Tag: Launch
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HawkEye 360’s Cluster 7 Satellites Begins Operation in Record Time
HawkEye 360, one of the world’s leading defense technology companies for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced that its Cluster 7 satellites have begun operation. This latest satellite trio achieved initial operating capability in record time after successfully launching into orbit on April 15, 2023. A new 300MHz whip antenna provides better coverage…
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Virgin Orbit ceases operations
File photo of Virgin Orbit’s carrier aircraft and a LauncherOne rocket under its wing. Credit: Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, has permanently ceased operations, just a few months after a major mission failure in January and at a time when it was already facing financial headwinds.…
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Sidus Space to Launch LizzieSat Satellite on SpaceX Transporter Mission
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space, and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company, announced that it will launch industry-leading hyperspectral and multispectral imaging and Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its LizzieSat satellite on SpaceX Transporter missions beginning in 2024. LizzieSat’s hyperspectral and multispectral imaging capability will be provided by the Owl 1280 and Hawk 1920 HD cameras made by…
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Momentus to Provide Orbital Transportation Services for Apogeo’s IoT Satellite Constellation
Momentus Inc, a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, has signed an agreement with Apogeo Space to provide orbital transportation services for nine satellites that are part of Apogeo’s planned 100-satellite Internet of Things (IoT) constellation. Apogeo Space aims to build a constellation of picosatellites capable of providing connectivity…
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Sidus Space Awarded Space Hardware Manufacturing Subcontract to Support NASA’s Artemis Program
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company announces the award of an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to support NASA’s Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle. Under the terms of the subcontract between Sidus Space and Craig Technologies, Sidus will be responsible for the fabrication of the Umbilical Quick Disconnects on the…
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Astra Aims to Improve Life on Earth From Space By Dedicated Small Launches and On-Orbit Mobility
Astra is a space company that is empowering its customers to Improve Life on Earth from Space by providing dedicated small launches and mission-critical on-orbit mobility to smallsat builders and operators around the world. Astra has dedicated, low-cost, orbital launch services for small satellites. It also incorporates space-qualified, hall effect electric propulsion systems currently in…
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Maritime Launch Services Signs Multi-Mission Agreement For Launching Client OTVs
Maritime Launch Services announces that its launch manifest for its medium class launch vehicles has been committed through the end of 2027. With a recent multi-mission agreement signed for launching client OTVs from a manufacturer in the EU, Maritime Launch has secured medium-class launch vehicle capacity on multiple missions on a rideshare and dedicated payload…
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More second-gen Starlink satellites launch on Falcon 9 rocket
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-4 mission at 8:20 a.m. EDT (1220 UTC) on June 4 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending] SpaceX launched a Falcon…
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Momentus to Collaborate with Axient on Space Services from LEO to Cislunar Space
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, and Axient LLC, a key player in the U.S. civil, commercial, and national security space markets, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on technologies and capabilities to serve customers from Low-Earth Orbit to Cislunar space. The two…
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Arianespace to Launch Kompsat-6 Earth Observation Satellite for Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Arianespace announced the signature of a launch contract for the Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 which will be delivered to orbit by the European light launcher Vega C. Kompsat-6 will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport, in French Guiana, as early as December 2024. “Arianespace is proud to support KARI,” said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. “Since…