Tag: Satellite
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Rocket Lab Set to Launch NRO Mission from Wallops, Virginia
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it will launch a dedicated mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia, during a launch window that opens March 20th, 2024. The NROL-123 mission, called ‘Live and Let Fly’, will be Rocket Lab’s first launch…
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Above to Launch Proprietary Materials to the ISS for Experiments and Tests
Above: Space Development Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Above: Orbital, will be testing the performance and durability of its proprietary materials in low orbit, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the upcoming Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-19) mission in March, flown by SpaceX Dragon resupply mission, SPX-30. Above: Orbital is developing…
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Antaris Expands Space Technology with More Clients Using the Antaris Cloud Platform
Antaris, one of the leading software platforms for space missions, had a pivotal 2023, launching its first demonstration satellite, raising additional capital, expanding its customer base, and solidifying its position as an innovative player in the space industry. JANUS-1 Mission: A Proven Success In February 2023, Antaris marked a historic moment with the successful launch…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Returns Varda Space Industries’ Spacecraft Capsule to Earth
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, announced its custom spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, an in-space manufacturing, and hypersonic reentry logistics company, successfully returned to Earth the world’s first space manufacturing mission conducted outside of the International Space Station. Rocket Lab conducted in-space operations, deorbit, and reentry positioning maneuvers for its spacecraft,…
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Space Tango Receives $5 Million Award from NASA to Provide Support for Artemis II Mission
Space Tango, one of the leaders in microgravity hardware, software, and automation proudly announced its award of approximately $5 million to support the Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) division within the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) for the historic Artemis II mission. As part of this collaboration, Space Tango has been entrusted by NASA to…
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ClearSpace Secures UK Space Agency Contract to Develop Satellite Refuelling Capabilities
ClearSpace announced that it has secured a contract with the UK Space Agency to investigate the feasibility of an in-orbit satellite refueling mission, an exciting new market for in-orbit services. The REFUEL.ME study, which will run until September 2024, will involve establishing the key mission requirements and defining the mission concept of operations, leading to…
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Hughes Awarded a Contract by SES Space & Defense for Multi-Orbit Auto-PACE Solution
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, announced that SES Space & Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, awarded Hughes a contract to provide a flexible, software-defined, multi-orbit, auto-PACE solution and associated modems in support of SES Space & Defense’s and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program. …
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French Firm Unseenlabs Plans Falcon 9 Launch for Maritime Surveillance Nanosatellites
French maritime surveillance provider Unseenlabs is set to advance its ambitious satellite constellation with the imminent launch of its 12th and 13th nanosatellites, marking a significant stride towards a real-time vessel tracking system slated for deployment by 2025. German launch services provider Exolaunch will oversee the integration of the BRO-12 and BRO-13 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter)…
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UnseenLabs to Launch Two New Satellites with SpaceX
UnseenLabs, a pioneer and global company in space-based RF detection for maritime domain awareness, announced an expansion through two new satellites. The new UnseenLabs BRO-12 and BRO-13 satellites will be launched next March, as part of the Transporter-10 mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket via Exolaunch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. “UnseenLabs…
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Software Glitch Doomed Firefly Aerospace’s Rocket Mission, Investigation Reveals
Firefly Aerospace disclosed on February 20th that a critical software malfunction sabotaged the upper stage of its Alpha rocket during a December launch, thwarting a planned second burn and stranding its payload in a low orbit. According to a statement issued by Firefly, an anomaly in the guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) software hindered the…