Tag: Launch
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NanoAvionics Joins Thales Alenia Space in ESA’s SIRIUS Mission Study to Advance Urban Heat Monitoring
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), a leading smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO programme mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban Sustainability). NanoAvionics will contribute its small satellite expertise, including the flight-proven MP42H microsatellite bus and its flight…
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GHGSat Satellites to Monitor Methane Across ExxonMobil’s On-Shore Operations
Exxon Mobil and GHGSat, the global leader in emissions-monitoring technology, announced a groundbreaking partnership to monitor and mitigate methane at scale across ExxonMobil’s onshore operations in North America and Asia, including the United States, Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. This collaboration marks a significant investment by ExxonMobil in satellite-based emissions monitoring, reflecting the company’s…
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Kongsberg Secures Contract to Supply Key Components for Europe’s Ariane 6 Launch Vehicle
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract with ArianeGroup for the delivery of critical components for Europe’s next generation launch vehicle, Ariane 6. The agreement covers the supply of Optical Safety Barriers (OSB) and Upper Part Attachment (UPPA) mechanisms over the next three years. The new contract extends the long-standing collaboration between KONGSBERG…
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Benchmark Secures NASA Phase II SBIR to Advance Aquila Hybrid Transfer Stage for High-Energy Missions
Benchmark has been awarded a NASA Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to advance development of our Aquila Small Spacecraft Transfer Stage (SSTS), a low-cost, small spacecraft compatible solution engineered for delivery of payloads to high-energy orbits, including lunar destinations. Designed to bridge the accessibility gap between common launch insertion points and mission-critical…
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Fly-Fi Moves Forward: JetBlue Becomes First Airline for Amazon’s Project Kuiper
JetBlue announced it will be the first airline in the world to sign on with Amazon’s Project Kuiper, an advanced low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, to bring even faster and more reliable connectivity to its popular onboard Wi-Fi known as Fly-Fi. JetBlue launched Fly-Fi in 2013 to become the first and still only major U.S.…
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OHB Demonstrates Improved Monitoring of Grassland and Sugar Beets from Space
OHB System AG aims to demonstrate in the HyLAP project (Hyperspectral Products for Agricultural Practice) how grassland can be optimally managed through hyperspectral satellite data. These data provide insights into plant properties that are invisible to the naked eye – opening up new possibilities for more precise and resource-efficient farming. At the heart of the…
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ICEYE and SATIM Introduces ‘Detect & Classify’ Platform for AI-Driven SAR Imagery Analysis
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, together with SATIM, the provider of state-of-the-art solutions for SAR data analytics, announced the launch of Detect & Classify – an AI-powered product that accelerates the transformation of satellite imagery into actionable intelligence. The product combines ICEYE’s high-resolution SAR imagery with SATIM’s advanced artificial…
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Gilmour Space Achieves Milestone with Deployment of ElaraSat MMS-1 Satellite in Orbit
Gilmour Space Technologies confirmed the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1), another step forward for Australian space capability. Launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission in June, the locally designed and built satellite bus carries a hyperspectral imager from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. Since reaching orbit, ElaraSat MMS-1 has: Completed…
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INNOSPACE Signs Distribution Agreement with ISISPACE
INNOSPACE and ISISPACE have signed a Distribution Agreement, which was announced during the 39th edition of the Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, US. This partnership will enable ISISPACE to broaden the launch solutions it can offer its customers from Europe and beyond with bespoke rideshare or dedicated launches tailored to meet the specific…
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ICEYE Extends Multi-Peril Change Detection to Include Earthquake with Fire Following
ICEYE, a global leader in satellite-powered disaster management solutions, has announced the expansion of its multi-peril change detection capabilities with the launch of a new Earthquake with Fire Following capability, which is initially available for the state of California. Building on ICEYE’s proven rapid disaster impact assessment capabilities, this new data offering delivers near-real-time insights…