Tag: Launch
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Carbon Mapper Releases First Satellite Data on Global Methane and CO2 Super-Emitters
Carbon Mapper released over 300 methane and CO2 plume detections. its first tranche of emissions data based on observations from the Tanager-1 satellite launched in August. Tanager-1 is built and operated by Planet Labs PBC and made possible by the Carbon Mapper Coalition, a philanthropically backed public-private partnership including Planet Labs and NASA’s Jet Propulsion…
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Impulse Space Secures Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches for Helios and Mira Deployment
Impulse Space, a company in the development of in-space transportation services, has signed a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 rocket launches that will support the ongoing development and deployment of Impulse’s vehicles Helios and Mira. The first of these missions will be the inaugural launch of Helios and is targeted for mid-2026. Prior…
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AST SpaceMobile Selected Blue Origin’s New Glenn for BlueBird Satellite Launch
Blue Origin announced a multi-launch agreement to deliver multiple next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) on New Glenn. All launches will occur over a multi-year period from Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network designed…
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Sierra Space and DOE Introduces Advanced Thermal Protection System for Space Missions
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth announced a groundbreaking new technology in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The breakthrough development enables exterior spacecraft tiles that can withstand the high temperatures of re-entering Earth’s…
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Colt Partners with Rivada Space Networks to Launch Next-Gen Connectivity by 2026
Colt Technology Services, a global digital infrastructure company, is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide a unique next-generation connectivity network with the necessary speed, security, and performance to drive digital innovation and transformation, Rivada Space Networks announced. The first satellite launch is planned for 2025, with services targeted to start in 2026. Established in…
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NASA Awards Contract to SwRI for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. Once operational, the coronagraphs will provide critical data to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, which issues forecasts, warnings, and…
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Rocket Lab Sets Next Electron Launch for IoT Constellation Provider Kinéis
Rocket Lab USA, a launch provider and space systems company, announced it has scheduled the next Electron launch for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider. The “Ice AIS Baby” mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on November 23rd NZDT. Lift-off will take place from Rocket Lab’s private orbital launch…
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Momentus Secures U.S. Defense Department Contract for HALO Program
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses and technologies, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, announced that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Defense Department’s Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program. SDA has been tasked with deploying a constellation of several hundred…
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Boeing Supplies Advanced O3b mPOWER Satellites to Operator SES
Boeing teams have successfully delivered the 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES. These satellites, featuring Boeing’s advanced software-defined communications payload, are being transported to Cape Canaveral for a planned launch in December. The O3b mPOWER satellites feature Boeing’s first-of-its-kind software-driven integrated payload array technology, providing adaptable connectivity and high-frequency re-use, a metric used…
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Rocket Lab Secures AFRL Award to Advance Digital Engineering with Archimedes Rocket Engine
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has been awarded a federal defense contract with a value up to $8M by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to showcase Rocket Lab’s engineering processes and support the development of Rocket Lab’s new reusable rocket engine, Archimedes. This latest…