Tag: Launch
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Orbex and Exolaunch Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement In Launch Services
Orbex, the UK-based orbital launch services company, has announced a strategic five-year partnership with Exolaunch, a global leader in launch services, mission management, deployment systems, and integration services for small satellites. The agreement will see Orbex and Exolaunch collaborate to provide end-to-end launch services for small satellites. Exolaunch will utilise launch capacity and integrate customer…
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Momentus and Orbit Fab Advances Space Servicing with Podracer and RAFTI Demo
Momentus, a leading U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite solutions, transportation, and in-space infrastructure, has signed a contract with Orbit Fab to provide hosted payload services for the on-orbit demonstration of Podracer, a space domain awareness payload, and the Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface (RAFTI). The mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than…
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Boeing Delivers Latest O3b mPOWER Satellites to SES for Enhanced Global Connectivity
Boeing has successfully delivered the 9th and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites to content and network provider SES, advancing the company’s effort to provide global connectivity from space. The satellites, which feature Boeing’s fully software-defined payload technology to actively allot power to meet user needs, are en route to Kennedy Space Center, Fla. for a planned…
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Europe Advances Weather Resilience with Successful Launch of MTG-S1 Satellite
Europe has taken a major step forward in strengthening its resilience to extreme weather events with the successful launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite. MTG-S1 will deliver new streams of atmospheric data, enabling earlier, more accurate warnings that protect lives, property and infrastructure. Extreme weather events like storms, flooding, and heatwaves…
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Atomic-6 Secures $2 Million Space Force Grant for Light Wing Solar Array
Atomic-6, a manufacturer of the world’s finest composite solutions, has won a $2 million TACFI (Tactical Funding Increase) from the United States Space Force Space Systems Command to mature and flight-qualify the Light Wing solar array for both commercial and defense sectors. The company also announced that former ISS Commander Chris Hadfield has joined its…
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Momentus Secures Contract in U.S Space Force SpaceWERX Maneuver Challenge
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services, announced it has signed a $1.86M Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. The award supports the in-space flight demonstration of a novel, low-cost multi-spectral sensor suite for Rendezvous…
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Rocket Lab Completes Critical Design Review for SDA’s T2TL-Beta Satellite Program
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the successful completion of its Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta (T2TL-Beta) program. The milestone follows Rocket Lab’s successful Preliminary Design Review in late 2024, confirms…
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Teledyne CIS120 Sensors Launch on Japanese GOSAT-GW Climate Change Observation
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a leading provider of advanced imaging solutions, announces that two CIS120 sensors designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging will play a major part in the third in a series of Japanese climate change and Earth observation satellite missions. The Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle (GOSAT-GW) launched on…
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Scientific Microwave Corporation Unveils High-Performance RX Satellite Feed Assembly
Scientific Microwave Corporation, a leading innovator in satellite communication technologies, has introduced its latest advancement, a high-performance K-band circularly polarized receiver (Rx) Satellite Feed Assembly. Designed to optimize signal integrity and polarization accuracy, this product showcases the company’s commitment to supporting reliable and efficient satellite data transmission. This RX Satellite Feed Assembly operates in the…
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Sidus Space and VORAGO Partner to Advance Radiation-Hardened Compute Capabilities
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced a strategic collaboration with VORAGO Technologies to validate and integrate next-generation radiation-hardened microcontroller (MCU) technology through VORAGO’s Alpha Customer Program. They believe this partnership positions Sidus at the forefront of resilient space and defense systems, enabling the Company to test and integrate VORAGO’s new high-performance…