Tag: Sensors
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Axelspace to Launch GRUS-3 the Seven Earth Observation Microsatellite in 2026
Axelspace Corporation, which designs, manufactures and operates microsatellites, and conducts business to promote a society where space is accessible to people around the world, announced plans to launch seven next-generation Earth observation microsatellites, “GRUS-3,” in 2026. This will expand the company’s microsatellite constellation to include more than ten satellites, enabling observation of broader areas with…
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Millennium Space Systems Completes FOO Fighter Critical Design Review in 10 Months
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, completed the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) critical design review (CDR) in just 10 months after authorization to proceed. “Meeting rapid timelines is essential to ensuring we deliver mission capabilities when needed,” said Doug Hulse, portfolio lead, Millennium Space Systems. “Completing the FOO Fighter critical design review in…
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Slingshot Aerospace Selected by AFWERX for AI-Powered Space Object Tracking
Slingshot Aerospace, the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, announced it has been selected by AFWERX to support its Rapid Analysis of Photometric Tracks for space Object identification and behavior Recognition program. Under RAPTOR, Slingshot will use machine learning to track, analyze, and report on the behaviors…
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Rocket Lab Launches OroraTech’s Wildfire Detection Satellites in Record Time
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its latest mission within four months of contract signing for Germany-based global wildfire and detection company OroraTech. The ‘Finding Hot Wildfires Near You’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad B, in Mahia, New Zealand at 4:30…
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Maxar Intelligence Unveils Raptor Software for GPS-Free Drone Navigation
Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, launched Raptor, a powerful software suite that enables autonomous drones to navigate and extract accurate ground coordinates in the absence of GPS. This technology transforms the resilience and reliability of unmanned systems, enabling autonomy at scale across warfighting, humanitarian and commercial operations for customers across…
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Sidus Space Successfully Deploys LizzieSat-3 to Expand AI-Powered LEO Constellation
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the successful launch, deployment, and operation of LizzieSat-3 into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX, which launched on March 14th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-3 joins LizzieSat-1 and 2, which have been in orbit since March…
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Sidus Space Launched AI-Powered LizzieSat-3 on SpaceX Transporter-13 Mission
Liftoff of the Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, LizzieSat-3 is targeted for a launch window that opens, on March 14, 2025, at 11:39 PM PDT. The satellite will launch as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-3 is…
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Ariane 6 Successfully Launches CSO-3 Satellite on First Commercial Mission
On March 6, 2025 at 1:24 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (4:24 p.m. UTC, 5:24 p.m. CET), Ariane 6, the new European heavy-lift launcher operated by Arianespace, lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport carrying the CSO-3 satellite on behalf of the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French space agency (CNES), for the…
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Starlab Proceeds to Full Development After Successfully Completing Key NASA Milestone
Starlab Space LLC has cleared a major milestone in its commercial space station development, successfully completing the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) in collaboration with NASA, an important step toward full-scale production. The completion of the PDR and an exacting level 1 safety review signify that the station’s architecture, systems and integration plans are ready to…
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Albedo Secures AFRL STRATFI Award to Advance VLEO Space Capabilities
Albedo, soon to be the first commercial company to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), has been selected for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) opportunity by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), with potential funding of up to $12 million. The contract will provide AFRL with Albedo’s unique dataset on how U.S. Government space…