Tag: Launch
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York Space Systems Achieves Successful Contact with Final Spacecraft of Tranche 0 Program
York Space Systems, the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, is reporting successful contact with its final spacecraft delivered in-orbit for the Tranche 0 (T0) Transport program, delivered as part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The satellites were launched on a SpaceX…
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NASA Awards $4.6 Million Contract to Spire Global to Develop NOAA Sounder
Spire Global, one of the leading providers of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced it was awarded a $4.6 million, 12-month contract by NASA on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to participate in NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) Phase-A study. During this phase, Spire will compete with three other…
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TTP Introduces New Generation of Small and Lightweight UAV Satellite Terminals
Technology developer TTP plc announced the launch of Gotonomi at the upcoming Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas. With the aim of seeding the market, Gotonomi will offer low size, weight, and power satellite terminals for uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) as flight trial development kits to partners. The terminals will be compatible with Viasat’s Velaris…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Successfully Launches to the International Space Station
An international crew of four representing four countries is in orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 3:27 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 26, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The agency’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh commercial crew rotation mission for NASA. A SpaceX Falcon…
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Viasat Provides an Update on the Status of Inmarsat-6 F2 Telecommunication Satellite
Viasat, a global communications company, confirmed that its Inmarsat-6 F2 (I6 F2) satellite, which was launched on February 18, 2023, has suffered a power subsystem anomaly during its orbit-raising phase. At this stage, Viasat and Airbus, the satellite’s manufacturer, are working to determine the root cause of the anomaly and assess whether the satellite will…
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FOSSA Systems Signs a Contract with Momentus for Hosted Payload Services
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with FOSSA Systems, a Spanish company that offers global low-power Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and in-space services to provide hosted payload services starting in 2024. The contract also includes two options for additional hosted…
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Ball Aerospace’s Pollution Monitoring Instrument Releases its First Images of Earth
Ball Aerospace celebrated alongside its mission partners as the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument released its first images of Earth, the next step in its mission to improve air quality monitoring across greater North America. TEMPO launched on April 7, 2023, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as part of NASA’s Earth Venture…
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Sivers Receives $5 Million Order for Beamforming ICs from European SATCOM Customer
Sivers Semiconductors AB subsidiary Sivers Wireless has received a $5M volume production order from its leading European SATCOM customer. The production order is for beamforming integrated circuits (BFIC) which will be delivered during the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024. Most of the income will be revenue recognized during the same…
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ClearSpace-1 Debris Removal Mission Target Struck by New Space Debris
On 10 August 2023, ESA’s Space Debris Office was informed by the United States 18th Space Defense Squadron that new objects had been detected in the vicinity of a payload adapter. This adapter, named VESPA, was left in orbit following the 2013 launch of a Vega rocket from ESA’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The…
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NASA Selects Geology Team for Artemis III Lunar Mission
NASA has selected the geology team that will develop the surface science plan for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years. NASA’s Artemis III mission will land astronauts, including the first woman to land on the Moon, near the lunar South Pole to advance scientific discovery and pave the way for…