Tag: Launch
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Virgin Galactic Commences Operations at Delta Spaceship Ground-Based Testing Facility
Virgin Galactic Holdings, an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles, announced that it has opened a new system integration facility in Southern California for the Company’s Delta Class spaceships. This ground-based test facility, which houses a testing platform known as an…
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Rocket Lab Selects Subcontractors to Provide Payload and Ground Systems for SDA’s Satellites
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has completed the selection of subcontractors to provide payloads and ground systems for the 18 satellites the Company is developing for SDA (Space Development Agency). Rocket Lab is the prime contractor for a $515 million USD firm-fixed price agreement to lead…
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Sidus Space Joins Intuitive Machines-Led Moon RACER Team As Part of NASA’s LTVS Contract
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company announced that it is a teammate on the NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) Contract which was awarded to the Intuitive Machines-led Moon Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover (RACER) team ANNOUNCED earlier last month. This contract represents the first phase of developing a crewed rover for…
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SSC and Perigee Aerospace Sign Agreement to Launch Satellites from Esrange Space Center
SSC and South Korean rocket company Perigee Aerospace have signed a collaborative agreement to launch satellites jointly from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, starting 2025. Perigee’s Blue Whale 1 microlauncher will be the first-ever orbital rocket launched from Esrange. “I’m very pleased to announce this historic collaboration, our first orbital launch partnership. The market…
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Starfish Space Successfully Conducts Rendezvous Between Otter Pup and D-Orbit’s ION Spacecraft
Starfish Space, in collaboration with D-Orbit, a space logistics company, announced a successful on-orbit rendezvous between Starfish’s Otter Pup and D-Orbit’s ION SCV006 satellite. The Starfish team calculated and directed precise maneuvers for ION that culminated in this successful rendezvous, with Otter Pup capturing images of the ION spacecraft as it maneuvered in close proximity.…
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iDirectGov Partners with Tampa Microwave to Develop MILSATCOM Mission Readiness Solution
iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a provider of satellite communications to the military and government, has announced a partnership with Tampa Microwave that combines iDirect Government’s Tactical Hub and Tampa Microwave’s Quad Band Satellite Simulator (QBSS) to deliver an easy-to-use, transportable and cost-effective solution to support all-encompassing mission-readiness scenarios, branded TerraNet. A turnkey solution, TerraNet can be used to…
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CesiumAstro to Provide Ka-Band Communications Payloads for SDA’s T2TL Constellation
CesiumAstro, one of the industry leaders in active phased array communications technology for space and airborne systems, announced that the company was selected by Rocket Lab to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) radio frequency (RF) communications payload for integration on 18 space vehicles (SVs) supporting the Space Development Agency’s (SDA’s) Tranche 2…
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Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Reveal FireSat Constellation for Global Wildfire Response
Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates mission-tailored low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, in partnership with Earth Fire Alliance (EFA), has announced the launch of FireSat Constellation. This groundbreaking initiative aims to transform global wildfire response and enhance climate resilience worldwide. FireSat has been developed over the last five…
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ICEYE Launches APIs to Make its SAR Satellite Constellation Accessible to Customers
ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations, has launched two new application programming interfaces (APIs). Through a self-driven, automated process, these interfaces provide faster access to imagery from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. The first API automates the satellite tasking process, enabling machine-to-machine interactions for this critical step. Customers who…
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Rocket Lab Completes Assembly of 3D Printed Archimedes Engine for Neutron Launch Vehicle
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has completed the first full assembly of its Archimedes engine, the new 3D-printed, reusable, rocket engine for the Company’s Neutron medium-lift launch vehicle. Rocket Lab has begun an intensive test campaign that will feature a number of engine system activations leading…