Tag: Launch
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Rocket Lab Completes First Dedicated Electron Launch for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its first dedicated mission for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) – a pivotal marker of Electron’s global importance for regular, reliable, and dedicated access to space. The “RAISE And Shine” mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New…
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K2 Space Secures Funding to Expand its Mega-Class Spacecraft Manufacturing
K2 Space, the California-based developer of large, high-power satellite platforms, announced a $250 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation, accelerating delivery of a new generation of spacecraft built for the heavy-lift era. The financing follows $500 million in signed contracts across commercial and U.S. government customers and is led by Redpoint, with participation…
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Mission Space and Rogue Space Launch Mission Space’s Second In-Orbit Payload
Mission Space, a commercial space-weather company with flight heritage and an actively expanding in-situ measurement network, will launch its second payload with Rogue Space. The announcement was made during the Spacepower Conference in Orlando. The first Mission Space payload, ZOHAR-I, launched in March 2025 and recently received the 2025 Global Tech Award for advancing high-cadence…
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Rocket Lab Launched Electron Mission for KAIST
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has launched a dedicated Electron mission for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). The mission, named ‘Bridging The Swarm’, was launched on Thursday, December 11 UTC from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The mission now precedes the…
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Ariane 6 to Launch Two Galileo Satellites Supported by Beyond Gravity’s Payload Fairing and Thermal Systems
Europe’s Galileo navigation system is set to take another step forward next week as two additional satellites launch aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, using Beyond Gravity’s payload fairing, and thermal insulation. For the satellite, the company has supplied the critical computer and thermal systems that contribute to keeping the satellites operational in orbit – reinforcing…
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Nordic Launches SDK Kit for Satellite & Cellular IoT Connectivity
Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity solutions, announces the launch of the nRF9151 SMA Development Kit (DK), a specialized DK for RF engineers developing cellular IoT, DECT NR+, and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) applications. Alongside the hardware release, Nordic has launched new modem firmware that adds NTN (satellite) support to the nRF9151 module…
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Sivers Semiconductors Wins ESA Contract for Next-Gen SATCOM Beamforming ICs
Sivers Semiconductors, a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies, announced it has been awarded a new development program by the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract, valued at approximately USD $900,000, will span 18 months and support the development of next-generation satellite communication (SATCOM) beamforming integrated circuits (BFICs). “As the only EU-based commercial provider…
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Sidus Space Completes Bus-Level Commissioning of LizzieSat-3
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced the successful bus-level commissioning of its LizzieSat-3 (LS-3) spacecraft. This milestone marks another significant step forward in the Company’s mission to deliver high-value space-based data, integrated sensor solutions, and autonomous on-orbit computing to government and commercial customers. Following its deployment earlier this year, LS-3 completed…
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KONGSBERG and Helsing Collaborates to Advance European Space Capabilities
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, the Norwegian defence technology company, and Helsing, the German defence technology company, have signed a teaming agreement to accelerate the realisation of critical European space capabilities. The companies aim to deploy a sovereign, space-based intelligence, surveillance, and targeting (IST) constellation with an interconnected comms layer for Europe by 2029. HENSOLDT, the…
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SkyFi and ICEYE Launch “ICEYE US Direct” to Streamline Access to Advanced SAR Imagery
SkyFi, the leading Earth Intelligence Platform and ICEYE US, America’s leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data, announced the launch of ICEYE US Direct, a new, white-labeled platform. The platform, built and operated by SkyFi, provides ICEYE US customers with direct, on-demand global access to ICEYE’s cutting-edge Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation, simplifying the…