Tag: Satellite
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GITAI Completes a Successful Lunar Base Construction Demonstration
GITAI conducted a successful demonstration of lunar base construction using two GITAI inchworm-type robotic arms and two GITAI Lunar Robotic Rovers in a simulated lunar environment. The GITAI robots completed all planned tasks successfully, and have passed various tests corresponding to Level 4 of NASA’s Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) in a simulated lunar environment in…
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Spirit AeroSystems Collaborates with Astraius to Boost UK Launch Ambitions
Spirit AeroSystems and Astraius announced a collaboration to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. During a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise Ivan McKee, the companies commemorated the announcement with a signing ceremony. Prestwick Spaceport, a joint partnership between Glasgow Prestwick Airport and South Ayrshire…
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Mitsubishi Electric Secures Contract for Building Japan’s Next Weather Satellite
Mitsubishi Electric announced that it has won the contract to build the nation’s newest geostationary meteorological satellite, from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). This satellite is known as the Himawari-10, which will be company’s fourth consecutive Himawari model. This model is expected to enhance weather disaster prevention. The Himawari-10 is a successor to the Himawari-8…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 34th Electron Rocket and Second Mission from Virginia Launch Site
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, announced it has successfully launched its 34th Electron rocket and second mission from its launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia deploying two spacecraft to low Earth orbit for Capella Space. The “Stronger Together” mission lifted off at 22:38 UTC, March 16, 2023, from…
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Ursa Major to Provide Hadley Rocket Engines for Vector Launch’s US National Security Mission
Ursa Major, one of America’s leading privately funded companies focused solely on rocket propulsion, announced an agreement with launch provider Vector Launch to support Vector’s recently awarded U.S. national security contract. Ursa Major will supply several 5,000-pound thrust “Hadley” engines to power the main stage of Vector-R launch vehicles to demonstrate capabilities for future missions.…
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Boeing’s Powerful Satellite Platform Delivered to Network Provider Viasat
Boeing delivered the most powerful satellite platform the company has built to date, the 702MP+, a custom-designed spacecraft for network provider Viasat. “Working with Boeing, we’re very excited to complete the ViaSat-3 Americas and bring us one step closer to providing higher speeds, more bandwidth, and greater value to our customers on a global scale whether…
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Benchmark Space Systems Ramps Up Production of Metal Plasma and Bi-Propellant Thrusters
Laser-focused on delivering mobility without compromise, Benchmark Space Systems announced that it has signed contracts for nearly two dozen new electric metal plasma thrusters (MPTs), with some set to play a key role in upcoming, unnamed in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) satellite docking demonstration missions. The bulk of Benchmark’s first MPT orders will be…
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SES-18 and SES-19 Satellites Built by Northrop Grumman Successfully Launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket
SES announced that the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites, designed and assembled by Northrop Grumman, were successfully launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 7:38 pm local time on Friday, March 17. The two American-made satellites are the fourth and fifth – and final – satellites…
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Gilat Announces Certification of its SkyEdge IV Platform by SES for O3b mPOWER, O3b and SES-17
Gilat Satellite Networks, one of the world leaders in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that SES has certified the SkyEdge IV platform for O3b mPOWER, O3b, and SES-17. By virtue of this certification, Gilat’s high-speed, highly reliable next-generation SkyEdge IV platform is now the industry’s first GEO-MEO multi-orbit certified system. “After the completion…
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NRO awards contracts to Xplore and five other hyperspectral imaging companies
Xplore is working on its Xcraft satellite platform at its HQ in Redmond, Wash. (Xplore Illustration) The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts to six companies offering — or planning to offer — satellite images of Earth in multiple wavelengths, including Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore. Other companies receiving contracts under NRO’s multi-stage Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad…