Tag: Launch
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Exolaunch Deploys Spire-built Satellites With OroraTech Infrared Cameras
Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, integration and deployment services, has successfully deployed eight satellites for Germany’s OroraTech, built by Spire, aboard Rocket Lab‘s Electron rocket. The mission lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on March 26th. This is the Exolaunch’s 35th mission in total and the 4th mission…
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Airbus to Build European Space Agency’s ExoMars Rover Lander Platform
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space, the ExoMars industrial prime contractor, to build key systems for the ExoMars lander that will safely place the Rosalind Franklin rover on the surface of the Red Planet. After entry and descent through the Mars atmosphere and a parachute-assisted braking phase,…
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NASA Releases SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission
Four crew members from three space agencies, as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, will launch in the coming months to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory. NASA astronauts Commander Zena Cardman and Pilot Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos…
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Dragonfly Aerospace Revolutionizes Earth Observation with Advanced Satellite Imaging
Dragonfly Aerospace, established in 2020, is headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The company specializes in high-performance imaging payloads and small satellite solutions. The company is on a mission to advance global Earth observation capabilities, empowering industries such as agriculture, environmental monitoring, and defense with cutting-edge imaging technology. Dragonfly Aerospace is gaining prominence in the space sector…
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SES and SpeQtral Partner to Develop Optical Ground Station for Global Quantum Encryption
SES and SpeQtral signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an interoperable Optical Ground Station (OGS) to establish long-distance satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) between Asia and Europe. Under the agreement, the development of an interoperable OGS will enable SES and SpeQtral to connect both companies’ current and future QKD satellite missions, resulting in…
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Isar Aerospace Launches Successfully during First Test Flight of Orbital Launch Vehicle
Isar Aerospace, a satellite launch service company, has become the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe. In the first test flight of the company’s Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Spaceport in Norway, Isar Aerospace met its set goals: After ignition of its first stage, Spectrum successfully lifted off…
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Sidus Space: Driving Innovation in the Expanding Space Economy
Founded in 2012, Sidus Space is a commercial space firm based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the United States. The company specializes in Space and Data-as-a-Service solutions, offering comprehensive satellite design, manufacturing, launch, and operations services. Their proprietary LizzieSat satellite platform supports various applications, including environmental monitoring, IoT communications, and Earth observation. Sidus Space has established…
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship
NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. The NLS II contracts provide a broad range of commercial launch services for NASA’s planetary, Earth-observing, exploration, and scientific satellites. These high-priority, low and…
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Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket Joins US Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Program
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program. The firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has a five-year ordering period…
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Exolaunch – Accessing Space for Small Satellites
Exolaunch, an industry leader headquartered in Germany and further expanded to the US and France, is a premier global launch, deployment, mission management, integration and in-space logistics provider for small satellites. With a decade of flight heritage and over 520 satellites launched across 34 missions to date, Exolaunch leverages industry insight to tailor turnkey solutions…