Tag: Launch
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Planet Labs Germany and Isar Aerospace Sign Strategic Satellite Launch Agreement
Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, and European space company Isar Aerospace announced a strategic launch agreement. Under the agreement, Isar Aerospace will launch one of Planet’s next-generation high-resolution Pelican satellites, with additional satellites planned for future launches. The Pelican is scheduled to fly on Isar…
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Astrobotic Selected by NASA for Lunar Payload Delivery Mission
Astrobotic has been selected by NASA to deliver a suite of agency payloads to the lunar surface under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative in support of NASA’s Moon Base. These Moon Base task order awards will fly two Peregrine lunar landers to the Moon by the end of 2028. “Each mission has moved us…
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Axelspace Secures JAXA Agreement for In-Orbit Technology Demonstration
Axelspace Corporation, a leading microsatellite company committed to making “Space within Your Reach,” has entered into a service agreement with JAXA to prove the AxelLiner Laboratory in-orbit demonstration service. In-orbit demonstration(IOD) refers to the process of launching satellite components and mission payloads into space and verifying their performance in the orbital environment. These components may…
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AstroForge Advances DeepSpace Bus for Commercial Deep Space Payload Missions
AstroForge advances the DeepSpace Bus, a modular spacecraft platform designed to provide affordable and flexible access to deep space for commercial companies, research organizations and technology developers. Engineered to support payload missions beyond Earth orbit, the platform enables customers to fly scientific instruments, technology demonstrations and commercial payloads on a standardized spacecraft architecture while reducing…
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United Launch Alliance Successfully Delivers 29 Amazon Leo Broadband Satellites
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 8 mission for Amazon lifted off on July 2 at 12:30:15 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission continues to build on ULA’s increase in commercial launch services, now accounting for half of ULA’s overall business. “ULA…
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ICEYE Extends Wildfire Intelligence Coverage to Canada
ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, announced the expansion of its wildfire intelligence capabilities to Canada, cementing the company’s position as a global wildfire intelligence provider and bringing critical tools to one of the world’s most wildfire-exposed countries. Canada has faced increasing wildfire activity in recent years, with the Canadian Climate Institute…
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Myriota Launches Cellular Connectivity to Hybrid IoT Network
Myriota, a global leader in satellite Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, announced the addition of cellular connectivity to its HyperPulse 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) and AssetHawk asset tracker device, creating a hybrid IoT network that delivers seamless satellite and cellular coverage. By combining HyperPulse’s low-power satellite connectivity with support for cellular networks, Myriota delivers a hybrid solution…
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Vantor Launches WorldView 3D Satellite Tasking Product Line
Vantor, the leading provider of spatial intelligence from space to ground, announced the launch of WorldView 3D, a first-of-its-kind satellite tasking product line that gives warfighters, intelligence analysts and mapmakers an up-to-date 3D ground truth layer for missions that depend on an accurate model of the physical world. WorldView 3D empowers customers to task and…
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NASA Awards More Moon Base Science with New Research Opportunities
NASA announced the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines will deliver NASA science payloads to the lunar surface as the agency builds the first outpost on another celestial world. “These new awards…
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How Much Payload Capacity Does China Currently Possess to Send Into Space?
Rocket launch capability is the core indicator of a nation’s aerospace strength, determining the breadth and depth of its ability to enter, utilize, and explore space. Especially in today’s increasingly fierce space competition, whether a nation can deliver effective payloads into space has become a critical bargaining chip that dictates strategic initiative. Payloads must be…