Tag: Satellite
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Lux Aeterna Secures $4 Million to Revolutionize Reusable Orbital Infrastructure
Lux Aeterna, a next-generation space infrastructure company reinventing orbital operations through re-entry and reusability, emerged from stealth and announced its $4 million pre-seed funding round. The raise was led by Space Capital with participation from Dynamo Ventures, Mission One Capital, Alumni Ventures, Service Provider Capital, and strategic deep tech angels, including the co-founders of Dive…
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EPC Space Launches 300 V Rad-Hard GaN FET for Space Power Systems
EPC Space, a leader in radiation-hardened (RH) gallium nitride (GaN) power devices, has announced the launch of the EPC7030MSH, a radiation-hardened (RH) 300 V gallium nitride (GaN) FET that delivers unmatched performance for high-voltage, high-power space applications, including next-generation satellite power plants and electric propulsion systems. As satellite platforms require higher voltage buses to support growing…
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BlackSky Technologies Secures $24 Million NGA Contract for Luno A Monitoring
BlackSky Technology won a more than $24 million, four-year, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring (FOMO) delivery order for global monitoring of military and economic facilities. As part of the order, BlackSky has received an initial base and surge option award of $2 million. “Securing this Luno A task order continues BlackSky’s…
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SFL Missions Successfully Launches and Deploys Two GHGSat Microsatellites for Greenhouse Gas Monitoring
SFL Missions Inc. announced the successful launch and deployment of the GHGSat-C12 and GHGSat-C13 (also known as Pierre and Valmay, respectively) greenhouse gas monitoring microsatellites developed for GHGSat of Montreal. SFL Missions Inc. developed the satellites on a low-cost, high-performance 15-kg NEMO bus, the same used to build the first nine GHGSat spacecraft. GHGSat-C12 and…
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Optical Surfaces Releases New Vacuum-Compatible Reflective Beam Expanders
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced that its reflective beam expanders are now available with the option to optimally operate in high vacuum environments, expanding or reducing high-power laser beams. Benefiting from a high-throughput off-axis design, these beam expanders provide an unobstructed output and highly efficient transmission. The reflective design of these beam expanders is achromatic,…
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Rocket Lab Reschedules Electron Launch to Lift-off in Two Days
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced a swift turnaround in Electron’s launch manifest to fly the next mission in a multi-launch contract for geospatial analytics company HawkEye 360. The mission will fly from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in just two days. The mission, named ‘Get The Hawk…
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York Space Systems Launches Dragoon Mission to Support Missile Warning and Connectivity
York Space Systems, a defense technology company transforming how the United States builds and operates space-based capabilities, announced the successful deployment and contact with its Dragoon mission, a contract executed under an accelerated timeline for the Space Development Agency. The satellite launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 23,…
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ThrustMe Achieves 100th In-Orbit Propulsion System Launch on SpaceX Transporter-14
ThrustMe, a French provider of advanced in-orbit propulsion solutions for the industrial space era, has successfully launched its 100th propulsion system into space. This milestone was achieved aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-14 mission that launched to space this Monday, the 23rd of June. The launcher carried a total of 26 ThrustMe propulsion units across seven…
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Varda Space Launches W-4 with the FAA’s First Reentry Vehicle Operator License
Varda Space Industries, a microgravity enabled life sciences company, launched its fourth mission Sunday afternoon. The W-4 mission is the maiden flight for Varda’s next-generation spacecraft, designed and built in Varda’s El Segundo headquarters and manufacturing facility. This flight marks several other firsts for the company and the ever-expanding orbital economy. While the mission profile…
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ESA, Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin to Explore Collaboration Opportunities
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and Blue Origin to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of space exploration in Low Earth Orbit. The signatories will explore opportunities for European payloads and/or…