Tag: Launch
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United Launch Alliance Advances Amazon Leo Constellation with Successful Leo 5 Launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 5 mission for Amazon lifted off on April 4 at 1:46 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission demonstrates the strong partnership between ULA and Amazon to accurately and rapidly launch and deliver innovative solutions for global…
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Kepler Communications Selected as Prime Contractor for ESA HydRON Element 3
Kepler Communications Inc. announced it has been selected as prime contractor for HydRON Element 3, part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) High-throughput Optical Network (HydRON) project. HydRON, within ESA’s Optical and Quantum Communications – Scylight program, will develop a high-throughput optical network enabling secure, real-time data transport across multiple orbits and between space and…
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Exolaunch to Deploy 39 Satellites on SpaceX Falcon 9 CAS500-2 Rideshare Mission
Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services, will deploy 39 customer satellites (18 microsatellites and 21 cubesats) on the upcoming CAS500-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX, launching aboard a Falcon 9 rocket this spring. The mission underscores Exolaunch’s role as a core infrastructure provider within the global launch ecosystem, enabling more…
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Momentus Achieves Significant Milestones during Vigoride-7 Mission
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, shared a series of significant achievements in the ongoing Vigoride-7 mission, marking one of the most successful early-phase operations in the company’s history. Following separation from SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission at approximately 520 km altitude, the Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle powered…
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Deloitte’s Space Business Launches Two New Satellites Into Orbit
Deloitte-2 and Deloitte-3, launched on March 29, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base to expand Deloitte’s on-orbit footprint. The new satellites carry payloads designed to increase space data collection capacity and help meet clients’ growing needs for space-based data and insights. Project Constellation enables the engineering and testing of a software-only, on-orbit cyber defense capability…
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SNC and Muon Space Launch Vindlér 2.0 Satellites for Advanced RF Data Services
SNC, the global aerospace and national security company, and Muon Space, the Mission Foundry for high-performance satellite constellations, announce the successful launch and initial contact with three next-generation Vindlér satellites. All three satellites have been confirmed healthy and are undergoing commissioning, marking the operational debut of SNC’s Vindlér 2.0 constellation, which powers unprecedented commercial radio-frequency…
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Aptiv Celebrates NASA’s Successful Artemis II Mission
Aptiv, a global industrial technology company, congratulates NASA on the successful completion of the Artemis II mission and the safe return of four astronauts from the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. VxWorks provides the software platform enabling deterministic performance for critical functions on the Space Launch System’s (SLS) first stage of…
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Lockheed Martin’s Orion Spacecraft Returns by Completing NASA Artemis II Mission
After traveling 694,481 miles to the Moon and back, the Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft has successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, completing NASA‘s Artemis II mission and marking a major milestone in humanity’s return to deep space exploration. Following a 10-day journey around the Moon, Orion and its four-person crew dramatically re-entered Earth’s atmosphere…
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Teledyne Technologies Supports NASA’s Artemis II Mission with Critical Technologies
Teledyne Technologies announced its broad support of NASA’s Artemis II mission, with multiple Teledyne businesses delivering mission-critical technologies that help power, protect, connect, and track America’s first crewed voyage around the Moon in more than 50 years. Artemis II’s unprecedented demands for safety, reliability, and performance require best-in-class components capable of surviving the full spectrum…
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Portal Space Systems Secures $50 Million Series A to Advance Maneuverable Spacecraft
Portal Space Systems, a next-generation spacecraft manufacturer developing rapidly maneuverable vehicles for operations across and between orbital regimes, announced it has raised $50 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Geodesic Capital and Mach33, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, ARK Invest, AlleyCorp and FUSE. The financing comes as a broader shift…