Tag: Launch
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NASA’s Trio of Robotic Helpers Assist Astronauts in Testing New Tech on the ISS
In science fiction movies, we often see robots zipping around spacecraft performing various tasks. What was once only science fiction has now come to life on the International Space Station (ISS), where NASA’s trio of free-flying robots called Astrobees assist astronauts and conduct valuable research, including many investigations sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory. In…
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ClearSpace-1 Mission Undergoes Changes in Response to Space Debris Collision
ClearSpace-1 debris removal mission has underwent a transformative period to achieve a faster execution pace and reviewed mission objectives. After the successful completion of the mission’s first phase (Key Performance Gate 1) by ClearSpace, the detection of space debris objects in the vicinity of the mission’s client object indicating a collision of the target with…
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ClearSpace-1 Mission Undergoes Changes in Response to Space Debris Collision
ClearSpace-1 debris removal mission has underwent a transformative period to achieve a faster execution pace and reviewed mission objectives. After the successful completion of the mission’s first phase (Key Performance Gate 1) by ClearSpace, the detection of space debris objects in the vicinity of the mission’s client object indicating a collision of the target with…
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SES’s O3b mPOWER Satellite System Begins Providing Global Connectivity Services
SES announced that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation software-enabled satellite system, is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at medium Earth orbit (MEO) or 8,000km away from the Earth and with extensive ground infrastructure built around the world, SES will be introducing services…
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SES’s O3b mPOWER Satellite System Begins Providing Global Connectivity Services
SES announced that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation software-enabled satellite system, is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at medium Earth orbit (MEO) or 8,000km away from the Earth and with extensive ground infrastructure built around the world, SES will be introducing services…
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PLD Space Secures €120 Million in Funding as it Advances Toward MIURA 5 Launch
The Spanish company PLD Space has attained 120 million euros in funding to date, thus ensuring it can meet its upcoming technological and corporate milestones, culminating in the launch of the MIURA 5 mission at the end of 2025. Since its foundation, the company, which made history in October 2023 with the successful flight of…
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Lynred Selected to Develop Multispectral Infrared Detectors for Sentinel-2 NG Mission
Lynred, one of the leading global providers of high-quality infrared detectors for the aerospace, defense, and commercial markets, announced its selection, in an open bidding process, to develop an advanced multispectral infrared detector for the Sentinel-2 Next-Generation (NG) land monitoring satellite mission; the continuation of the Sentinel-2 mission. Both missions are led by the European…
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Lynred Selected to Develop Multispectral Infrared Detectors for Sentinel-2 NG Mission
Lynred, one of the leading global providers of high-quality infrared detectors for the aerospace, defense, and commercial markets, announced its selection, in an open bidding process, to develop an advanced multispectral infrared detector for the Sentinel-2 Next-Generation (NG) land monitoring satellite mission; the continuation of the Sentinel-2 mission. Both missions are led by the European…
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CESI Awarded Contract from SpaceTech for Solar Cells that Power Global Internet Satellites
The Italian group CESI has secured a contract, with options valued at over one hundred million euros over five years, with Germany’s SpaceTech GmbH, one of the world’s leading companies in the production of space systems. According to the agreement, CESI is tasked with providing hundreds of thousands of solar cells over these five years,…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites in Separate Orbits for KAIST and NASA
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, deployed two satellites to two different orbits approximately 500km apart on its 47th Electron mission. The ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 10:32 NZST on April 24th, 2024 with…