Tag: Launch
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Beyond Gravity: Pioneering Space Technology for a New Era
Beyond Gravity, formerly known as RUAG Space, is a leading space technology provider headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. Established as a key player in the aerospace industry, the company focuses on satellite launch services, propulsion systems, payload deployment, and space station development. With a legacy spanning over five decades, Beyond Gravity has contributed to numerous missions,…
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GomSpace Joins ESA’s RAMSES Mission for Planetary Defense with Advanced CubeSats
GomSpace announced its participation in the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES), an innovative initiative led by the European Space Agency (ESA). This mission aims at studying the near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis during its exceptionally close approach to Earth in April 2029. The company participates in phase A/B of the RAMSES mission with a…
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True Anomaly Secures $260 M to Define the Future of Space Security
True Anomaly has announced its $260 million fundraise. The Series C financing was led by Accel, with participation from Meritech Capital and existing investors Eclipse, Riot Ventures, Menlo Ventures, 645 Ventures, ACME Capital, Space VC, Champion Hill Ventures, and Narya. Debt capital is being provided by Stifel Bank. True Anomaly was founded to develop advanced…
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Sidus Space and Saturn Satellite Networks Partner to Develop Next-Generation GEO Satellite Platform
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saturn Satellite Networks, a pioneering developer of space-based reprogrammable payloads and geostationary (GEO) satellite solutions redefining access to space communications. This agreement outlines a strategic collaboration to support the development and deployment of Saturn’s SBN-X platform —…
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SFL Missions Launches to Deliver Next-Generation Small Satellite Solutions
SFL Missions Inc. is continuing the development of barrier-breaking, budget-aggressive small satellite missions for commercial, government, and academic customers worldwide by building upon the extraordinary legacy of Space Flight Laboratory (SFL). This evolution of customer-oriented service expands upon SFL’s 26-year highly successful experience of small satellite innovation and mission delivery. “The market for small satellite missions…
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Carbice and SWISSto12 Collaborates to Enhance Next-Generation Satellite Technologies
Carbice, a pioneer in high-performance thermal management solutions for next-generation platforms, announced SWISSto12, a leading Swiss satellite manufacturer, will integrate the Carbice Space Pad into its HummingSat platform. This compact, next-generation satellite redefines affordability, performance, and scalability for the space industry. As satellites grow more powerful yet smaller in size, the challenge of managing heat…
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Exolaunch Successfully Deploys PHOENIX Spacecraft for ATMOS Space Cargo
Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment technologies, has successfully deployed PHOENIX, a groundbreaking reentry 250 kg spacecraft developed by ATMOS Space Cargo, as part of SpaceX’s Bandwagon-3 mission. The launch took place on April 21, 2025, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and…
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Arianespace Successfully Launches ESA’s Biomass Satellite
Arianespace successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite, On Tuesday April 29th, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission called “VV26”, placed its passenger on board a Vega C launcher, into Sun-Synchronous Orbit at an altitude of around…
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SFL Completes Assembly of Aspera Microsatellite Bus for University of Arizona Telescope
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has completed assembly of the Aspera space astrophysics microsatellite bus. The spacecraft is ready for integration with the far-UV Aspera telescope being built by the University of Arizona. SFL will perform instrument-spacecraft integration and testing at its Toronto facility later this year, with launch slated for early 2026. Aspera is a…
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United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Amazon’s First Operational Satellites
United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper-1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on April 28 at 7:01 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Kuiper 1 launch marks the beginning of full-scale deployment of the Kuiper constellation and a new chapter in the commercial launch…