Tag: Ground
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Momentus Successfully Test-Fires Electrothermal Thrusters on Vigoride-5
In-space transportation company Momentus announced that it has successfully started tests of the propulsion system on its Vigoride tug launched earlier this year. The company said it completed an initial test sequence of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) on its Vigoride-5 vehicle launched in January on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 rideshare mission. The MET uses microwaves to…
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Astrofein Unveils New Reaction Wheel for Cubesats
Astrofein one of the market leaders in space products that develop, builds and test space systems and space components such as satellite buses and CubeSat deployers has introduced a new reaction wheel that has been designed for CubeSats. The RW1 Type A which has been developed by Astrofein is a CubeSat reaction wheel that features…
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BlackSky’s New Satellites Begin Revenue Generation Within 18 Hours of Commissioning
BlackSky Technology Inc. successfully commissioned two new satellites that began revenue-generating commercial operations within 18 hours of “The Beat Goes On” launch mission. BlackSky achieved a baseline operational constellation of 14 low earth orbit small satellites in 2022. The satellites launched Friday temporarily bring the total number of operational spacecraft to 16. The new satellites will…
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QuSecure and Accenture Team in First Successful Multi-Orbit Communications Link
QuSecure, a company specializing in post-quantum cybersecurity announced that the company in collaboration with Accenture, has accomplished the first successful multi-orbit data communications test secured with post-quantum cryptography (PQC), which refers to cryptographic methods that are secure against an attack by a quantum computer. Never before have satellite data transmissions been fully protected from classical…
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AAC Clyde Space Introduces Analog Sun Sensor for Nanosatellites
AAC Clyde Space, a space company that specializes in small satellite technologies and services that enable businesses, governments, and educational organizations to access high-quality, timely data from space has introduced Analog Sun Sensor which is specifically designed for nanosatellites. The nanoSSOC-D60 is an AAC SpaceQuest-developed two-axis and low-cost sun sensor for high accurate sun-tracking, pointing,…
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Thales Alenia Space Bags Contract to Launch IRIDE Radar and Optical Satellite Technology
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won contracts from the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a first batch of six small satellites with synthetic aperture radars (SAR) and one satellite based on optical technology for the Italian Earth observation constellation, IRIDE. This innovative new constellation, based on a…
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ESA’s Proba-3 Mission Spacecrafts Fully Integrated and Ready to be Tested
The two spacecraft forming ESA’s Proba-3 mission for precise formation flying in orbit are now complete. All the instruments and sensors allowing them to maneuver to millimeter scale precision relative to one another have been integrated aboard, and the pair are fully wrapped in multi-layer insulation – ready to be tested in simulated space conditions.…
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German Government Selects Mynaric to Drive Progress in Quantum Communication Development Initiatives
Mynaric, a leading provider of industrialized, cost-effective and scalable laser communications products, announced that it has been selected for three technology development projects related to quantum communication. The projects are part of the second phase of the QuNET initiative funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mynaric’s technology development will be co-funded…
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Sidus Space Successfully Completed Command and Data System Testing Ahead of LizzieSat Launch
Sidus Space has successfully completed critical command and data system testing required for mission success of its LizzieSat™ constellation. With this testing complete, LizzieSat is one step closer to its manifested 2023 launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Sidus Space partnered with Kongsberg Satellite (KSAT), a Norwegian-based company that provides ground…
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Dawn Aerospace Receives Certification for Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane
Dawn Aerospace CEO Stefan Powell announced that the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane has received certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) for the rocket-powered flight campaign. The mission of the Mk-II Aurora is to fly to space twice a day and, in doing so, demonstrate that rocket-powered systems can be as reusable as…