Tag: Satellite
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Dawn Aerospace Receives Certification for Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane
Dawn Aerospace CEO Stefan Powell announced that the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane has received certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) for the rocket-powered flight campaign. The mission of the Mk-II Aurora is to fly to space twice a day and, in doing so, demonstrate that rocket-powered systems can be as reusable as…
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ReOrbit and SatixFy Sign a Deal to Develop On-Board Processor for ReOrbit’s Gluon Satellite
ReOrbit and SatixFy Communications announced a purchase deal of a communication subsystem for Reorbit´s Gluon platform. Gluon is a highly flexible software-defined satellite platform, capable of accommodating several types of payloads, from Earth Observation to Relay laser communications services. This platform will utilise state-of-the-art SatixFy radios to accommodate the need for high data rate links to enable…
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Lockheed Martin and InnoFlight Partner to Supply Avionics for 42 Space Vehicles
After teaming with Innoflight on T0TL, Lockheed Martin and Terran Orbital are teaming again with Innoflight as a strategic avionics supplier for the SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program. Last year, SDA announced the award of three prototype agreements worth approximately $1.8 billion to establish the foundation for T1TL, a mesh network of 126…
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Australian Government Selects AROSE Consortium to Design Lunar Rover as Part of the Trailblazer Program
Australia is one step closer to the Moon with the Federal Government’s announcement that the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) consortium is one of two successful teams chosen for Stage 1 of the Australian Space Agency’s flagship Trailblazer program. The Trailblazer program will see Australia design, build, test, and operate an Australian-made…
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Blue Origin Reveals New Shepard Mishap Due to Engine Nozzle Failure
Blue Origin’s NS-23 mishap was direct cause of thermo-structural failure of the engine nozzle. The resulting thrust misalignment properly triggered the Crew Capsule escape system, which functioned as designed throughout the flight. The Crew Capsule and all payloads onboard landed safely and will be flown again. All systems designed to protect public safety functioned as…
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SkyNet de Colombia Chooses Space Bridge to Upgrade its Satellite Service Infrastructure
Space Bridge, a designer and manufacturer of broadband VSAT platforms and satellite communications systems announced that one of Colombia’s leading satellite telecommunications service providers, SkyNet de Colombia, selected Space Bridge technology as a satellite equipment provider to modernize its ground equipment infrastructure for satellite services delivery in Colombia. Space Bridge’s VSAT satellite platform ASAT II…
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36 OneWeb Satellites Launched Successfully with ISRO/NSIL Marking Key Milestone to Global Connectivity
OneWeb confirmed the successful deployment and contact of 36 satellites launched by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota, India. Lift-off took place on Sunday, 26 March 2023 at 9:00am local time. OneWeb’s satellites separated successfully from the rocket and were dispensed in nine phases over a period of…
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56 Starlink Internet Satellites Launched by SpaceX
SpaceX launched its 20th mission of the year, sending 56 of its Starlink internet satellites skyward and landing the returning rocket on a ship at sea. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 56 Starlink spacecraft lifted off Friday at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9’s first stage…
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Ursa Major Successfully Completes Hotfire Test Campaign of Ripley Engine
Ursa Major, America’s leading privately funded company focused solely on rocket propulsion, today announced a milestone in the development of its redesigned 50,000-POUND THRUST “Ripley” rocket engine: successful hot fire tests. The test campaign showed the integrated Ripley engine including turbomachinery, oxidizer-rich pre-burner, and additive-manufactured copper thrust chamber assembly firing as a complete system in…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 35th Electron Setting a New Record for Fastest Launch Turnaround
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, announced it has successfully launched its 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand, deploying two multi-spectral Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit for BlackSky through launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc. The mission took place just seven days following the Company’s previous Electron mission…