Tag: Satellite
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Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service
Xona Space Systems, a company building the next generation of satellite navigation, has partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the U.S. Space Force to work toward a secure Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) architecture leveraging Xona’s PULSAR service. This $1.2M Direct to Phase II SBIR (D2P2) contract was…
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Satcom Direct and Gilat to Develop Electronically Steered Antennas for In-flight Connectivity
Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, and Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, have signed a strategic agreement to develop and supply new ultra-low profile electronically steered antennas (ESA) to support in-flight connectivity (IFC) for business, government, and defense. Available from 2025 and designed for optimized compatibility…
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AAC Clyde Space Moves into the Final Phase 3B of the xSPANCION Project
AAC Clyde Space and its partners have agreed to move into phase 3B of the xSPANCION project, in which the project will be completed with the manufacturing of 10 novel spacecraft of which four will be launched within the project’s framework. The UK Space Agency, through the ESA Pioneer Partnership Projects, will co-fund the Group’s…
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NASA’s Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission Lifts Off Carrying Science and Hardware Cargo to ISS
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo after launching from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the spacecraft’s rendezvous with the…
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ESA’s Trailblazing Aeolus Mission Comes to a Historic End
Aeolus, ESA’s wind mission reentered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 July at around 21:00 CEST above Antarctica, confirmed by US Space Command. The reentry comes after a series of complex manoeuvres that lowered Aeolus’ orbit from an altitude of 320 km to just 120 km to reenter the atmosphere and burn up. Crucially, these manoeuvres –…
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NASA Conducts Successful Tests of Solid Rocket Motors for Mars Ascent Vehicle
NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) recently reached some major milestones in support of the Mars Sample Return program. The Mars Ascent Vehicle would be the first launch of a rocket from the surface of another planet. The team developing MAV conducted successful tests of the first and second-stage solid rocket motors needed for the launch. …
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Astroscale Partners with Astro Digital for Innovative Docking Plate Integration
Astroscale, one of the global leaders in on-orbit servicing, announced a new partnership with Astro Digital US, a global provider of complete space-based systems and mission support. This partnership will see Astroscale’s Generation 2 Docking Plate incorporated into Astro Digital’s modular satellite bus for end-of-life servicing preparation, in a move towards responsible satellite operations. Establishing…
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Impulse Space Announces its Upcoming LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 Missions
Impulse Space, one of the leaders in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system announced its LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 missions. These two missions will perform in-space services, including payload hosting, last-mile orbital delivery, constellation deployment, low-altitude maneuvers, and controlled atmospheric re-entry. They will be utilizing the same Mira vehicle in…
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L3Harris Completes the Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
L3Harris Technologies, a trusted disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, a world-recognized aerospace and defense company providing propulsion and power systems for rockets, spacecraft, and other space vehicles. The acquisition marks the forming of a fourth business segment at the company. L3Harris signed a definitive agreement…
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Momentus Deploys All Payloads from Vigoride-6 Orbital Service Vehicle
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, has deployed all customer payloads from its Vigoride-6 Orbital Service Vehicle launched in April 2023 aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission. To date, Momentus has deployed a total of 15 customer satellites over three missions conducted over the past year and has…