Tag: Launch
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BAE Systems-Built CloudSat Satellite Ends Operations After 17 Years of Service in Orbit
The BAE Systems-built CloudSat satellite has officially ended operations after more than 17 years on orbit. CloudSat launched in April 2006 as part of a NASA-led mission to develop global cloud profiles to better understand how water and ice content determine cloud properties, the processes behind precipitation, and how clouds impact the climate. It has…
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Astroscale Completes Preliminary Design Review for UK’s Space Debris Removal Mission
This Earth Day, Astroscale, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, announced the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review phase with the UK Space Agency for its groundbreaking national Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission, which Astroscale has named COSMIC – Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative Capture. Astroscale is also proud to announce its partnership with…
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D-Orbit Integrates SkyServe’s Edge Computing Platform on its ION Satellite Carriers
D-Orbit, one of the leading companies in the space infrastructure, logistics, and orbital transportation industry, announced that they will be enabling edge computing capabilities with the SkyServe STORM platform, aboard some of the ION Satellite Carriers that make up the fleet of orbital transfer vehicles that the company has already in orbit (specifically, ION SCV004…
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mu Space Partners with RBC Signals for Satellite Ground Station Facilities Project
mu Space and Advance Technology, a leading satellite technology company based in Thailand, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with RBC Signals International, an innovative provider of global satellite data communication products and solutions. The MOU, effective from March 1, 2024, is the beginning of a collaboration aimed at exploring opportunities related to…
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Dhruva Space Receives $15 Million in Funding to Expand Spacecraft Manufacturing Facility
Dhruva Space, a full-stack Space Engineering solutions provider based in Hyderabad, India, has announced a successful closure of their Series A funding at INR 123 Crores. The funding will go towards the company’s upcoming spacecraft manufacturing facility, strategic business acquisition plans, and enhancing product offerings to deploy them to the global market. Dhruva Space’s Series…
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Orbex Secures £16.7 Million in Funding to Ramp Up the Development of its Prime Rocket
The UK spaceflight company Orbex has received £16.7m from six backers in an update to its Series C funding round. With pre-launch testing underway, the funding will help Orbex ramp up the development of Prime, its 19-metre-long, two-stage rocket designed to transport small satellites into Low Earth Orbit. The aim is to ensure full readiness…
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ESA and the EU Partner to Accelerate Space Solutions for a Sustainable Future
The world faces challenges stemming from climate change, natural disasters and human actions. Space is crucial to help tackle these challenges, but many organizations have yet to realise its full potential. ESA has proposed three ‘accelerators’ – recent initiatives that contribute to sustainability and resilience on Earth and in space – and will work with…
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NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Mission to Deliver its First Operational Data
The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission has delivered its first operational data back to researchers, a feat made possible in part by innovative, data-storing technology from NASA’s Near Space Network, which introduced two key enhancements for PACE and other upcoming science missions. As a satellite orbits in space, its systems generate critical data…
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BlueHalo Completes Critical Milestone for USSF SCAR Program at Space Symposium
BlueHalo, the company transforming the future of global defense, announced the successful completion of a critical milestone for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program by demonstrating its integrated backend mission services to USSF Guardian operators at the 2024 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO. “Amid…
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MDA Space Secures $250M Contract from CSA to Support Robotics Operations on the ISS
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2025 to 2030. As part of the contract, MDA Space will now fulfill robotics flight…