Tag: Satellite
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NASA Selects Four Small Explorer Missions to Conduct Concept Studies of the Sun
NASA has selected four small explorer missions to conduct concept studies. These studies aim to expand knowledge of the dynamics of the Sun and related phenomena, such as coronal mass ejections, aurora, and solar wind to better understand the Sun-Earth connection. Any missions selected to move forward after the concept studies are conducted will join…
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Mynaric Achieves Major Product Milestone of CONDOR Mk3 Completing SDA’s Test Campaign
Mynaric, a provider of industrialized, cost-effective, and scalable laser communications products, announced an important product milestone of its CONDOR Mk3 optical communications terminals. After an intensive test campaign, CONDOR Mk3 passed optical verification and phase 1 of interoperability tests in the context of the Tranche 1 program of the Space Development Agency (SDA) confirming the…
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Maritime Launch Announces Commercial Suborbital Program at Spaceport Nova Scotia
Maritime Launch Services has unveiled its suborbital launch program currently scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2024. Maritime Launch’s suborbital program called Dedicated Altitude Research and Testing (DART) is a program designed to offer flight opportunities to researchers across a wide range of mission capabilities, ranging from building and testing new concepts, high-speed…
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Amazon satellites are placed atop Atlas V rocket for milestone launch on October 6
The Amazon Kuiper Protoflight payload arrives at United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (ULA Photo) United Launch Alliance says the first prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network have been placed atop their Atlas V rocket, with launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida…
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ISRO’s Aditya-L1 Spacecraft Commences its Journey Towards the Sun-Earth L1 Point
ISRO’s Aditya-L1 mission, launched on September 2, 2023, is India’s first mission dedicated to studying the Sun, specifically the photosphere, chromosphere, and corona of the Sun. The spacecraft commenced its journey to its final destination, the Sun-Earth Lagrange’s Point 1 (L1), on September 18, 2023. Lagrange points, also known as libration points, are unique locations…
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ANSER Mission’s Formation Flying CubeSats to Launch on Europe’s Next Vega Launcher
ANSER (Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth-observation Research) is a cluster of three CubeSats that will work together in close vicinity as if they are a single satellite. Due to be launched on Europe’s next Vega flight, VV23, the ANSER mission is being undertaken by the INTA (Spanish Institute of Aerospace Technology). Santiago Rodriguez Bustabad, overseeing…
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BlueHalo Achieves Key Milestone to Expand U.S. Satellite Operation Capacity
BlueHalo recently hosted U.S. Space Force officials and federal legislative leaders for a successful milestone demonstration of its BADGER system, a multi-band, deployable ground terminal that enables resilient satellite communication. This critical benchmark comes one year into the development of the $1.4B Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program announced by the Space Rapid Capabilities Office…
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Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio and Crewmates Safely Return from Space Mission
After spending an American record-breaking 371 days in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio safely landed on Earth with his crewmates Wednesday. Rubio departed the International Space Station, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Rubio launched on his…
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Artel Partners with Rivada for U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satcom p-LEO Contract
Artel LLC a provider of secure network communication services to U.S. government agencies, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force and is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide the next-generation network critical to support U.S. Government communications. Based in the U.S., Artel is…
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Rogue Space Systems Selected by AFWERX to Develop CubeSat Dispenser Prototypes
Rogue Space Systems, an NH-based in-space services company, announced it has been selected by AFWERX for two STTR contracts through its Orbital Prime program. These contracts support the continued development of Rogue innovations that address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). Rogue designs satellite vehicles and subsystems to provide…