UPDATE: SpaceX Starlink + BlackSky Smallsats Launch Is Successful… First Stage Landing Right On Target
The 10th Starlink launch by SpaceX. On Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT, 5:12 UTC, SpaceX launched its tenth Starlink mission, which included 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky, a Spaceflight customer. Falcon 9’s first stage previously ...
Satnews Perspectives Video Interview with Curt Blake, CEO, Spaceflight
Curt Blake is the CEO of Spaceflight’s launch services group and previously served as SVP and General Counsel. Curt has led efforts to expand Spaceflight’s global network of launch service providers while building relationships with key commercial-, civilian- and defense-related ...
Welcome Home, Astronauts Behnken + Hurley
The SpaceX Dragon capsule as the craft approaches splashdown into the Gulf of Mexico.All imagery is courtesy of NASA TV. The SpaceX Dragon capsule with astronauts Behnken and Hurley aboard has completed its descent from space and into the Gulf ...
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Optisys’ Monolithic 3D Printed Antenna is World’s Largest
This company has produced a first ... Optisys has recently completed the development and production of the world’s largest single print all metal antenna, with the design and manufacture of a 0.75 meter long flat panel slotted antenna. Optisys LLC ...
Boeing To Build Four 702X Satellites For SES
Artistic rendition of a 702X satellite, courtesy of Boeing. Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a contract to build four additional 702X satellites from SES — this will increases the number of the company's O3b mPOWER satellites in ME) to 11 ...
SES-22 + SES-23 Satellites To Be Built By Thales Alenia Space
Artistic rendition of the SES-22 and SES-23 satellites is courtesy of Thales Alenia Space. Thales Alenia Space (a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)), has signed a contract with SES to build the SES-22 and SES-23 geostationary communications satellites ...
UK Space Sector Urged To Continue Building The Nation’s Launch Sector
Scotland as viewed from space. Industry leaders are urging the UK government to establish world-class rules to enable safe, environmentally conscious and commercially viable space launches from British soil. A series of UK-wide workshops aimed at developing a common industry ...
GomSpace + ESA Working Together To Implement Juventas Smallsat For Hera Mission
Recently, GomSpace Luxembourg SARL and the European Space Agency (ESA), signed a contract to continue development and implementation of the Juventas CubeSat in support of the Hera mission. The contract value is approximately 11,000,000 euros and is focused on the ...
SAR Smallsat From PredaSAR To Launch Via SpaceX Falcon 9
PredaSAR Corporation has reported that the company's first of 48 advanced commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. is the launch integration provider in addition to manufacturer of the ...
Sierra Nevada Corporation Adds Two New Satellite Platforms
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has added two new satellite platforms to the firm's spacecraft offerings — the SN-200M satellite bus designed for MEO and the SN-1000 that offers increased payload capacity for MEO and other orbits. The SN-200M variant specifically ...
Gilat Telecom Brings In Intelsat FlexMove For Land Mobile Connectivity
Gilat Telecom Satcube using the Intelsat FlexMove service. Gilat Telecom now offering the Intelsat FlexMove managed service for ubiquitous, high-speed land mobile connectivity — with FlexMove, Gilat Telecom’s customers can easily connect to the internet, private data networks and cloud ...
New Spectrum Monitoring Solutions From LP Technologies
LP Technologies is celebrating their LPT-ASM and LPT-LSM's 6th anniversary and the firm has also announced the release of LPT-ASM 3.0 and LPT-LSM 3.0. LPT's Development Team reported that, over the last six years, LPT-ASM / LPT-LSM added 200 new ...
ThinKom Secures Defense Innovation Unit Phased Array Antenna Contract
ThinKom’s COTS Ka2517 satellite antenna meets the DIU requirements for low-cost, low-risk, proven technology for use on U.S. Navy ships, such as the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000).Photo is courtesy of the U.S. Navy. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded a ...
