Tag: Satellite Bus & Platforms

Aerospacelab, a rapidly growing satellite manufacturer announced it completed the acquisition of AMOS, a leading company known for its opto-mechanical systems widely used in astronomy, space, and other industries. This marked a significant milestone for the two aerospace companies, jointly entering a new era in advanced space technologies and opening new markets respectively. “This strategic…

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX’s small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, has announced the successful launch and initial contact with the MethaneSAT satellite. MethaneSAT is the first satellite funded by a nonprofit organization to accelerate more effective efforts to reduce emissions of methane, a greenhouse pollutant responsible for about 30 percent of today’s global warming.…

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirmed that six radio frequency geolocation microsatellites developed for HawkEye 360 of Herndon, Va., have successfully communicated with ground control. The HawkEye 360 Cluster 8 and 9 satellites were launched on April 7, 2024 at 7:16 pm EDT from Florida aboard the SpaceX Bandwagon-1 Rideshare. The two new three-satellite clusters bring to…

Sierra Space, one of the leading commercial space-tech companies and next generation defense-tech prime building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth and protect the freedom of economic activity in the Orbital Age, announced the launch of its innovative Sierra Space Eclipse satellite bus line. This cutting-edge series sets a new standard in…

Terran Orbital Corporation, one of the global leaders in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced its space-related technologies and programs for the 2024 39th Space Symposium (April 8-11, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO). Visit Terran Orbital at Booth #1072 to meet their dedicated team of experts and explore our comprehensive suite…

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics (SML) prototyping project funded by the U.S. Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale U.S. The spacecraft, called the Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling (APS-R), will refuel other compatible vehicles while…

BAE Systems has successfully completed the integration of the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory‘s ultraviolet (UV) spectrometer onto the satellite bus, the next major step in completing the NASA Earth-monitoring satellite. Carruthers is a small satellite (SmallSat) designed around BAE Systems’ configurable spacecraft platform. Once on orbit at Lagrange Point 1 (L1), the observatory will use an…

Startical, the company created by ENAIRE, Europe’s fourth-largest air navigation services provider, and Indra, a technological company and one of the world’s leading providers of air traffic systems, will use a satellite produced by Kongsberg NanoAvionics, a leading small satellite company, and mission integrator, to test the systems of its future constellation of over 270…

MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, unveiled AURORA as the name of its new software-defined satellite product line at the Satellite 2024 Conference taking place in Washington, D.C.  Designed to meet the changing and highly competitive technical and business requirements of the satellite industry, the fully integrated AURORA…