PSLV-C51, the first dedicated launch for NSIL, successfully launched Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passenger satellites from Sriharikota, India. India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C51 successfully launched Amazonia-1 along with 18 co-passenger […]
Archives for February 2021
L3Harris To Develop Ground System Command + Control for NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On Observatory
In February of 2021, L3Harris was selected to develop and deploy the ground system command and control (C2) for NOAA’s environmental satellite program, Space Weather Follow On (SWFO). The SWFO […]
Coming Down The Virgin Orbit Pipeline
Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl and a LauncherOne flight. Photo is courtesy of the company. As Virgin Orbit‘s first customer payloads take their victory laps around the Earth, the company is […]
Four Axelspace GRUS To Launch At Baikonur In March
The launch date of the four Axelspace satellites (GRUS-1B, 1C, 1D, 1E) is set for March 20, 2021, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. These smallsats will become part of the […]
Orbex Signs AMCM To Build Largest Industrial 3D Printer For Rapid Rocket-Building
What do you do if the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe isn’t large enough and you need to build a rocket? Orbex has commissioned AMCM to build the largest […]
Blockchain Transaction Tested By GomSpace + J.P. Morgan Via The GOMX-4 Smallsat Constellation
GomSpace and J.P. Morgan have successfully used the GOMX-4 satellites for an in-orbit demonstration (IOD) and tested tokenized value transfer in space. The IOD from GomSpace enabled J.P. Morgan to […]
Mega-Sized 3D Printer Heading To Orbex For Their Rocket Builds
Orbex has commissioned AMCM to build the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe, allowing this UK-based space launch company to rapidly print complex rocket engines in-house. The custom-made, large volume, […]
ICEYE’s Three Newest SAR Smallsats Deliver Their First Radar Imagery
ICEYE has just published their first set of images from the three ICEYE SAR satellites that were launched at the end of January by the SpaceX Transporter-1 mission. All three […]
Momentus + Xona Space Systems Sign Service Agreement For Alpha Mission
Earlier this month, Momentus Inc. and Xona Space Systems have signed a service agreement to advance the latter’s 2022 Alpha mission. Xona’s patent-pending, system architecture is combining the efficiency and […]
Horizon Technologies Receives Order For Flying Fish To Monitor Critical Infrastructure
Horizon Aerospace Technologies Division has received an order for a FlyingFish™ FF3/S Sat Phone geolocation system (and ancillary items) from a UAE prime contractor for use on a surveillance aircraft […]