Tag: Sensors
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Neuraspace Partners with Arcsec to Use Star Trackers for Space Debris Detection
Neuraspace, one of the leading providers of smarter space traffic management (STM), has partnered with Arcsec, a renowned provider of star trackers, for a groundbreaking new way to detect space debris, enabling it to track smaller objects and improve orbit calculations. Joining their forces, Neuraspace and Arcsec will harness the exceptional precision of Arcsec’s space-based…
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BlackSky Wins AFRL Direct to Phase 2 Contract to Track Vehicles in Real Time from Space
BlackSky Technology won a competitive U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX Direct to Phase 2 contract, funded by the Space Development Agency, to build an automated target recognition service that will gather and combine radio frequency and electro-optical satellite sensor data to track mobile assets in real-time and securely distribute actionable intelligence to remote devices and…
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Momentus Ships Customer Integrated Payloads for SpaceX Transporter-9 Mission Launch
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has integrated its customers launching on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission and shipped the payloads to Vandenberg Space Force Base for integration with Falcon 9 ahead of launch, which is targeted for no earlier than November 2023. Momentus will use…
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SCOUT Space Selected by IARPA for Space Debris Identification and Tracking Program
SCOUT Space an in-space observation data provider dedicated to enabling a new era of space safety and transparency, announced it has been selected as a subcontractor by Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the R&D arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in support of the SINTRA (Space Debris Identification and Tracking)…
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ANSER Mission’s Formation Flying CubeSats to Launch on Europe’s Next Vega Launcher
ANSER (Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth-observation Research) is a cluster of three CubeSats that will work together in close vicinity as if they are a single satellite. Due to be launched on Europe’s next Vega flight, VV23, the ANSER mission is being undertaken by the INTA (Spanish Institute of Aerospace Technology). Santiago Rodriguez Bustabad, overseeing…
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First Long-Duration Lidar Satellite CALIPSO Ends its Scientific Mission
CALIPSO, a lidar satellite that advanced the world’s understanding of climate, weather, and air quality, ended its scientific mission on Aug. 1, 2023. Across 17 years of operation, the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation recorded more than 10 billion lidar measurements and informed thousands of scientific reports. CALIPSO was launched jointly by NASA…
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Sidus Space to Launch Two LizzieSats on Upcoming SpaceX Bandwagon Mission
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company has confirmed its plan to reallocate two LizzieSats to launch on an upcoming Bandwagon mission with SpaceX. The updated LizzieSat constellation configuration will advance cutting-edge Low Earth Orbit data collection and provide enhanced orbital flexibility for government and commercial customers. While initially planning to launch its first…
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Ball Aerospace Successfully Completes Testing on SSC’s Weather Monitoring Satellite
Ball Aerospace successfully concluded testing on the Weather System Follow–on–Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, representing the completion of the first of two satellites Ball is delivering for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command next-generation operational environmental satellite system. Once in orbit, WSF-M will provide the Department of Defense with critical data meant to fill gaps in…
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Orion Space Solutions Launches a Consortium to Accelerate Quantum Excellence for USA
In an era where quantum capability will delineate national security and strength in space exploration, ORION SPACE SOLUTIONS has established the Consortium for Space Quantum Innovation (CSQI) in support of ongoing and future vision and needs. The Consortium aims to accelerate collaboration between the U.S. government and its partners, industry partners, and academia to advance…
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Sedaro Awarded $1.5 Million AFRL Contract to Develop Enhanced ISAM Modeling Capabilities
Sedaro has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) through the AFWERX technology directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop enhanced In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities in the Sedaro platform. Sedaro is receiving $1.5M for the STTR Phase II effort. Sedaro will be teaming with research institutions Space…