Tag: Launch
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Ursa Major Secures $34.9 Million to Advance Draper Engine for Space-Based Defense
Ursa Major was awarded a $34.9 million contract from an undisclosed U.S. aerospace and defense company to deliver Draper engines and associated services. The effort will accelerate development, production, and deployment of Draper for critical national security applications in space and ultimately validate the engine’s performance and flexibility under operational conditions. Emerging national security requirements demand…
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HawkEye 360’s Cluster 12 Officially Reaches Full Operational Capability
HawkEye 360, the global leader in signals intelligence data and analytics, announced that Cluster 12 has officially reached Full Operational Capability (FOC). The three formation-flying satellites, launched on June 26 (ET) aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket, are now fully calibrated, commissioned, and integrated into HawkEye 360’s constellation delivering mission-ready signals intelligence across key global…
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Starcloud and Mission Space Partner to Merge Orbital Datacenters with Space Weather Data
Mission Space, a space weather intelligence company, announced a strategic partnership with Starcloud, the orbital data center provider, to integrate real-time space weather intelligence into Starcloud’s orbital AI compute platform. The collaboration will provide Starcloud’s orbital data centers with high-resolution space weather data and predictive analytics, enabling dynamic optimization of power and thermal management to…
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Teledyne Fuel Cell Launched Aboard on Blue Origin’s New Shepard Mission
Teledyne Energy Systems, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, launched its Hydrogen Electrical Power System (HEPS) fuel cell aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket through NASA’s Tipping Point opportunity. Launched successfully on September 18, this flight advances fuel cell technology for future lunar and deep space missions. HEPS is designed to deliver efficient, scalable, air-independent…
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Maxar Intelligence and Ecopia AI Launch Vivid Features for Global 2D and 3D Mapping
Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, has partnered with Ecopia AI to launch Vivid Features, the most accurate 2D and 3D vector maps offered at a global scale. This product delivers interoperable vector features of building footprints, road centerlines, and land cover anywhere on Earth, transforming the speed and ease of…
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Iridium Commences Integration of NTN Direct with Deutsche Telekom
Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data, and PNT satellite services, announced a new partnership with Deutsche Telekom (DTAG) intended to deliver global connectivity to its customers through the Iridium NTN DirectSM service. Deutsche Telekom will gain roaming access to Iridium’s forthcoming 3GPP standards-based 5G service, providing NB-IoT direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity that will keep…
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Axiom Space and Spacebilt Announce Orbital Data Center Node Aboard International Space Station
Axiom Space and Spacebilt announced a multi-organization collaboration to bring optically-interconnected orbital datacenter (ODC) infrastructure to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2027. The Axiom Orbital Data Center Node on the International Space Station, (AxODC Node ISS), developed under a collaboration agreement with Spacebilt, and supported with an Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) by Skyloom, and…
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Space Norway Selects SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch THOR 8 Satellite in 2027
Space Norway has signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of the new communications satellite, THOR 8, into geostationary orbit. The mission, which will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2027, will strengthen Space Norway’s communications capacity for both governmental and commercial clients. “The Falcon 9 launch service was selected after a competitive…
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Anduril and Impulse Partners to Conduct RPO Mission Demonstration in GEO
Anduril and Impulse Space are partnering to conduct a high-precision Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) mission in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), targeted for 2026. Together, Anduril and Impulse are deepening their collaboration through the combination of core technologies to advance critical space-based capabilities for the United States and its allies. As the space domain becomes increasingly…
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SES Partners with Cailabs for Testing Next-Generation Laser Communication Technology
SES, a leading space solutions company, announced it will test new optical ground stations built by France-based Cailabs to send data from space using laser beams instead of radio waves. By using optical communication, SES expects to be able to boost data transmission speeds, provide more secure links, and help alleviate congestion in increasingly crowded…