Tag: Launch
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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…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures $144 Million NASA CLPS Contract for Blue Ghost Lunar Mission
Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, announced a $144 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver a rapid mission to the Moon with Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander. This marks the company’s sixth contracted lunar mission to date with the goal of demonstrating repeatable access to the lunar…
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Mitsubishi Electric Awarded JAXA Subsidy for Full Digital Payload Development
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has been awarded a subsidy for the Development of Internationally Competitive Full Digital Payload under the Development and Demonstration of Technologies for Internationally Competitive Communications Payloads, which is being financed by the 2nd phase of the Space Strategy Fund1 managed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Mitsubishi Electric was…
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Amentum Awarded NASA COSMOS Contract to Advance Spaceflight Mission Operations
Amentum, a global leader in advanced engineering and technology solutions, has been awarded NASA’s Consolidated Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) contract. The award comes through ASCEND Aerospace & Technology, LLC, a joint venture between Amentum and Aerodyne Industries, LLC, formed under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protégé Program. The COSMOS work reinforces Amentum’s vital role…
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Starlink’s Architects Launch Eclipse to Open Megaconstellation Era
Eclipse Space, which made its public debut last week at the Space Capital Summit at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, announced its official launch as the first company focused exclusively on making megaconstellation ownership accessible to nations and enterprises worldwide. Founded by the most experienced megaconstellation team outside of SpaceX, Eclipse enables customers to…
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SatVu Begins Commercial Operations for HotSat-2 Thermal Imaging Satellite
SatVu announced the Start of Commercial Operations (SCO) for HotSat-2, marking the beginning of routine tasking and delivery of commercial thermal intelligence products to customers worldwide. The milestone marks SatVu’s evolution from technology demonstration to operational delivery, providing Defence & Intelligence, Economic Intelligence and Climate Resilience industry sector users with decision-grade, independent thermal intelligence that…
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Rocket Lab Completes 10th Dedicated Launch for Synspective
Rocket Lab Corporation a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has successfully placed another satellite into orbit for Synspective, achieving a significant milestone as the tenth dedicated launch for the Japan-based Earth observation company with 100% mission success. This latest launch – Rocket Lab’s 12th of the year – drives home…
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Hayabusa2 Targets July 5 Flyby of Asteroid Torifune in One of the Closest Encounters Ever Attempted
Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with Ryugu four years later, collecting samples and returning them to Earth in 2020 to complete its primary objectives. Despite briefly entering a protective safe mode last year, the spacecraft has continued operating well and now pursues new science targets as part of its extended mission. Satoshi Tanaka…