Alba Orbital has unveiled the firm’s first, publicly available Payload Interface / Payload User Guide for Unicorn-2. The company’s goal is to have an open interface that payload developers can […]
Archives for April 2020
Major Milestone Reached by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Space Force’s SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite
The Space and Missile Systems Center’s next Space Based Infrared System satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) reached a major milestone on its the road to launch when Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing began […]
Eutelsat Delivers a Bouquet for RCS Ghana’s Direct to Home Broadcast
No doubt the extra TV programs that Eutelsat Communications (www.Eutelsat.com) (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) will be providing via EUTELSAT 7B for the broadcast of RCS Ghana‘s DTH bouquet for their viewers in Ghana and […]
NASA’s CubeSat Will Shine a Laser “FlashLight” on the Moon’s Darkest Craters
This artist’s concept shows the Lunar Flashlight spacecraft, a six-unit CubeSat designed to search for ice on the Moon’s surface using special lasers. The spacecraft will use its near-infrared […]
Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week Rescheduled…
Ms. Lorraine Whitfield, the Chief Events and Marketing Officer for Euroconsult, has reported that the company recognizes that the global space and satellite community is experiencing many challenges due to […]
Launch of Iran’s Military Satellite Raises Questions About IRGC Space Program
Finding propaganda value. Handout photo provided by Iran’s IRGC showing Iranian General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the IRGC’s “aerospace division,” posing during the launch of a military […]
Rand Corporation Delivers Their Study of the Heavy Lift Launch Market to the USAF
Last summer, the Department of the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise requested a RAND Corp. study of the heavy lift launch market. The RAND study confirms […]
Anokiwave and Ball Aerospace Plan for Flat-Panel Phased Arrays for Air, Land, and Sea Applications
Working together Anokiwave integrated circuits (ICs) and Ball Aerospace will strive to deliver affordable flat panel phased array antennas that meet regulatory requirements, function over full scan volume, and are […]
CACI’s $199 Million Contract Supports U.S. Navy Satellite Systems and Networks for Special Operations
The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic has awarded CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) a five-year and six-month, if all options are exercised, single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, with a ceiling value […]
DARPA’s Blackjack Program’s Pit Boss Seeks SEAKR® for Advanced Space Processing Program
Another announcement from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Pit Boss this time the contract is for Phase I Option II contract that has been awarded to SEAKR® Engineering, Inc. (SEAKR). This […]