Tag: Launch
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MDA Space’s Aurora: A Cloud-Based Platform for Satellite Operations and Data Services
MDA Space highlights MDA Aurora, a service-based offering designed to support end-to-end satellite mission operations and data services through a modern, cloud-native architecture. Already in operational use, Aurora reflects MDA Space’s approach to simplifying how satellite operators task spacecraft, manage ground operations, process mission data and deliver products to end users without the need to…
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Ariane 6 VA266: Arianespace Successfully Deploys Galileo L14 Navigation Satellites
Arianespace successfully launched the pair of satellites, Galileo L14, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission, called VA266, was the fifth flight of Ariane 6, Europe’s heavy-lift launcher. It was performed with an Ariane 6 with two boosters, the Ariane 62, which has been successful since its inaugural flight in 2024. The satellites designated SAT…
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Space BD Completes Launch Support for 10 Satellites in 2025 via SpaceX Falcon 9
Space BD, a leading Japanese space business operator, has announced the successful completion of three satellite launch missions in 2025 through SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rideshare program. The missions enabled the deployment of ten small satellites developed by both domestic and international partners, marking a significant achievement in Space BD’s ongoing efforts to provide stable and…
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Inside L3Harris: The Crucial Countdown Before Artemis II Crewed Mission
As NASA prepares for the historic Artemis II mission — the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket — the spotlight isn’t only on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center. In Canoga Park, California, inside the L3Harris Rocket Operations Support Center (ROSC), engineers are bracing for the most critical six seconds before…
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Sierra Space Announces Early Completion of First 9 Satellites for SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer
Sierra Space, a proven defense-tech company delivering solutions for the nation’s most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, announced the completion of the first nine satellite structures, Plane 1 of the 18 total satellites Sierra Space is contracted to deliver for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer (T2TRK)…
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Momentus Expands Space Services Portfolio with In-Space Transportation and Mission Support Solutions
Momentus, a provider of in-space transportation and mission support services, highlights the expanded portfolio of space services designed to support satellite operators, government agencies, scientific missions and commercial space ventures. With flexible, cost-effective and mission-adaptable in-space transportation, Momentus delivers solutions that enable spacecraft deployment, orbital logistics and payload delivery across a range of orbital regimes.…
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Redwire Completes Payload Integration for Europe’s Upcoming Technology Demonstration Mission
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defence technology solutions, announced it has successfully completed payload integrations for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Σyndeo-3 satellite mission. This marks a major milestone as the mission readies for launch in Q4 FY2026. The spacecraft was built and integrated at Redwire’s state-of-the-art facility in Kruibeke, Belgium. As…
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Pentagon Awards Karman Unit $5M Contract to Expand Rocket Motor Nozzle Production
Karman Space & Defense, a leader in the rapid design, development and production of critical, next-generation system solutions for launch vehicle, satellite, spacecraft, missile defense, hypersonic and UAS customers, announced its Systima facility in Mukilteo, WA received $5.0 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding from the U.S. Department of War on October 20,…
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Open Cosmos Showcases OpenConstellation Platform for Satellite Constellation Development
Open Cosmos, a provider of end-to-end satellite mission solutions, highlights the OpenConstellation platform with a scalable and modular constellation development framework designed to streamline the deployment of satellite networks for commercial, institutional and scientific missions. OpenConstellation provides a structured pathway for organisations to design, build, launch and operate multi-satellite constellations with predictable performance, reduced complexity…
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Starfighters Space Demonstrates Commercial Supersonic Flight in GE Aerospace Test Program
Starfighters Space, the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, announced that it recently completed a successful supersonic flight test campaign for GE Aerospace, in which a Starfighters aircraft carried and flew an advanced propulsion test vehicle multiple times at supersonic speeds. This successfully completed campaign highlights…