Tag: Launch
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SES-21 Satellite Becomes Operational to Provide 5G Services to the US
SES announced that the new SES-21 satellite became operational at the orbital position of 131 degrees West, after launching on October 4, 2022. Upon reaching its final fixed position and completing testing, SES will begin transitioning customers to the new satellite. SES-21 will enable SES to continue delivering C-band broadcast and radio services to millions…
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Arianespace Partner with Intelsat to Launch Two Satellite Payloads
Arianespace signed a contract with longtime customer Intelsat to launch two satellite payloads, IS-41 and IS-44, using the heavy-lift Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2025. This agreement repurposes a previous launch contract and adds one additional satellite. “We are honored, yet again, by our faithful longtime partner Intelsat with another significant…
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OQ Technology to Launch MACSAT Mission on March 2023 Enabling 5G IoT-via-Satellite Services
Following its recent 13 million Euro Series A funding round, OQ Technology, a provider of 5G IoT (Internet of Things) satellite services, has announced March 2023 as the planned launch date for the LSA & ESA-supported MACSAT mission. The on-orbit pathfinder mission, to be launched on a Vega-C rocket rideshare mission (VV23), is aimed at…
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Viasat Completes Final Integrated Satellite Test of ViaSat-3 Americas satellite
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, has announced the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite has completed its Final Integrated Satellite Test (FIST) and has now progressed to the Flight Final phase of integration where it is undergoing final build-up to its flight configuration. FIST is designed to test all the satellite’s payload and bus systems to…
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Phantom Space Receives NASA Task Orders to Launch CubeSat Satellites
Phantom Space announced it has been awarded four new NASA task orders to launch CubeSat satellites into space as part of the new VADR contract. NASA’s VADR missions (for Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) missions intend to meet the agency’s needs for NASA payloads while also fostering the development of new launch vehicles from…
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SpaceChain Launches Ethereum Virtual Machine Payload Enabling High-Speed Blockchain Processing in Space
SpaceChain announced that it has successfully launched its second Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) payload into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) for installation via the SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft. The mission marks SpaceChain’s seventh successful blockchain payload launch into space, and the second…
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European Space Agency to Provide Communication Services for ispace’s HAKUTO-R Lunar Mission 1
European Space Agency (ESA) has collaborated with ispace to offer communication services between the lunar spacecraft developed by ispace and ESA’s teams on Earth throughout the mission. Ispace will launch HAKUTO Mission 1 and will use the agency’s global network of tracking stations to transmit commands to the spacecraft and receive scientific data and status…
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Spire Global Unveils Next-Generation 16U Satellite Bus at Space Tech Expo Europe
Spire Global, a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, revealed a next-generation 16U satellite bus design at Space Tech Expo Europe. The satellite bus is tailored for customers with missions that require larger payloads and more power, volume, and data capabilities than a conventional 16U, such as Earth observation and space…
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SubOrbital Express 3 Launched with Onboard Scientific Experiments Payload
SubOrbital Express 3 was launched to an altitude of 260 kilometers and six minutes of microgravity. Among the twelve payloads onboard were scientific experiments to investigate everything from stem cells for diabetes research, to particle research that will provide answers about the origin of planets. “There are plenty of mechanisms that are easier to study…
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NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch TROPICS Mission that Captures the Formation of Tropical Cyclones
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, has announced that it has been selected by NASA to launch the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. Rocket Lab will launch…