Tag: Satellite
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SES Space & Defense Awarded Multi-Year Contract by AFRL to Support DEUCSI Program
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES focused on delivering satellite network solutions for the U.S. Government, has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct a series of tests to integrate space broadband services across a multi-orbit satellite network in support of the Defense Experimentation…
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Firefly Aerospace Signs Multi-Launch Agreement with L3Harris
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies for three dedicated launches on Firefly’s Alpha vehicle in 2026. The agreement further positions Firefly as a provider of small-lift launch services as the company ramps up production of its Alpha vehicle to support the growing needs of both…
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Umbra Collaborates with EUSI to Provide SAR Imagery for European Remote Sensing Projects
Umbra, one of the leaders in advanced space radar technology, has announced a strategic partnership with European Space Imaging (EUSI), a provider of Very High Resolution (VHR) optical satellite imagery. This partnership will allow customers to purchase Umbra’s industry-leading Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data directly through EUSI. This collaboration offers a significant benefit to remote…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely Returns to Earth from International Space Station
After splashing down safely in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 completed the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 186 days in orbit. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, as well as UAE (United Arab Emirates)…
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NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Provides Crucial Scientific Data for Training Artemis Astronauts
When astronauts set off for a trip around the Moon in 2024 with NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will go primed with knowledge of lunar landmarks gathered by one of the Agency’s premiere robotic missions to our nearest cosmic neighbor. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched in 2009, has returned a treasure trove of scientific…
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iLAuNCH Trailblazer to Build Durable Satellites and Structures Using Additive Manufacturing
The first iLAuNCH Trailblazer project is underway to establish an advanced manufacturing facility that will design and deliver stronger more durable satellite and hypersonic vehicle structures using additive manufacturing (AM). Additive manufacturing, the process of creating an object by building it one layer at a time has disrupted the traditional manufacturing world, where subtractive manufacturing,…
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Lockheed Martin-Built Satellites Successfully Launched as Part of SDA’s Tranche 0 Mission
Ten Lockheed Martin-built satellites have successfully been deployed into low-Earth orbit (LEO) in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission. SDA’s T0TL is a proliferated LEO constellation that will demonstrate low-latency communication and provide a resilient network of integrated capabilities. The small satellites were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon…
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ISRO Announces the Successful Launch of Aditya-L1 Solar Mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation announced that the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) successfully launched the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, on September 02, 2023, from the Second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. After a flight duration of 63 minutes and 20 seconds, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft was successfully injected into an elliptical orbit of…
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York Space Systems Achieves Successful Contact with Final Spacecraft of Tranche 0 Program
York Space Systems, the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, is reporting successful contact with its final spacecraft delivered in-orbit for the Tranche 0 (T0) Transport program, delivered as part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The satellites were launched on a SpaceX…
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NASA Awards $4.6 Million Contract to Spire Global to Develop NOAA Sounder
Spire Global, one of the leading providers of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced it was awarded a $4.6 million, 12-month contract by NASA on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to participate in NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) Phase-A study. During this phase, Spire will compete with three other…