Tag: Launch
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ATLAS Space Operations Rapidly Onboards Critical TROPICS Spacecraft
In May of 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted an 85% likelihood of above-normal activity for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season. This marked the fifth consecutive year with an above-normal prediction and, if proven accurate, would make 2024 the eighth year in the last decade to record above-normal activity. With the apparent…
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There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one
There are more than 2,000 mostly intact dead rockets circling the Earth, but until this year, no one ever launched a satellite to go see what one looked like after many years of tumbling around the planet. In February, a Japanese company named Astroscale sent a small satellite into low-Earth orbit on top of a…
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There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one
There are more than 2,000 mostly intact dead rockets circling the Earth, but until this year, no one ever launched a satellite to go see what one looked like after many years of tumbling around the planet. In February, a Japanese company named Astroscale sent a small satellite into low-Earth orbit on top of a…
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Rocket Report: Falcon 9 is back; Starship could be recovered off Australia
Welcome to Edition 7.05 of the Rocket Report! The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for 15 days after a rare failure of its upper stage earlier this month. The FAA gave the green light for Falcon 9 to return to flight July 25, and within a couple of days, SpaceX successfully launched…
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Dawn Aerospace Unveils Docking & Fluid Transfer Port for SatDrive Propulsion Systems
Dawn Aerospace, one of the leading providers of satellite propulsion, is proud to reveal the Docking and Fluid Transfer (DFT) port for SatDrive propulsion systems to enable in-space refueling for Dawn customers. The DFT port replaces standard manual fill/drain valves used for propellant loading on the ground with a passive interface that can facilitate refueling…
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Orbit and Viasat Collaborates for Advanced Airborne Satellite Communication Systems
Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., one of the leading provider of airborne communication solutions, announced a milestone collaboration with Viasat Inc., a global company in satellite communications, for the engineering and supply of advanced satellite communication (SATCOM) Multi-Purpose Terminals (MPT) for airborne platforms. This work is expected to significantly enhance performance and access for Viasat customers…
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SES Space & Defense Secures $46 Million US Air Force Contract for Airborne Satellite Services
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a multi-year contract worth USD 46.8 million by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Combat Command (ACC) to provide Geostationary (GEO) Ku-band satellite services in support of the ACC remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) training and testing program. SES Space & Defense will use…
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Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Successfully Demonstrates Fly-Around Observations of Space Debris
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, a company in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announced that its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has achieved an unprecedented technical milestone for a commercial company: the controlled fly-around operations of the space debris (rocket upper stage) capturing…
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ESA’s Hera Satellite Trio to Use Inter-Linked Radio Technology from Tekever
ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defense involves not just one spacecraft but three: two shoebox-sized CubeSats will fly up to a few dozen kilometers from their mothership around the Didymos binary asteroid system. Keeping this trio in communication to fulfill their mission needs while ensuring their safe separation is the task of a novel inter-satellite…
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Novocomms to Develop Next-Gen Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Antenna for Use in Space
With a grant from UK agency Pivot into Space, Novocomms, a Birmingham-based antenna business, will be involved in an R&D project to develop a next-generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) antenna system for use in space. It will be leveraging its existing antenna know-how to develop a proof-of-concept demonstrator by the end of this year.…