Tag: Satellite
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Portal Space Secures $50 Million Series A to Advance Maneuverable Spacecraft Capabilities
Portal Space Systems, a next-generation spacecraft manufacturer developing rapidly maneuverable vehicles for operations across and between orbital regimes, announced it has raised $50 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Geodesic Capital and Mach33, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, ARK Invest, AlleyCorp and FUSE. The financing comes as a broader shift…
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Vast Expands into High-Power Satellite Buses with Space Station Tech and Haven Heritage
Vast, the company developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure, announced Vast Satellite, a new line of high-power satellite buses built for operators across communications, Earth observation, national security and orbital data center satellite constellations. With the launch of Vast Satellite, Vast is expanding beyond commercial space stations into high-volume spacecraft platforms designed for high-performance…
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Axelspace Corporation Schedules GRUS-3 Earth Observation Satellite Launch for July 2026
Axelspace Corporation, a leading developer and operator of microsatellites dedicated to realizing its vision of “Space within Your Reach,” announced that GRUS-3, a set of seven next-generation Earth observation microsatellites, is scheduled to be launched no earlier than July 2026. The seven GRUS-3 microsatellites will launch aboard the Transporter-17 rideshare mission via Exolaunch, a global leader…
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Phantom Space Develops Laguna Rocket for SmallSat Launches
Phantom Space Corporation, a U.S-based space transportation company focused on low-cost launch systems and space infrastructure technologies, is developing the Laguna rocket family to support responsive and scalable small satellite launch operations. The launch architecture is designed to provide dedicated and rideshare launch capability for commercial, government and defense payloads requiring rapid and flexible access…
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Astroscale and SKY Perfect JSAT Form Strategic Partnership for Space Infrastructure Development
Astroscale Holdings, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced that SKY Perfect JSAT is investing in Astroscale as part of a strategic partnership to support the development of reliable and sustainable space infrastructure. Through the partnership, the companies will cooperate on on-orbit servicing…
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RTX’s Raytheon Concludes Design Review of Landsat Next Space Instruments
Raytheon, an RTX business, has completed the preliminary design review for NASA‘s Landsat Next Instrument Suite (LandIS). Raytheon is providing multiple components for the program, including the multispectral imager, engineering analyses, algorithms, fabrication, testing and support. The design review validated the technical approach and engineering design of Raytheon’s instruments, algorithms and imager. The business’s multispectral…
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York Space Systems to Acquire Solestial for U.S-Built Space Solar Manufacturing
York Space Systems, a leading US-based national defense and commercial prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Solestial, a leading provider of next-generation space solar technology. The acquisition secures a critical space solar capability within York’s supply chain through U.S-based manufacturing, strengthening control over…
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Anterix and Lynk Global Receive FCC Approval for 900 MHz Satellite Direct-to-Device Services
Anterix, the market leader in enabling mission-critical private wireless broadband networks, and satellite telecommunications provider Lynk Global, the pioneer of satellite Direct-to-Device (D2D) services, announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved an experimental license to explore the use of Lynk’s satellite direct-to-device communications network in Anterix’s licensed 900 MHz broadband spectrum. The integration of…
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Intuitive Machines Secures NASA Lunar Imaging Operations Contracts
Intuitive Machines, a space technology, infrastructure and services leader, is now the prime contractor for operations of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (“LROC”), a key instrument aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (“LRO”), and the ShadowCam instrument, a specialized lunar imaging camera on board the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter that provides visibility in light obscured conditions…
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Benchmark Space Systems Expands In-Space Mobility Solutions with Modular Orbital Logistics
Benchmark Space Systems, a U.S-based space propulsion company focused on in-space mobility and logistics technologies, is developing a portfolio of propulsion and transportation solutions designed to support orbital maneuvering, spacecraft transfer, controlled reentry and responsive space logistics operations. The company’s mobility architecture combines chemical, electric and hybrid propulsion technologies intended for missions spanning Low Earth…