Tag: Satellite
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NASA Conducts First Launch Simulation for Artemis II Lunar Mission
NASA’s Artemis launch team conducted its first simulation for Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis, inside the Launch Control Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As NASA teams prepare to send the crew of four astronauts on a journey around the Moon and bring them back safely, they will participate…
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EUTELSAT 10B Multi-Mission Satellite Successfully Enters into Service
Eutelsat Communications announced the successful entry into service of the multi-mission high-capacity EUTELSAT 10B satellite at the 10°East orbital position. Responding to strong growth in demand for mobile connectivity, EUTELSAT 10B is carrying two multi-beam High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) Ku-band payloads: a payload covering the North Atlantic corridor, Europe, the Mediterranean basin, and the Middle East,…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper to Open Satellite Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center
Project Kuiper is moving one step closer to deploying its full satellite constellation, with construction underway on a new satellite-processing facility at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. The facility is the latest long-term investment in Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite network that will provide fast, affordable broadband to…
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Innovative Instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars
In its first 400 days on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found a diverse collection of organics – carbon-based molecules considered the building blocks of life – thanks to SHERLOC, an innovative instrument on the rover’s robotic arm. Scientists with the mission, which is searching for evidence that the planet supported microbial life billions…
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AROBS Engineering to Provide Software Solutions for Europe’s Space Rider Project
AROBS Engineering, part of AROBS Group, is the prime industrial partner and consortium leader for the technical specifications, architecture, code development, and testing systems validation for SpaceRider, Europe’s first reusable space transportation system. Such activities will be carried out under the Space Rider Program funded by the European Space Agency (ESA). Space Rider aims to…
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ISRO and Indian Navy Jointly Conduct Harbor Trials for Gaganyaan Recovery Operations
In a significant step forward for India’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission, recovery trial operations have officially advanced to the second phase. The commencement of harbor trials took place on July 20, 2023, at the esteemed Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. Notably, the trials were conducted in collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian…
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Thales Alenia Space Signs Contract for Ground Mission Segment of Galileo Second Generation
Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) has signed with the European Space Agency (ESA), acting in the name and on behalf of the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) and the European Union represented by the European Commission, more than 300 M€ global amount contracts to design and build…
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Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Capella Space’s Next Mission in Multi-Launch Contract
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, announced it has scheduled its next Electron launch during a window that opens on 28 July 2023 NZST/UTC. The ‘We Love the Nightlife’ mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula for American space tech company Capella Space,…
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NASA’s IXPE Surprises Scientists and Astronomers With New Blazar Findings
The universe is full of powerful supermassive black holes that create powerful jets of high-energy particles, creating sources of extreme brightness in the vastness of space. When one of those jets points directly at Earth, scientists call the black hole system a blazar. To understand why particles in the jet move with great speeds and…
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ISRO Successfully Conducts Hot Test of Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) on July 19, 2023, at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri. This test involved five liquid apogee motor (LAM) engines with a thrust of 440 N and sixteen reaction control system (RCS) Thrusters with a thrust of 100 N. The Service…