Tag: Launch
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Lynk Deploys Two Additional Orbital Cell Phone Towers in Space
Lynk Global, one of the world’s leading satellite-direct-to-mobile-phone (“Sat2Phone”) telecoms providers, announced the successful deployment of two more “cell-towers-in-space.” The satellites will further Lynk’s efforts to provide universal mobile connectivity. The two satellite cell towers were launched on the Transporter-10 rideshare mission launched by SpaceX on March 4 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 4th Mission for Longtime Partner Synspective
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, launched its 45th Electron rocket, successfully deploying a fourth synthetic aperture radar satellite to Synspective’s Earth-observation constellation. “Owl Night Long,” a dedicated mission for Synspective, launched from Pad B at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 04:03 NZDT…
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Airbus Built EarthCARE Satellite Departs Europe for Vandenberg Launch Site
The Airbus-built EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) spacecraft has left Munich, Germany, and is now on its way aboard an aircraft to its launch site in Vandenberg, California. EarthCARE is planned to be launched in May on a Falcon 9 rocket. EarthCARE is the most complex Earth Explorer mission in the European Space…
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Umbra Reveals Bistatic SAR Data Captured from its Tandem Pair of Satellites
Umbra, a vertically integrated space technology company, announced the forthcoming release of imagery from its tandem pair of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. Umbra is set to provide customers with bistatic SAR data later in 2024. The monumental launch of Umbra’s first tandem pair of satellites, Umbra-07 and Umbra-08, aboard the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission on…
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MDA Rebranded to MDA Space, Positioning for Leadership in Global Space Innovation
MDA, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has rebranded to MDA Space, an identity evolution that honors the past, recognizes the present, and further positions the company to lead in a new era of space innovation. “The addition of Space to our brand is a natural evolution. The…
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General Atomics Awarded Lockheed Martin Contract to Deliver Missile Tracking Payloads
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it was awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Space to deliver missile warning, tracking, and defense payloads to support the company’s recently announced contract award to deliver 18 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Program. GA-EMS is developing the Electro Optical and Infrared (EO/IR)…
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Thales Alenia Space to Develop Communications System for Mars Ice Mapper Mission
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the Italian space agency (ASI) to develop the communications subsystem for the innovative International Mars Ice Mapper (I-MIM) mission. This Phase B1 contract, worth a total amount of about €22 million, follows on from the previous Phase A…
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Sierra Space Completes First Phase of Pre-Flight Testing for Dream Chaser Spaceplane
Sierra Space, one of the leading commercial space companies and emerging defense tech prime building a platform in space to benefit and protect life on Earth announced the successful completion of the initial phase of environmental testing on the revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane, Tenacity, at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Over the…
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Ursa Major’s Hadley Engine Powers Stratolaunch’s Testbed in Historic Hypersonic Test Flight
Ursa Major’s Hadley engine, a purpose-built engine to satisfy America’s commercial and national security space needs, flew for the first time powering Stratolaunch’s Talon-A1 (TA-1) testbed during a test over the Pacific Ocean. The test, which reached high supersonic speeds approaching Mach 5, marks the first step toward flight of a hypersonic vehicle developed by…
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Firefly Aerospace Selects Three Educational Payloads as Part of DREAM Program
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced that it has selected three educational payloads to launch aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket as early as 2025. As part of Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research Education Accelerator Mission) program, Firefly is donating excess capacity on its Alpha launch vehicle to fly CubeSats from the University of Illinois, Auburn…