Tag: Launch
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What are the the Different Types of Launch Vehicles used in Space?
Launch vehicles or carrier rockets are classified mainly based on the weight of the payload which they carry. Small-lift launch Vehicles: A small-lift launch vehicle is an orbital launch vehicle that is capable of lifting 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of payload into Low earth orbit (LEO). Examples of small lift launch vehicles are Sputnik &…
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Oso Semiconductor Secures $5.2M to Advance Beamforming Chipsets for SATCOM and 5G
Oso Semiconductor, a developer of power-efficient, high-performance, low-cost chipsets for next-generation wireless communication and sensing applications, announced it had raised an oversubscribed $5.2 million seed round. Engine Ventures led the round, with Entrada Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck, and J-Ventures also participating. Oso Semiconductor will use the capital to build pre-production beamforming chipsets and evaluation systems for initial…
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Sierra Space Completes Testing of Next Generation VR35K-A Upper Stage Engine
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced the successful completion of the test campaign for its fully integrated VR35K-A upper stage engine, under contract with Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL), Rocket Propulsion Division, Edwards, Air Force Base in California,…
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ESA Awards Redwire Space Contract to Lead Study for the Next Dark Matter Mission
Redwire Corporation, a space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced it has been awarded a study contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the preliminary spacecraft design for an upcoming astrophysics mission that will image faint galaxies in the nearby universe and provide insight into the nature of dark matter. Redwire’s…
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Rocket Lab Deploys Third In-Orbit Manufacturing Spacecraft for Varda Space
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has delivered another Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, to Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in preparation for launch. It’s Rocket Lab’s third Pioneer spacecraft produced for Varda, and the second the Company has delivered for launch within a month. The…
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Airbus Secures UK MOD Contract to Develop Oberon SAR Satellites
Airbus has been awarded the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Oberon contract to design and build two Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with day-and-night, all-weather, space-based ‘Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance’ (ISR) capability. The two Oberon satellites will boast active, ultra-high resolution SAR, providing freedom of action to the UK MOD and a greater operational capability…
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Sidus Space Announces Successful Completion of Integration of LizzieSat-3
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the successful completion of integration with the launch vehicle for LizzieSat-3 at the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-3 has been turned over to SpaceX and is ready for launch no earlier than the first quarter of 2025 as part of…
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Redwire to Deliver Mako Spacecraft for US Space Force Tetra-6 Mission
Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced it has been awarded a contract by Orion Space Solutions to deliver a Mako spacecraft to support Tetra-6, a U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) mission. The Tetra-6 mission is a follow-on contract to the USSF/Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)…
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ICEYE and SATIM Partner to Develop AI-Driven SAR Imagery Analysis Solutions
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-fidelity Earth Observation, and SATIM, a world-leading provider of AI-based solutions for Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) on SAR imagery, have today announced the signing of partnership agreement for joint product development. The companies will combine ICEYE’s industry-leading satellite imagery with SATIM’s cutting-edge AI-powered…
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BlackSky and Rocket Lab to Launch the First Gen-3 Imaging Satellite
BlackSky Technology Inc. and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. have established a launch window opening February 18 for the first Gen-3 satellite. The launch, “Fasten Your Space Belts,” will add very high-resolution 35-centimeter imaging capability to BlackSky’s high-cadence, low-latency data and AI-enabled analytics offerings. “This launch represents a major inflection point for our global defense and…