Tag: Satellite
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MDA Space Opens High-Volume Satellite Production Facility in Montréal
MDA Space Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, inaugurated its new high-volume satellite manufacturing facility in Montréal, marking a defining milestone in the company’s growth as a satellite prime contractor. The 185,000-square-foot expansion was completed in under two years from groundbreaking to operational clean rooms.…
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Eycore and NanoAvionics Launch Polish SAR Sat with Neutrino/Quantum Missions
SpaceX’s second CAS500 (Compact Advanced Satellite 500) mission to low-Earth orbit (LEO) carried, among others, three satellites using buses from small-satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics into orbit: Eycore-1, a pilot for an all-European, military-grade Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) solution and NanoAvionics’ platform debut for SAR applications, QUBE II, demoing the first-ever quantum key exchange between a…
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Rocket Lab Corporation to Acquire Motiv Space Systems for Robotics and Spacecraft Integration
Rocket Lab Corporation a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Motiv Space Systems (Motiv), a California-based company specializing in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision mechanisms for spacecraft. The acquisition will advance two strategic objectives for Rocket Lab: it will add Mars-proven robotics…
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Firefly Aerospace Expands Cislunar Capabilities With Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Missions
Firefly Aerospace is advancing commercial lunar exploration and cislunar transportation services through the Blue Ghost lunar lander program, a platform designed to support payload delivery, lunar surface operations, orbital services and customized Moon mission architectures for government and commercial customers. Through the integrated launch, orbital and lunar systems, Firefly is positioning Blue Ghost as a…
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Cowboy Space Corporation Raises $275 Million Series B for Orbital Infrastructure
Cowboy Space Corporation, the orbital infrastructure company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, announced $275M in Series B financing at a $2B valuation led by Index Ventures, with participation from new investors IVP, Blossom Capital, and SAIC, alongside existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Interlagos and Baiju Bhatt. The company, which operated…
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NordSpace Advances Canada’s Space Capabilities with Launch and Satellite Technologies
NordSpace is expanding Canada’s presence in the aerospace sector through the development of orbital launch vehicles, commercial spaceport infrastructure, hypersonic systems, propulsion technologies and satellite platforms. The company is focused on building an integrated ecosystem of Canadian-designed and manufactured space technologies intended to support commercial, scientific, defense and environmental applications. By combining launch vehicle development,…
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SatVu Releases First Light Imagery from HotSat-2 Satellite
SatVu, the British thermal intelligence company, has released first light imagery from the HotSat-2 satellite, marking a major milestone in the deployment of its commercial high-resolution thermal imaging constellation. The newly captured imagery showcases operational activity at three strategically significant energy facilities across Cuba, India and Australia, demonstrating how thermal intelligence can provide independent, real-time…
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ispace Advances Commercial Lunar Transportation with HAKUTO-R Mission 2
ispace, a Japan-based space technology company focused on lunar transportation and exploration systems, is advancing commercial lunar mission capabilities through the HAKUTO-R Mission 2 program. The mission is designed to demonstrate lunar landing operations, surface mobility technologies and payload transportation infrastructure intended to support long-term lunar exploration and cislunar economic activity. At the center of the mission…
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Katalyst Robotic Spacecraft Passes Testing Milestone Ahead of First-of-its-Kind Mission
Katalyst Space has completed environmental testing of its robotic spacecraft, LINK, clearing a key milestone toward launch. LINK will capture and raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory before it reenters Earth’s atmosphere later this year. Completion of the test campaign marks a major step forward in an accelerated program timeline that has compressed…
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Spire Global Opens Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Munich
Spire Global, a leading global provider of satellite data, analytics and intelligence, announced it has established a satellite manufacturing facility in Munich, Germany. The new site establishes sovereign, in-country manufacturing of small satellites and strengthens Germany’s ability to deploy and operate space-based intelligence capabilities. The facility will initially host the development of the satellites used…