A computer from space supplier RUAG Space controls the environmental satellite Sentinel-6 and the thermal insulation, also supplied by RUAG, protects the satellite from the heat and cold in space. Over the last five years, the global ocean has risen, on average, 4.8 mm a year. With millions of people around the world at risk […]
Archives for October 2020
General Atomics Acquires Guidestar Optical Systems
General Atomics has completed the acquisition of the business of Guidestar Optical Systems, Inc. — the business will be integrated into the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) group. Guidestar Optical Systems’ innovations in adaptive optics align with GA-EMS’ focus on delivering groundbreaking technologies for the space and defense markets. Founded in 2013, Guidestar Optical Systems […]
Final Prep For Kleos Space Four Smallsat Launch Via ISRO PSLV Completed
Kleos Space S.A. has confirmed that the firm’s team of mission engineers have completed the final preparation of the Kleos’ four Scouting Mission satellites prior to launch on board a PSLV C49. The Kleos team performed system checkout and mechanical inspection prior to battery charging and fueling. The satellites were then armed for flight and […]
Roccor Acquired By Redwire
Redwire has acquired Roccor, a disruptive military and commercial hardware supplier in the rapidly growing smallsat market and a manufacturer of deployable booms, structures, antennas, thermal products, and solar arrays for the space industry — terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2012, Roccor’s satellite technologies, solutions, and products are helping to revolutionize […]
UPDATED: NXTCOMM Leases Capacity on EUTELSAT E117WA For ESA Tests
NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM) is making plans with Eutelsat Communications to enable the Over-The-Air testing of NXTCOMM’s proprietary flat-panel terminals that will offer high-speed connectivity to aviation, military and other mobility markets. NXTCOMM’s capacity agreement with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on Eutelsat’s E117WA satellite, is geared to provide the Over-The-Air Testing of NXTCOMM’s proprietary flat-panel […]
Second Emirati Satellite Project Initiated
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced a new satellite project called the MBZ-SAT, which will become the second Emirati satellite to be fully developed and built by a team of Emirati engineers following the KhalifaSat. To be developed at […]
D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier Successfully Completes Smallsat Deployments
D-Orbit has successfully completed the deployment phase of the ORIGIN mission, the first for the ION Satellite Carrier. ION, D-Orbit’s satellite platform, successfully released 12 SuperDove satellites for Earth-imaging company Planet into the precise orbital slots requested by the client. The vehicle has been operational since September 3rd, when it was successfully released from an […]
Gilat’s Wavestream Receives Multi$$$ DoD BUC Order
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has announced that the firm’s subsidiary, Wavestream, has received multi-million-dollar orders from the US Department of Defense (DoD) — Wavestream’s high-power, 50W, Ka-band, military Block Upconverter (BUC) powers the DoD military communications program. According to the company, Wavestream’s 50W Ka-band BUC is the most widely deployed solid state […]
Rocket Lab Boosts Planet + Canon Smallsats To Orbit Via Electron Launch Vehicle
Rocket Lab has successfully launched their 15th Electron mission and deployed Earth-imaging satellites for Planet and Spaceflight Inc. customer Canon Electronics — this mission was Rocket Lab’s fifth for this year, making Electron the second-most frequently flown U.S. launch vehicle in 2020. The ‘In Focus’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New […]
The First Ethereum Network-Blockchain Satellite From Villanova University Set For Orbit
Villanova University College of Engineering is collaborating with Teachers in Space, Inc., a non-profit organization that developed the “Serenity” educational cubesat satellite, to launch the first, private, blockchain satellite to validate the technology for inter-satellite transactions. A flight has also been secured on Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle, which will lift off from the Vandenberg […]