UPDATE: SpaceX Dragon delivering replenishments to ISS + smallsats for deployment
On Monday, June 5th., at 11:47 a.m., ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-28) to the International Space Station (ISS) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida — this ...
Momentus to deliver 9 IoT sats to orbit for Apogeo Space
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed an agreement with Apogeo Space to provide orbital transportation services for nine satellites that are part of Apogeo’s planned, 100-satellite, Internet of Things (IoT) constellation. Apogeo Space aims to build a constellation of smallsats ...
LeoStella manufactures + delivers their 20th smallsat
LeoStella has delivered their third satellite to Loft Orbital Solutions which also happens to be the 20th satellite manufactured by the company since formation in 2019. This latest satellite was modeled on LeoStella’s LS-100 bus platform and delivered to Loft ...
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Arcfield awarded million$$$ for classified systems engineering + integration work
Arcfield, a U.S. government services and mission support provider, has been awarded multiple classified systems engineering and integration contracts to support U.S. government customers. Award notifications were delivered during the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 and have a collective ...
ST Engineering iDirect unveils MX-DMA waveform upgrade
ST Engineering iDirect has unveiled a significant upgrade to the company's Mx-DMA® MRC return technology. This award-winning waveform can now support 300 Mbps on a single return channel, achieving more than 1 Gbps of throughput when combined with 800 Mbps ...
Hughes launches OneWeb LEO in-flight solutions + garners a OneWeb partnership
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, and OneWeb have announced a Distribution Partner agreement to provide LEO connectivity services to the global airline market. As a worldwide OneWeb distributor, Hughes is launching new, LEO, in-flight connectivity (IFC) solutions, ...
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO): GPS Modernization
U.S. Space Force should reassess requirements for satellites + handheld devices The Department of Defense (DoD) has worked for years to upgrade GPS with a military-specific signal known as M-code and plans to soon have the needed ground, space, and ...
Withstanding the rigors of space — filters from Deposition Sciences
Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, designs and supplies filters for spaceborne applications that withstand the long-term effects of radiation and atomic oxygen environments — the cost of launching payloads into space is considerable. Space ...
NASA-JPL Psyche launch is on track
An independently appointed review board has noted that steps taken by NASA, the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, and Caltech continue to place the upcoming Psyche mission on track for an October 2023 launch. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft ...
GSOA and GVF have combined forces
GSOA and GVF have combined to create a single global trade association, giving a stronger, single unified voice for the satellite industry, leveraging both organizations’ strengths to represent the broader satellite ecosystem, which is especially critical this year with the ...
OneWeb’s successful airline milestones for 2023
With its global LEO satellite constellation now complete, hardware on-track for certification, and anticipated major airline deals — OneWeb moves from laying the foundation for an enhanced inflight connectivity experience, to actually making better onboard connectivity. OneWeb, the low Earth ...
Neumann Space signs contract with Space Inventor to provide greater access to space
Neumann Space has signed a contract with smallsat manufacturer, Space Inventor, that will enable the firm to gain greater access to space as part of their in-orbit demonstration (IOD) program. As part of the contract, Space Inventor will provide Neumann ...
Spiral Blue brings space-based AI to Australians
Spiral Blue has announced a major breakthrough in the field of space-based Earth Observation (EO) — the company has released operational data from successfully running proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in space. By optimizing Australian EO capabilities, Spiral Blue is ...
