Tag: Launch
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Hypernova to Test Electric Propulsion System on EnduroSat’s Platform
Hypernova will validate its proprietary plasma electric propulsion system, in orbit, on EnduroSat’s Platform-2. The launch is scheduled for January 2023 on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-6 mission. With support from EnduroSat’s Space Service, the thrusters are expected to perform an extensive testing campaign with several satellite maneuvers under a wide variety of operational modes &…
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Thales Alenia Space Begins Instrument Integration for Europe’s First CO2 Monitoring Satellite
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has completed the assembly, integration, and testing (AIT) of the MicroCarb satellite platform, and is now ready to begin the integration of the dispersive spectrometer delivered to the UK, bringing this important climate mission a step closer to launch in early 2024. MicroCarb…
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Sidus Space Selects Exolaunch for LizzieSat Deployment
Sidus Space, a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection recently signed an agreement with Exolaunch to use their CarboNIX separation system to deploy LizzieSat satellites during the LizzieSat rideshare missions with SpaceX in 2023 and 2024. This agreement includes comprehensive technical support that ensures…
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Transmission of Directed RF Energy for Space Solar Power
In the 1940s, science fiction author Isaac Asimov theorized the concept of collecting the sun’s energy in space, then beaming that energy down to Earth. Today, Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Project team is making that science fiction a reality with steady progress towards transmitting solar energy from space to anywhere on Earth.…
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Spire Global to Launch Six Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission
Spire Global, Inc. (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station no earlier than January 2023. The satellites will demonstrate advancements and new capabilities for Spire’s weather and aviation solutions. Spire will launch two demonstration satellites carrying next-generation…
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Terran Orbital Announces Formation of Optical Solutions Group (OSG)
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced the formation of a new Optical Solutions Group (OSG) focused on electro-optical (EO) satellite imaging products. The new group will concentrate on the development and innovation of new EO products while offering a wide variety of custom-made…
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Intelsat Successfully Launches Galaxy 35 & Galaxy 36 Geosynchronous Communication Satellites
Intelsat, an operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity, announced the successful launch of Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36, geosynchronous communications satellites that will provide dedicated North American links to broadcasters allowing them to air live events and programs including sports, entertainment, and breaking…
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Absolut Sensing Selects NanoAvionics to Build “GEN1” Demonstration Satellite
Absolut Sensing, a subsidiary of the Absolut Group specialized in the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, has achieved a significant milestone with the selection of satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build its demonstration satellite dubbed “GEN1”, after a rigorous selection process. Under the mission agreement, NanoAvionics will provide its 16U nanosatellite bus, payload integration services,…
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NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday after a record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth, completing the Artemis I flight test. Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission…
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Boeing Delivers First Two O3b mPOWER Satellites to SES
Boeing has delivered the first two O3b mPOWER satellites to SES, a leader in global content connectivity solutions. The all-digital satellites are being prepared in Florida for launch to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), 8,000 km from Earth, where they will provide low-latency, high-throughput connectivity to users around the world. The satellites combine Boeing’s flight-proven 702…