Tag: Launch
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True Anomaly Successfully Launches and Operates Jackal Satellite in Mission X-2
True Anomaly Inc., the defense technology company developing advanced space superiority systems, announced the successful launch and command and control of its Jackal spacecraft. Nine months after its first flight test, the company’s Jackal AOV was successfully deployed into orbit as part of SpaceX’s Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. Mission X-2…
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ICEYE Extends Earth Observation Capabilities with Launch of Two SAR Satellites
ICEYE, the global company in SAR satellite operations for Earth Observation and persistent monitoring, announced that it has launched two new satellites to its constellation of SAR satellites. Both satellites expand the availability of ICEYE’s latest imaging technology to deliver additional 25 cm imaging capacity. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched as part…
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Sidus Space Successfully Launches LizzieSat-2 on SpaceX Bandwagon-2 Mission
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the successful launch and deployment of LizzieSat-2 into low Earth orbit as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX, which launched on December 21, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The successful deployment of LizzieSat-2, less than nine months after the launch of…
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Firefly Secures $179.6 M Million NASA Contract for Lunar Payload Delivery to Gruithuisen Domes
Firefly Aerospace, the company in end-to-end responsive space services, was awarded an approximately $179.6 million NASA contract to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028. As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload (CLPS) initiative, the mission will utilize Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, Elytra Dark…
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Vast Partners With SpaceX to Launch Two Human Spaceflight Missions to the ISS
Vast, the pioneering space habitation technology company building Haven-1, which is expected to become the world’s first commercial station when it launches in 2025, announced that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch up to two Dragon missions to the International Space Station (ISS) in support of Vast’s future bid for NASA’s private astronaut missions (PAM).…
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Space Flight Laboratory Confirms Successful Launch and Deployment of HawkEye 360 Cluster 11
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirmed that HawkEye 360 Cluster 11 has been successfully launched and deployed in orbit. The three-satellite Cluster is the fourth integrated by HawkEye 360 at its Virginia facility under the SFL Flex Production Program. Cluster 11 launched into a sun-synchronous orbit on December 21, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Synspective’s StriX Satellite in 16th Mission of 2024
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it completed the Company’s 16th launch for the year, deploying a satellite for Japanese Earth-observation constellation operator Synspective. The “Owl The Way Up” mission lifted from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand on 22 December at 03:17 NZT deploying…
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K2 Space Secures $60M STRATFI Contract for Key MEO Satellite Mission
K2 Space, a team of experts developing large, high capability satellites at the price point and speed of small satellites, has signed a contract with the U.S. Space Force to launch its first Mega Class satellite on a mission code-named “Gravitas.” The contract, with a total value of $60 million, includes government funds, Small Business Innovation…
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ISS National Laboratory Supports the Launch of 100 Payloads in Low Earth Orbit
International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, has supported the launch of 110 payloads across seven missions, facilitating science and technology research and development (R&D) that pushes the limits of innovation. Projects sponsored by the ISS National Lab this year enabled advancements in biotechnology, fundamental science, advanced materials, in-space manufacturing, and other areas. Companies, academic institutions,…
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Lockheed Martin’s GPS III SV07 Joins Space Force’s Modernized GPS Constellation
The seventh Lockheed Martin designed and -built Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle, GPS III SV07, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, into orbit 12,550 miles above Earth. GPS III SV07 was launched on an accelerated timeline and joins the Space Force’s ongoing modernization of the GPS constellation, following GPS III SV06…