Tag: Launch
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Pixxel Opens New Spacecraft Manufacturing Facility in Bengaluru, India
Pixxel, one of the leaders in innovative hyperspectral earth-imaging technology inaugurated its first Spacecraft Manufacturing Facility “MegaPixxel” in Bengaluru. The new facility, spanning more than 30,000 sq ft, consolidates all satellite manufacturing services, providing a comprehensive Spacecraft Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) facility under one roof. The facility will ensure a streamlined production process from…
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Axiom Mission 3 Successfully Launched to the International Space Station
Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station, successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-3 crew is now in orbit and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is anticipated to dock at the space-facing port of…
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Exolaunch to Deploy Four Satellites Built by Spire Global for NorthStar
Exolaunch, the premier global provider of launch mission management, integration, and deployment services, announced plans to deploy four Canadian NorthStar Earth & Space satellites, built by Spire Global and launched via Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle. Exolaunch will provide separation systems, deployment, and integration services to ensure mission success for the first tech demo satellites…
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Kineis Announces the First of Five Nanosatellite Launches in 2024
Kinéis has announced the launch window for the first of five launches of its revolutionary nanosatellites dedicated to the Internet of Things. Scheduled to take place between June 10 and July 9, 2024, this event marks a crucial milestone in the development of the Kinéis system. A revolution in spatial IoT With its first launch in…
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L3Harris Awarded $919 Million Contract by SDA for Missile Tracking Program
L3Harris Technologies received a contract with a potential value of up to $919 million to design and build 18 infrared space vehicles for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 (T2) Tracking Layer program that will provide near-global missile warning and tracking coverage. L3Harris designed the missile defense solutions to support the U.S. military’s ongoing…
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Sierra Space Secures $740M Prime Contract from SDA for 18 Missile Warning Satellites
Sierra Space, one of the leading commercial space companies building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced that it has won a significant contract from the Space Development Agency for 18 missile warning and tracking satellites. The prime contract, valued at $740 million and awarded through an Other Transaction Authority (OTA), is…
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Sidus Space Signs Technology Hosting Payload Contract with ASPINA for LizzieSat Mission
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company announced it has secured an agreement with ASPINA, a Japanese technology company, for technology hosting onboard the Company’s upcoming LizzieSat mission, currently scheduled for launch with SpaceX in the second quarter of 2025. As per the agreement’s terms, Sidus will host a payload mission in collaboration with…
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NASA and ISRO’s Radar Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Changing Frozen Regions
NISAR, the soon-to-launch radar satellite from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation, will measure some key Earth vital signs, from the health of wetlands to ground deformation by volcanoes to the dynamics of land and sea ice. This last capability will help researchers decipher how small-scale processes can cause monumental changes in the ice…
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Sateliot Secures €6M Funding from Banco Santander for NanoSat Constellation Expansion
Sateliot, the company launching the first constellation of low-earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellites providing 5G coverage for IoT (Internet of Things), has secured €6 million in funding from Banco Santander. This financial backing from Banco Santander will enable Sateliot to accelerate the development of its technology and the deployment of its satellite constellation. In 2024, the…
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ISRO Verifies XPoSat’s Payload Performance with Cassiopeia A Supernova Observation
The XSPECT payload on ISRO’s XPoSat, India’s first X-ray polarimetric mission launched on January 1, 2024, captured its first light from the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant. XPoSat carries two co-aligned instruments, POLarimeter Instrument in X-rays (POLIX) and X-ray SPECtroscopy and Timing (XSPECT), aimed at unraveling the mysteries of cosmic X-ray sources. While the…