Tag: Launch
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SDA Selects Northrop Grumman to Design and Build 36 Data Transport Satellites
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to design and build 36 data transport satellites, the first space vehicles in the latest generation of its low-Earth orbit Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The team will now update the company’s Tranche 1 design to add new broadcast and tactical communications capabilities…
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Lockheed Martin Selected to Deliver Small Satellites for SDA’s Communications Network
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed-price agreement valued at approximately $816 million to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta satellites. T2TL is part of an overarching plan to strengthen deterrence with more resilient space architectures for beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) targeting, data transport, and advanced missile detection and tracking. The…
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True Anomaly Unveils State-of-the-Art Spacecraft Manufacturing Facility
True Anomaly, the technology company safeguarding global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all, hosted the grand opening of its state-of-the-art spacecraft manufacturing facility, GravityWorks, in Centennial, Colo. The company also announced it recently received authorizations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to perform non-Earth…
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VPT Introduces New SVLFL5000 Series of Space-Qualified DC-DC Converters
VPT, a HEICO company, has announced the availability of its SVLFL5000 Series of space-qualified DC-DC converters. Characterized by Total Ionizing Dose (TID) performance, including Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS), to 60 krad, the series is operable over the full military temperature range (-55 °C to +125 °C) with no power derating, and is suited…
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NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Gets Final Science Instrument for Lunar Surface Mapping
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer is nearing completion now that its second and final cutting-edge science instrument has been added to the small spacecraft. Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK Space Agency, the Lunar Thermal Mapper (LTM) joins the High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper (HVM3), which was integrated with…
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Engineers at NASA Complete Installation of High-Gain Antenna on Europa Clipper
NASA’s Europa Clipper is designed to seek out conditions suitable for life on the ice-covered moon of Jupiter. On Aug. 14, the spacecraft received a piece of hardware central to that quest: the massive dish-shaped high-gain antenna. Stretching 10 feet (3 meters) across the spacecraft’s body, the high-gain antenna is the largest and most prominent…
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NASA’s Team of Engineers Conduct Rigorous Testing for the Landing System of Mars Lander
NASA’s Perseverance rover continues to rack up tubes filled with rock core samples for the planned Mars Sample Return campaign. The joint effort by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) seeks to bring scientifically selected samples back from Mars to be studied on Earth with lab equipment far more complex than could be brought to…
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SSTL and Neumann Space Collaborate to Test Australian Made Propulsion System
Surrey Satellite Technology, a pioneer of the SmallSat industry, and Neumann Space, a technology company of in-space electric propulsion announced that they have agreed to work together to test an Australian-designed and manufactured in-space propulsion system as part of the CarbSAR In Orbit Demonstration Mission. SSTL and Neumann Space will commence work this year to…
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Northrop Grumman Completes Major Milestone in Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered two major components of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) and has started the next phase of pre-launch preparations. This two-satellite constellation will deliver protected satellite communications to the Northern polar region – one of the most difficult locations on Earth to deliver communications. The most recent accomplishments include: Successful…
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Firefly Aerospace Showcases New Elytra Orbital Vehicles with Enhanced On-Orbit Mobility
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced the expansion of its on-orbit services with a line of highly mobile and scalable orbital vehicles named Elytra. As the wings of a firefly, Elytra (pronounced ella-truh) offers on-orbit mobility, hosting, delivery, and servicing across cislunar space and beyond. When launched on Firefly’s small- and medium-lift launch…