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Muon Space Secures Space Force Contract to Enhance Environmental Monitoring from Space
Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates mission-tailored low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by SpaceWERX through Space Systems Command (SSC) to advance space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM) capabilities. This award will support Muon Space’s development of…
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ISRO’s PSLV Successfully Launches ESA’s Proba-3 Solar Eclipse Mission
ISRO launched the ESA’s Proba-3 on a four-stage PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. It successfully sent the Occulter and Coronagraph spacecraft pair forming the Proba-3 mission into the desired orbit. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S. Somanath congratulated both the PSLV project and Proba-3 teams following the separation of…
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Muon Space Wins SpaceWERX Contract for Space-Based Environmental Monitoring
Muon Space has received a SpaceWERX contract to advance space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. The award, announced Dec. 5, will support Muon Space’s development of a multi-mission, multispectral electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) instrument. Muon Space said its FireSat constellation will be a dual-use mission that supports the U.S. Department of Defense’s space-based environmental monitoring needs and monitors wildfires.…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Upcoming Launch for Synspective Satellite Deployment
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced a launch window for an upcoming Electron mission to deploy the latest satellite in Synspective’s growing Earth observation constellation. The “Owl The Way Up” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch…
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SpaceX Launch Completes the First Shell of Starlink Direct to Cell Satellites
SpaceX completed the first shell of its direct-to-cell constellation this week, after recently receiving approval from the FCC for its service with T-Mobile. SpaceX launched 20 Starlink satellites on Wednesday evening on a Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force in California. This included 13 Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability. SpaceX confirmed post-launch that this…
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Neuraspace Activates Telescope in Chile to Expand Satellite Tracking Capabilities
Neuraspace has activated its second optical telescope to expand its ability to track satellites over the southern hemisphere. The new telescope in Chile complements an existing telescope installed in Portugal, the country where Neuraspace is based. Neuraspace collects data of objects in space for collision avoidance, debris tracking, pattern-of-life analysis, and launch and early orbit…
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China’s first commercial launch site debut with maiden flight of Long March-12
China launched a new carrier rocket into space on Saturday night from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on the southern island province of Hainan. The Long March-12 carrier rocket sent two experimental satellites into their planned orbits. The launch mission was a complete success, according to Hainan provincial authorities. The rocket was developed by…