Pakistan has come somewhat late to the satellite sector; however, the Prime Minister’s office says it is looking to raise some $700 million from its new ‘Paksat Program’. Pakistan’s Strategic […]
Archives for July 2020
L3Harris Launches USAF Constellation Demo Smallsat
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) launched the latest in a demonstration series of end-to-end smallsats as part of a U.S. Air Force constellation the company is responsible for developing. As the prime […]
General Atomics Receives NASA MAIA Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to General Atomics of San Diego, California, for services required to host the agency’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) instrument on a commercial satellite in […]
Blue Canyon Gleans DARPA Smallsat Contract
As many as 20 smallsat buses are now contracted to Blue Canyon Technologies by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The smallsats — based on the company’s X-SAT smallsat […]
In-Space to Continue their Faraday Satellite Program Despite Devastating Loss
Despite the devasting news of losing their maiden satellite, Faraday-1, In-Space Missions has vowed to continue its Faraday satellite program Although the nanosat was launched on a Rocket Lab Electron […]
OneWeb Announces the UK and Bharti Consortium Winning Bid
OneWeb has entered into an agreement with a consortium led by Her Majesty’s Government (HMG), through the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy), and Bharti Global […]
Classified NRO Payload To Launch On July 15 Aboard A Minotaur IV Rocket
A Lockheed Martin built and operated Minotaur IV rocket is scheduled to carry a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and is to be launched on July 15, […]
Israel Launches Their Second Ofek Spy Satellite
An optoelectronic reconnaissance satellite packed with a number of advanced capabilities has been launched by Israel from the nation’s launch complex in the center of the country. Named Ofek-16, the […]
China Launches Second Shiyan-6 Satellite
China has successfully sent a satellite for space environment study and related technology experiments into the planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sunday, July […]
Rocket Lab Launch Mishap
Following a successful lift-off, first stage burn, and stage separation, Rocket Lab experienced an anomaly during the company’s 13th Electron mission ‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen.’ The vehicle has been […]