The three engines for Europe’s new Ariane 6 launcher have now completed their qualification tests, following the successful qualification testing of the P120C solid propulsion engine on October 7 at […]
Archives for October 2020
mPower Technology’s DragonSCALES™ Integrated Solar Cell Tested On Sparkwing’s On-Orbit Demo
mPower Technology has announced that the firm’s DragonSCALES™ solar cell prototype has completed integration and testing on a Sparkwing on-orbit solar array technology demonstrator in preparation for inclusion on Momentus’ […]
LEO Speed: When Milliseconds are Worth $Millions… An NSR Insight
Story by Carlos Placido, NSR Senior Analyst “Remember that time is money” wrote Benjamin Franklin in a 1748 book. The concept of opportunity cost believed to trace back to ancient […]
Wavestream Celebrates 20th Anniversary + Releases New Matchbox 50W GaN BUC
Wavestream has introduction the company’s next generation solid state power amplifier (SSPA) for operation with GEO and NGSO constellations in the Wideband Ka-band category. Wavestream’s new Matchbox 50W Wideband Ka […]
Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress Pushes Impala Paraguay Barges With Comms Solution
Inmarsat has equipped four Paraná River push boats operated by Impala Paraguay with Fleet Xpress connectivity, in a breakthrough for maritime broadband inland along one of South America’s longest waterways. […]
UPDATED: Rocket Factory Augsburg Inaugurates Esrange Test Site For RFA ONE Main Engine
Rocket Factory Augsburg, a start-up backed by the German satellite manufacturer OHB as a strategic investor, has inaugurated its test site in Esrange, Sweden, to conduct the first hot fire […]
EMCORE-Advance Branding Introduced by EMCORE For Defense Optoelectronics Market Segment
EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a provider of advanced mixed-signal products that serve the aerospace and defense and broadband communications markets, has introduced EMCORE-Advance: an Integrator Development and Branding Program for […]
Two Smallsat Launch Missions On Two Continents Coming Up For Spaceflight
Spaceflight Inc. will execute two launches on two different continents in a matter of weeks; one aboard a Rocket Lab Electron and the other on NewSpace India Limited’s (NSIL) PSLV […]
RBC Signals Ground Station Services Engaged By Aurora Propulsion Technologies For The AuoraSat-1 Mission
RBC Signals has announced Aurora Propulsion Technologies has engaged the company for satellite communication services — the agreement gives Aurora Propulsion Technologies access to the RBC Signals global ground station […]
Telesat U.S. To Develop + On-Orbit Demo LEO Buses For DARPA
Telesat U.S. Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of satellite operator Telesat, has been awarded a contract by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) for the development and on-orbit demonstration […]