Tag: Launch
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GomSpace Expands Modular Small Satellite Capabilities for Commercial Space Missions
GomSpace continues to advance the satellite portfolio with a range of standardized and customized small satellite platforms designed to support commercial, governmental and scientific missions. Headquartered in Aalborg, Denmark, GomSpace develops nanosatellite and microsatellite systems that combine modular architecture, scalable subsystems and mission-tailored integration to enable efficient access to space. With a focus on small…
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Kepler Selects NanoAvionics as European Partner for Optically-Connected Missions
Canada’s Kepler Communications has chosen Kongsberg NanoAvionics, a leading small satellite manufacturer and mission integrator, as the preferred European satellite bus provider for its hosted payload initiatives aboard spacecraft up to 500kg in mass. The non-exclusive preferential partnership is for missions requiring seamless access to The Kepler Network. It is also aimed at satellite operators…
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Kepler Communications Advances Hosted Payload Service for In-Space Mission Capabilities
Kepler Communications highlights the Hosted Payload offering, a mission-enabling service built on the operational optical data relay network that provides third-party payload developers accelerated access to orbit, real-time connectivity and broad mission flexibility. The Hosted Payload service provides Kepler’s existing constellation infrastructure to support spacecraft, scientific instruments and communication sensors without the need to build…
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Vast Signs NASA Order for Sixth Private Astronaut Mission to ISS Targeted for 2027 Launch
Vast, the company developing next-generation space stations, has signed an order with NASA for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida. It is Vast’s first private astronaut mission to the space station in partnership with NASA. “Vast is honored to have been…
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Rocket Lab to Launch Hypersonic Test for Defense Innovation Unit
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced its next launch is a dedicated mission on its HASTE rocket for the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The mission, named Cassowary Vex, is scheduled to launch no earlier than late February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 within the Virginia…
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Arianespace Launches 32 Amazon LEO Satellites on Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport
Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellites were delivered to a low Earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 465 km. The mission lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes, from lift-off to separation of all the satellites. The mission, called VA267 (LE-01 for Amazon…
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Voyager and ATMOS Space Cargo Accelerate Access to Space
Voyager Technologies announced a strategic partnership with ATMOS Space Cargo, a leading provider of free-flying orbital cargo and return services, expanding access to space for scientific discovery and technology advancement. “Customers shouldn’t have to stitch together a dozen vendors to get to space,” said Matt Magaña, president, Space, Defence and National Security, Voyager. “Our partnership…
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Momentus Secures Funding from NASA and AFRL SpaceWERX Contracts
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses, technologies, transportation, and other in-space services, announced that it received payments totalling approximately $1.9 million in January 2026 for contracts with NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) SpaceWERX organisation. Momentus received payments in January 2026 in connection with: Qualification and integration of a…
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Myriota Introduces AssetHawk for Global Asset Tracking
Myriota, the global leader in secure, low-power satellite connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the launch of AssetHawk™. A rugged, long-life asset tracker, AssetHawk is engineered to deliver reliable global visibility beyond the reach of traditional cellular networks. As supply chains grow increasingly complex, blind spots and outages in terrestrial coverage create significant…
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ULA Vulcan Rocket Launches USSF-87 Mission for US Space Force from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket carrying the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off on Feb. 12 at 4:22 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. “Early during flight, the team observed a significant performance anomaly on one of the four solid…