Tag: Launch
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Airbus’ Eurostar Neo Arabsat BADR-8 Telecoms Satellite Shipped to Cape Canaveral for Launch
Airbus’ latest next-generation geostationary Eurostar Neo satellite Arabsat BADR-8 has been shipped to Cape Canaveral, ready for launch. The satellite will provide connectivity over Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia and also features the world’s first Airbus’ innovative space demonstrator TELEO to provide space-to-ground optical communications at gigabit speeds. Airbus’ relationship with Arabsat…
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Vaya Space Wins International Green Award for Sustainability and Environmental Impact
VayaSpace is a purpose-driven, sustainability-focused, and environmentally conscious enterprise dedicated to making a difference for humankind with its eco-friendly space technology. Vaya Space competes in the estimated $1 trillion small satellite launch sector. Vaya’s unique vortex-hybrid rockets utilize up to the equivalent of two million recycled bottles per launch and overcome the costs and other…
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Phantom Space and Quub Join Forces in Multiple Launch Agreements
Phantom Space Corporation, a space applications company providing launch services, satellite design, and operations to commercial and government customers, announced that they have signed a launch services agreement with Quub Inc., a satellite manufacturer, for three dedicated launch missions. Each dedicated launch will place upwards of 80 satellites into a tailored low earth orbit meeting Quub’s…
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Momentus Achieves First Orbit Raise with Pioneering Propulsion System
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, successfully achieved the first orbital raise of its Vigoride-5 spacecraft using its pioneering Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) that uses distilled water as propellant. The successful maneuvers raised the altitude of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) by more than 3…
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Electron rocket launches pair of cyclone-tracking CubeSats for NASA
Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher lifts off with two of NASA’s TROPICS hurricane research satellites. Credit: Rocket Lab The first pair of four NASA CubeSats designed to provide frequent updates of typhoon and hurricane development for new insights into how tropical storms evolve and intensify were launched by Rocket Lab from its New Zealand spaceport on…
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Benchmark Combines Space Heritage with Its Advanced Control Systems Products and Services
Benchmark Space Systems to make space more accessible and sustainable by providing world-class in-space mobility solutions to their customers and partners. Their mission includes three major criterias : Accessible: Space is a natural resource that should be available for the good of all humanity. In-Space Mobility: Mobility is enabled through hardware, software and services, allowing…
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Start of construction paves way for first UK mainland vertical launch
The ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction was attended by a number of officials, including (from left): Richard Lochhead, Minister for Small Business, Innovation & Trade, Scottish Government; Kristian von Bengtson, Chief Development Officer & Interim CEO, Orbex; Dorothy Pritchard, Chair, Melness Crofters’ Estate; Bart Markus, Chairman, Orbex; Ian Annett, Deputy CEO, UK…
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CesiumAstro to Provide Active Phased Array Communication Payloads for SDA’s T1TL Lunar Exploration
CesiumAstro, a provider company of active phased array communications technology for space and airborne systems, announced that the company was selected by Raytheon Technologies to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) RF communications payload for integration into seven space vehicles supporting Space Development Agency’s (SDA’s) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. CesiumAstro’s Vireo payload will…
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Space Systems Command’s Dr. Claire Leon Kicked Off Space Tech Expo 2023 with a Keynote Address
Dr. Claire Leon, Director of Space Systems Integration Office, Space Systems Command kicked off the Space Tech Expo with a keynote address sharing the critical requirements needed for the U.S. to maintain its strategic advantage in today’s highly contested space domain. Throughout the day, industry pros rallied around SSC’s exhibit booth to learn how their…
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Twin TROPICS satellites set to be lofted into orbit
Artist’s illustration of a TROPICS CubeSat in space. Credit: NASA Rocket Lab’s launch of NASA’s second pair of TROPICS hurricane research satellites, reassigned from Astra following a launch failure last year, has been rescheduled for Sunday (U.S. time) after a delay due to unfavorable weather at the the company’s New Zealand spaceport. Originally planned as…