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NASA Awards Contract to SwRI for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. Once operational, the coronagraphs will provide critical data to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, which issues forecasts, warnings, and…
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Rocket Lab Sets Next Electron Launch for IoT Constellation Provider Kinéis
Rocket Lab USA, a launch provider and space systems company, announced it has scheduled the next Electron launch for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider. The “Ice AIS Baby” mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on November 23rd NZDT. Lift-off will take place from Rocket Lab’s private orbital launch…
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Momentus Secures U.S. Defense Department Contract for HALO Program
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses and technologies, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, announced that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Defense Department’s Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program. SDA has been tasked with deploying a constellation of several hundred…
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ST Engineering iDirect Selected by Exail for Underwater Drones Electronicsof Belgian and Dutch Naval
ST Engineering iDirect, a global company in satellite communications, announced that its Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC) has been selected by Exail, a leading high-tech industrial champion specializing in cutting-edge robotics, maritime and navigation technologies, to deliver the electronics for underwater drones of the joint Mine Counter Measure Program (MCM) of the Belgian and Dutch navies. …
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Boeing Supplies Advanced O3b mPOWER Satellites to Operator SES
Boeing teams have successfully delivered the 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES. These satellites, featuring Boeing’s advanced software-defined communications payload, are being transported to Cape Canaveral for a planned launch in December. The O3b mPOWER satellites feature Boeing’s first-of-its-kind software-driven integrated payload array technology, providing adaptable connectivity and high-frequency re-use, a metric used…
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ICEYE And Aechelon Technology Partners For Advanced Real-Time 3D Situational Awareness
Aechelon Technology and ICEYE have partnered to bring cutting-edge synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology with real-time sensor fusion and machine learning (ML) exploitation capabilities to the market. The collaboration will deliver enhanced 3D electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) situational awareness solutions, providing unparalleled insights for national defense, emergency response, and allied operations. This innovative partnership integrates ICEYE’s…
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Sidus Space Selected to Develop Exclusive Spacecraft Fleet for Lonestar’s Lunar Data Storage
Sidus Space, an innovative space mission enabler, announced it has been selected to design and build the first generation of Data Storage Spacecraft for Lonestar, a provider of premium data storage and Resiliency As A Service (RAAS). This award selects Sidus as Lonestar’s exclusive satellite manufacturing partner for six data storage spacecraft that will orbit…
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Sony Space Communications and Astro Digital to Launch Laser-Linked Micro-Satellites in 2026
Sony Space Communications Corporation (SSCC) and Astro Digital US, Inc. (Astro Digital) announced that they have signed a contract for the design, manufacture, and launch of two micro-satellites. These satellites will each carry an SSCC optical terminal and showcase SSCC’s optical communications technology by establishing high-data-rate Lasercom links with each other and with terminals on…
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Rocket Lab Secures Multi-Launch Neutron Contract with Private Satellite Constellation Operator
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a multi-launch agreement with a confidential commercial satellite constellation operator for its new medium-lift rocket Neutron. Under the contract, Rocket Lab will launch two dedicated missions on Neutron starting from mid-2026. The missions will launch from Rocket Lab Launch…
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Millennium Space Systems Delivers Two Spacecraft for NASA’s TRACERS Mission
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, completed two spacecraft for NASA’s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, or TRACERS, mission, which will measure the connection between solar wind and the magnetic field surrounding Earth. “TRACERS will ultimately inform how we understand space weather,” said Dave Machuga, CEO, Millennium Space Systems. “From a national security…