Tag: Launch
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Momentus Mission Clears Preliminary Design Review and Targets 2027 NASA Launch
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, announced they completed the Preliminary Design Review for the Vigoride 8 mission, a fully booked flight carrying the Spaceworks COSMIC payload and the NASA-commissioned Juno Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) payload. A Preliminary Design Review verifies that a mission or system’s…
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Halter Launches World-First Virtual Fencing via Satellite
Halter, the leading digital operating system for pasture-based ranches, announced the launch of direct-to-satellite connectivity for its smart cattle collars, a world-first that removes the need for cell towers or on-ranch infrastructure. Using Starlink, the new technology enables ranchers to manage cattle anywhere they can see the sky. Combined with a suite of new tools…
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Viasat Confirms Successful Launch and Initial Signal Acquisition of ViaSat-3 F3
Viasat, global leader in satellite communications, announced the successful launch and initial signal acquisition of the ViaSat-3 Flight 3 (F3) satellite. The satellite successfully separated from the launch vehicle’s upper stage just under five hours after liftoff, with initial signals acquired minutes later, confirming the satellite is healthy in orbit and ready for the next…
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Maverick Space Systems Expands Separation Systems and Space Mission Services
Maverick Space Systems is strengthening the role in spacecraft deployment and mission support through a portfolio of separation systems, engineering capabilities and integrated services designed for modern space missions. As launch cadences increase and satellite architectures evolve, reliable and precise separation mechanisms have become critical to mission success. Maverick Space Systems addresses this need with…
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AeroVironment Unveils Halo_Shield Tile-Based C-UAS Solution
AeroVironment, a global leader in multi-domain defence solutions, announced the release of Halo_Shield, a modular, distributed, and cost-effective counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) designed to predict, detect, track, identify and defeat advanced airborne threats including Group 1–5 UAS, coordinated drone swarms, and subsonic cruise missiles, protecting critical infrastructure and deployed forces worldwide. AV announced Modern Day Marine…
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RTX’s Raytheon Supplies Second Missile Warning Sensor to US Space Force
Raytheon, an RTX business, has delivered its second sensor to Lockheed Martin for the U S Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Block 0 satellite program. The satellites, commonly referred to as NGG, will provide enhanced missile warning and tracking to address evolving space-based threats. Raytheon’s sensor payloads use…
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Launch Capacity Hits Critical Bottleneck Despite Record Investment
Is launch capacity the new limiting factor for space commerce? Despite $8.2 billion in launch industry investment over the past three years, orbital access has become the primary constraint throttling commercial space growth. Satellite operators are now facing 18-24 month wait times for dedicated launches and 12-18 months for rideshare slots, creating a fundamental mismatch…
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Pale Blue Advances Water-Based Electric Propulsion Systems for Space Missions
Pale Blue is advancing in-space propulsion with a portfolio of water-based electric propulsion systems designed for satellites ranging from CubeSats to larger spacecraft up to 700 kg. By replacing traditional propellants with water and eliminating high-pressure storage requirements, the company provides a propulsion approach focused on safety, cost efficiency and simplified mission integration. Pale Blue’s…
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Solstar Space Company Successfully Launches Deke Space Communicator to Orbit
Santa Fe-based Solstar Space Company announced that its Deke Space Communicator has been successfully launched to orbit and is now operating nominally in space, following its March 30, 2026 flight aboard a spacecraft operated by Momentus Inc. on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. After orbital insertion, the Deke system was…
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Ursa Major Reaches 10 Successful Hadley Engine Flights Proving Reusable Hypersonic Capability
Ursa Major’s Hadley liquid rocket engine has completed 10 consecutive successful flights, including multiple missions at sustained hypersonic speeds with Stratolaunch. The milestone underscores Ursa Major’s ability to deliver flight-proven, high-performing, reusable propulsion and defense systems at the speed and scale required for national security environment. Several of the 10 flights were conducted using previously…