Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms
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Impulse Space Secures Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches for Helios and Mira Deployment
Impulse Space, a company in the development of in-space transportation services, has signed a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 rocket launches that will support the ongoing development and deployment of Impulse’s vehicles Helios and Mira. The first of these missions will be the inaugural launch of Helios and is targeted for mid-2026. Prior…
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AST SpaceMobile Selected Blue Origin’s New Glenn for BlueBird Satellite Launch
Blue Origin announced a multi-launch agreement to deliver multiple next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) on New Glenn. All launches will occur over a multi-year period from Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network designed…
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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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Rocket Lab Secures AFRL Award to Advance Digital Engineering with Archimedes Rocket Engine
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has been awarded a federal defense contract with a value up to $8M by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to showcase Rocket Lab’s engineering processes and support the development of Rocket Lab’s new reusable rocket engine, Archimedes. This latest…
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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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Gilmour Space Receives Australian License for First Orbital Launch
Gilmour Space an Australian launch vehicle company has received a license for its first orbital launch, which could take place before the end of the year. The company announced Nov. 5 that it received a launch permit from the Australian Space Agency for the first flight of its Eris small launch vehicle from a site…
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Impulse Space Joins SDA’s HALO Program Vendor Pool for In-Space Transportation
Impulse Space, a company in developing in-space transportation services, has been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) as one of 19 companies to join the initial Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) vendor pool. This selection reflects Impulse’s commitment to delivering innovative space solutions and positions the company to compete for upcoming…
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True Anomaly Selects Firefly Aerospace to Launch Jackal Vehicle for U.S. Space Force Mission
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, and space defense technology True Anomaly, announced a multi-launch agreement for three responsive launch missions aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket. The first mission will deploy the True Anomaly Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle (AOV) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission targeted…
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Rocket Lab Expands 2024 Electron Launch Schedule with Upcoming Mission
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has added a last-minute Electron launch to its launch manifest for a commercial mission that is scheduled to launch in just three days’ time. The mission, called ‘Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes’, will launch to space from Rocket Lab Launch…
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UAE Space Agency Partners with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for Emirati Mission Launch
The UAE Space Agency has formalized an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a renowned global industrial group and trusted provider of the H-IIA and H-IIB Launch Vehicles. This partnership will provide launch services for the UAE’s landmark endeavor, the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) by H3 launch vehicle in 2028. The UAE Space…