Tag: Satellite
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Open Cosmos Announces MANTIS Satellite Launch on Upcoming SpaceX Transporter 9 Mission
Open Cosmos, a space mission and data provider, and the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced plans for the launch of the MANTIS satellite aboard the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-9 mission. The mission was arranged jointly by SAB Launch Services and Exolaunch. MANTIS was successfully integrated with its EXOpod Nova deployment system in Berlin, provided by…
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Momentus Signs Contract with RIDE! Space for Orbital Delivery Services
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with RIDE! Space for transportation and orbital delivery services in the first quarter of 2024. RIDE! Space will be flying its Gaindesat and Djibouti payloads on a single mission. “We are thrilled to mark this…
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ICEYE Collaborates with ESA for First Civil Security From Space Initiative
ICEYE, one of the global leaders in persistent monitoring with radar imaging satellites and an expert in natural catastrophe solutions, has been selected as a partner by the European Space Agency (ESA) to participate in the Civil Security from Space Programme (CSS) to revolutionize disaster and crisis management from the vantage point of space. This…
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Kratos’ OpenSpace Satellite Ground Platform Earns MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Certification
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in Defense, National Security, and Global Markets, announced that its OpenSpace Platform is the first commercially available, fully virtualized satellite ground system to achieve MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certification. The OpenSpace Platform enables satellite operators to deliver and manage their services for applications including communications, MilSatcom, earth…
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Ubotica Forms US Corporate Entity and Sets Up New Headquarters at Ohio Aerospace Institute
Ubotica Technologies has announced the formation of a new U.S. corporate entity and the opening of its new US headquarters, strategically situated within the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI). This new headquarters serves not only to expand Ubotica’s growing commercial and government customer base across the Americas but also to deepen its public and private partnerships…
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NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Shows Evidence of Carbon and Water
Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and water, which together could indicate the building blocks of life on Earth may be found in the rock. NASA made the news from its Johnson Space Center in Houston where leadership and…
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Astrobotic Successfully Completes Flight Test Campaign for UCF’s Ejecta STORM Laser Sensor
Astrobotic, a leader in vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL) reusable rockets, successfully completed a flight test campaign for the University of Central Florida (UCF) last week at the company’s facility in Mojave, CA. The campaign consisted of four flights aboard Astrobotic’s Xodiac VTVL rocket to test UCF’s Ejecta STORM laser sensor, which was developed by Dr. Phil…
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Relativity Space and Intelsat Sign Multi-Launch Deal for Terran R
Relativity Space, the preeminent 3D printed rocket company, announced that it has signed a multi-year, multi-launch Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Intelsat, operator of the largest integrated space and terrestrial network in the world. Under the agreement, Relativity will launch Intelsat satellites on Terran R as early as 2026. As a medium-to-heavy-lift, reusable launch vehicle…
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Momentus Ships Customer Integrated Payloads for SpaceX Transporter-9 Mission Launch
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has integrated its customers launching on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission and shipped the payloads to Vandenberg Space Force Base for integration with Falcon 9 ahead of launch, which is targeted for no earlier than November 2023. Momentus will use…
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Comtech Awarded $48.6 Million to Develop EDIM Modems for US Army SATCOM Programs
Comtech has announced that the company was recently awarded a $48.6 million contract to deliver Enterprise Digital Intermediate Frequency Multi-Carrier (EDIM) modems for the U.S. Army satellite communications (SATCOM) digitization and modernization programs. Under the contract, Comtech will design, develop, test, and deliver EDIM units and provide hardware, software, and sustainment services to support performance…