Tag: Launch
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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…
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First Two Terran Orbital-Developed Spacecraft Became Operational in the GEO Belt
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global organization in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced mission success for the first pair of Terran Orbital-developed spacecraft operating in or around the geosynchronous orbit (GEO) belt. The two spacecraft were built for Lockheed Martin and successfully completed their on-orbit demonstration of the Lockheed Martin In-space…
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Busek Powers the Future of Spaceflight with 35 Years of Experience in Propulsion Systems
Busek Space and Propulsion Systems, a US-based space company, is powering the future of spaceflight with its range of propulsion systems in space. Their flight heritage started in 2006 with a 200 W Hall Thruster on TacSat-2, which was the first US Hall Thruster in space. They have also pioneered in developing and deploying first…
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Momentus Agrees to Transport Hosted Payload for Hello Space
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, has signed an agreement with Hello Space, an internet of things (IoT) through satellite tech company, to carry a hosted payload of a demo deployer carrying four pocketqube satellites on the Vigoride-7 mission targeted to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-9…
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Sidus Space and Lulav Space Collaborate for Guidance Navigation and Control on Lunar Missions
Sidus Space, a Space, and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lulav Space, an Israeli robotics company specializing in space applications, to cooperate in the US market by providing…
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ViaSat-3 Americas Soars High After Successful Satellite Launch
Viasat Inc., a global communications company announced the successful launch of ViaSat-3 Americas aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ViaSat-3 approximately four hours and thirty two minutes after liftoff, the satellite separated from the launch vehicle. First signals from the satellite were acquired approximately…
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Exo-Space Hardware Delivered to Sidus Space for LizzieSat Integration and Testing
Sidus Space, Inc. a Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, announced that Exo-Space has delivered its hardware for integration and testing in preparation for launch aboard LizzieSatTM. As previously announced, Sidus Space will integrate Exo-Space’s FeatherEdge Data Processing Platform…
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Italian Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space Sign a Contract for Space Factory 4.0
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won a contract from the Italian space agency (ASI) to conduct the development of the Space Factory 4.0 program in the frame of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Thales Alenia Space is a consortium including Argotec, CIRA and Sitael,…
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SES Successfully Launched it’s Third and Fourth O3b mPOWER Satellites
SES announced the successful launch of two additional O3b mPOWER satellites at 6:12 pm local time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. The satellites were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking a significant milestone for the O3b mPOWER constellation. The second pair of O3b mPOWER satellites will join the…
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Viasat seeks replacement for Ariane 6 for launch of third ViaSat 3 satellite
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated May 1 with schedule for launch of ViaSat 3 APAC. A full-scale test model of an Ariane 6 rocket stands on its launch pad in French Guiana last year. Credit:ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut On the eve of launching its first ViaSat 3 internet satellite on a SpaceX rocket, Viasat says it has moved the launch…