Tag: Launch
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Telespazio and Hughes Europe Partner to Introduce Cutting-Edge Konnect VHTS Services
Telespazio, a Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%) joint venture, will collaborate with Hughes Europe, an EchoStar company, to introduce cutting-edge connectivity services through the innovative Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (K-VHTS) satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, a Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) joint venture. The K-VHTS satellite is known for having a very high throughput, delivering…
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ESA’s YPSat Completes Full Integration Ahead of Ariane 6 Inaugural Flight
ESA’s Young Professionals Satellite, YPSat, has been fully integrated for the first time, in preparation for its ‘electromagnetic compatibility’ testing seen here. This checks that all the systems aboard the compact payload can operate together without interfering either with each other or the launcher carrying it. YPSat is a project run in its entirety by…
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Rocket Lab Signs Deal to Launch Earth Observation Satellite for KAIST
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a launch services agreement to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on a rideshare mission in the first half of 2024. KAIST’s NeonSat-1 will be the primary payload…
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Amazon Signs Contract with SpaceX for Three Launches to Support Project Kuiper Deployment
Amazon has signed a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches to support deployment plans for Project Kuiper, Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband network. Project Kuiper satellites were designed from the start to accommodate multiple launch providers and vehicles, allowing us to reduce schedule risk and move faster in our mission to…
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Sidus Space Installs NASA Stennis ASTRA Flight Software and Hardware on LizzieSat Satellite
Sidus Space, a Space, and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, announced that it has received its ASTRA (Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications) Flight Software Version 1.0 and ASTRA flight hardware from NASA Stennis and installed it on the Company’s LizzieSat satellite ahead of its first quarter 2024 SpaceX Transporter 10 launch. NASA Stennis has completed its…
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Space Machines Uses Siemens Xcelerator Software to Design its Orbital Servicing Vehicle
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that Space Machines Company (SMC), an Australian space on-orbit services and logistics startup, has used the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to design and build the Optimus Orbital Servicing Vehicle. One of the largest commercial spacecraft being designed, manufactured, and assembled in Australia, is in development at the University…
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CisLunar Industries Awarded DARPA LunA-10 Contract for Lunar Infrastructure Integration
CisLunar Industries has been awarded a contract with DARPA (The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) for the LunA-10 (The 10-Year Lunar Architecture) capability study to advance critical technology efforts in lunar infrastructure development. CisLunar Industries will facilitate the development of the METAL framework (Material Extraction, Treatment, Assembly & Logistics), in collaboration with 13 other visionary…
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Momentus Secures Contract with CalgaryToSpace for Orbital Delivery Services in 2025
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, signed a contract with CalgaryToSpace (CTS) for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2025. CTS is the only student team in Calgary (Alberta, Canada) with the goal of building and operating a satellite in orbit. Momentus is contracted to…
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Firefly Aerospace to Develop On-Orbit Spacecraft Hubs Framework for DARPA’s LunA-10
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it was selected to develop an analytical framework for aggregated on-orbit spacecraft hubs in support of DARPA’s 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study. Based on the capabilities of Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicles, the spacecraft hubs would provide responsive tasking for a wide range of cislunar services, such…
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Karman Space & Defense Marks Key Contribution to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Success
Karman Space & Defense, a concept-to-production solutions provider for integrated dynamic systems, assemblies, and advanced manufacturing, is proud to be a key supplier and instrumental contributor to the success of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. Karman’s contributions extend across the design, development, manufacturing, and qualification of essential hardware on both the OSIRIS-REx capsule and United Launch Alliance’s…