Tag: Satellite
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Sidus Space Completes Systems Requirements and Design Review for Navigation Payload
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space, and Data-as-a-Service company, announced that it has successfully completed its Systems Requirements Review (SRR) and System Design Review (SDR) for an innovative customer solution being integrated into its LS-3 satellite. The SRR and SDR are important program milestones marking the baselining of the requirements for the mission and design of…
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Gilmour Space Technologies Raises $55 Million in Funding Ahead of Maiden Orbital Launch
Queensland’s space race is gathering pace with Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies raising a $55 million Series D round ahead of a maiden orbital launch later this year. Led by Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) alongside Blackbird, Main Sequence, and Australian superannuation funds HostPlus and HESTA, the capital will fund the manufacture, test, and launch of…
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UK Ministry of Defense Awards Contracts to Lockheed Martin and Rhea Group for Satellite Control Systems
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has recently announced significant strides in its ISTARI project, a pioneering initiative aimed at bolstering the nation’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities through a constellation of advanced satellites. In a move underscoring its commitment to this endeavor, the Ministry awarded contracts worth approximately $2.5 million each to aerospace giants…
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JAXA Announces the Launch Result of the Second H3 Launch Vehicle
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the second H3 Launch Vehicle (H3TF2) at 9:22:55 (JST) on February 17, 2024, from the Tanegashima Space Center. The Launch Vehicle flew as planned, and the second stage of the H3 Launch Vehicle was injected into the predetermined orbit. Approximately 16 minutes and 43 seconds after the liftoff,…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Launch Date for Synspective’s Earth-Imaging Satellite Mission
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its 45th Electron launch, a dedicated mission for Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging satellite constellation operator. The “Owl Night Long” mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on March 10th NZDT (March 9th UTC). The…
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ISRO Successfully Launches INSAT-3DS Meteorological Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced the successful launch of the GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission on February 17, 2024, at 17:30 Hrs. IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. In its 16th mission, the GSLV aims to deploy the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that the satellite is positioned in…
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Lonestar Achieves Successful Testing of Data Center Concept En Route To The Moon
Lonestar Data Holdings announced the successful pivotal test of its lunar data storage concept with the transmission of the Declaration of Independence in flight to Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander en route to the Moon and receipt of a transmission back of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. This test of data transmission for premium data…
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NASA and Texas A&M Sign an Agreement to Boost Space Research at Johnson Space Center
NASA and the Texas A&M University System announced an agreement Thursday, Feb. 15, to lease underutilized land in Exploration Park, a 240-acre development at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The A&M System will develop a facility to enable human spaceflight research and development that enables the commercial space economy. The lease agreement…
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European Space Agency Satellite ERS-2 Set to Reenter Earth’s Atmosphere
The European Space Agency (ESA) is closely monitoring the reentry of its Earth-observing satellite, ERS-2, which is expected to largely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday morning. The agency’s Space Debris Office, in collaboration with an international surveillance network, is tracking the satellite, predicting its reentry at 6:14 a.m. ET Wednesday, within a 15-hour…
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PLD Space Wins ESA’s BOOST! Contract to Develop Payload Accommodation System
The Spanish company PLD Space has signed a Boost! contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of a payload accommodation system on MIURA 5 that will provide greater flexibility to its customers. The project, in collaboration with OCCAM Space, is worth 1.3 million euros. The project is part of ESA’s Boost! program,…