Tag: Launch
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ST Engineering iDirect Tests Tech for Seamless GEO-NGSO Satellite Switching
ST Engineering iDirect, a global company in satellite communications, has released and is testing a new technology that enables tracking and switching between Geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) and Non-Geosynchronous Earth orbit (NGSO) satellites. An industry-first for seamless transitions between orbits, the breakthrough technology features a single tracking algorithm that provides operators with greater flexibility, enhancing…
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NASA to Host a Discussion for Firefly’s First Robotic Artemis Moon Flight
NASA will be hosting a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 17, to discuss the agency science and technology flying aboard Firefly Aerospace’s first delivery to the Moon as part of the NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign. Briefing participants include: Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration, Science…
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Lockheed Martin’s TacSat Ready for Launch on Firefly Alpha Rocket
Lockheed Martin’s newest technology demonstration, called the Tactical Satellite (TacSat), is complete and ready for launch in 2025 aboard a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance spacecraft whose mission is to prove specialized sensing and communications capabilities in orbit. Next year, the satellite will participate in exercises that highlight cross-domain…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Prepares for Inaugural Launch with Blue Ring Pathfinder
Blue Origin’s payload for New Glenn’s first mission, NG-1, is ready for launch this year. NG-1 will carry the company’s Blue Ring Pathfinder and mark the rocket’s first National Security Space Launch certification flight. The encapsulated payload will be integrated onto the launch vehicle following the hotfire. New Glenn will lift off from Blue Origin’s…
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Southwest Research Institute Secures Contract to Develop NOAA’s Space Weather Magnetometer
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $26.1 million and includes the development of…
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Redwire Secures $45M AFRL Contract to Enhance Space-Based Defense Technologies
Redwire Corporation, a leading company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, was awarded a $45,469,600, five-year cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that will be incrementally funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate for the design, development, and testing of prototype software and hardware for mission critical technologies. The contract will support…
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Space42 and ICEYE Partners to Establish Satellite Manufacturing in the UAE
Space42, a UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with a global reach, and ICEYE, a global company in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-fidelity Earth Observation, announced the creation of a joint venture to manufacture SAR satellites in the UAE, building upon Space42 and ICEYE’s successful collaboration for the production of the first batch of…
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AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone Signs Long-Term Agreement to Expand Space-Based Broadband
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, and Vodafone Group Plc, a European and African telecommunications company, announced that they have entered into a definitive long-term commercial agreement through 2034. This is a significant step forward in…
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SynMax Expands Partnership with Satellogic to Advance Energy Sector Analytics
Satellogic Inc. announced an expansion of its contract with SynMax, a U.S. satellite data analytics firm. SynMax will leverage Satellogic’s high-frequency, high-resolution imagery to enhance its Hyperion platform, delivering unparalleled oil and natural gas production monitoring for hedge funds and financial analysts. Under the contract, Satellogic will triple the number of wellheads monitored by SynMax…
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Orbex Expands to Medium-sized Launch Vehicles and Relocates Operations to SaxaVord Spaceport
Spaceflight company Orbex is to focus its operations exclusively on developing small and medium sized space rockets after switching its launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland. The company has decided to pause construction of its own spaceport in Sutherland and will instead launch its first rockets from SaxaVord. The decision enables the company to…