Tag: Satellite
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Andøya Spaceport the First Operational Spaceport in Continental Europe Officially Opens
The launch site operator Andøya Spaceport celebrated the opening of the first operational spaceport in continental Europe, which will become the first launch site of the European launch service company Isar Aerospace. The spaceport is located at Nordmela on the Norwegian island of Andøya and is in the final stages towards operating capability. In an…
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Momentus’ Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle Successfully Completes Vibration Testing
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services including transportation, hosted payloads, and other in-orbit services, announced that it has completed vibration testing of its Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission no earlier than March 2024. The vibration testing conducted at Experior Laboratories…
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Mynaric Awarded Additional Contract for its CONDOR Mk3 Terminals from a U.S. Customer
Mynaric, a provider of industrialized, cost-effective, and scalable laser communications products, announced that it entered into an additional definitive agreement with an undisclosed U.S.-based customer for the delivery of CONDOR Mk3 optical communication terminals. The order has a value of around $6 million, foresees payment milestones in Q4 2023 and 2024 and product deliveries in…
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Planet Labs Publishes Initial Ground Testing Results for NASA’s CSP Program
Planet Labs PBC, a provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced the successful completion of a significant technical milestone for its planned satellite-to-satellite communications links under the NASA Communications Services Project (CSP). Planet was selected as a subcontractor by SES Space & Defense and Telesat Government Solutions in late 2022 to demonstrate real-time…
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SWISSto12 Collaborates with Thales to Develop Active Electronically Steerable Antennas
SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest-growing aerospace companies and a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite payloads and systems, announced it is developing Active Electronically Steerable Antennas (AESAs) for airborne, land, and maritime platforms in collaboration with world-leading critical electronics company, Thales. SWISSto12’s AESAs will use innovative 3D-printed miniature horn antennas instead of traditional patch antennas. These…
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Muon Space Awarded Hydrosat Contract to Integrate Multispectral and IR Imaging Instruments
Hydrosat, the climate tech company that specializes in delivering satellite imagery and data analytics to measure water stress and climate impact, announced a partnership with Muon Space, a climate satellite company revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space. Muon Space has been awarded a Hydrosat contract for its first Constellation-as-a-Service (CaaS) spacecraft that will…
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Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes Sixth Space Mission in Six Months
Virgin Galactic Holdings, announced the completion of its sixth space mission in six months and tenth to date. The ‘Galactic 05’ mission saw Virgin Galactic’s spaceship converted into a suborbital lab for space-based scientific research for the second time. Onboard ‘Galactic 05’: Astronaut 020 – Dr. Alan Stern, U.S. Planetary Scientist and Associate Vice President…
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Space Solar Partners with Thales Alenia Space to Deliver Space-Based Solar Power
One of the leading space-energy companies, Space Solar has announced an innovation partnership with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), to continue their collaboration on the first commercial space-based solar power (SBSP) system. The agreement reflects the strategic alignment of the two companies toward SBSP and recognition of the…
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Sidus Space Awarded $10 Million Contract to Provide Services for Commercial Lunar Program
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company announced it has been awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/ Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide services to a US-owned company in support of its commercial lunar program. The 5-year, IDIQ contract has a $10 Million ceiling. Sidus will be supporting a lunar transportation, infrastructure, and exploration services company with Program…
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TelePIX Signs Deal with SatRev to Provide Earth Observation Imagery from BlueBon Satellite
TelePIX, a pioneering South Korean space startup, announces its recent agreement with Polish space company, SatRev, to supply satellite imagery data. This groundbreaking deal marks the first time that South Korea is exporting observational imagery data from its proprietary satellite. The contract was formalized during a ceremony held at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held…