This marks L3Harris’ second acquisition announcement of 2022, demonstrating its continued focus on delivering critical capabilities to warfighters while strengthening the nation’s defense industrial base through increased competition. L3Harris Technologies […]
Archives for December 2022
Spaceflight’s 10th + final 2022 mission to ride to orbit via SpaceX Transporter 6
Spaceflight Inc. is preparing the firm’s 10th and final launch of 2022, providing the launch and integration services for Kleos Space’s fourth satellite cluster, Observer, through ISISPACE Group on SpaceX’s […]
Unseenlabs to launch its 8th space-based RF detection satellite
Unseenlabs is preparing the launch of their latest satellite, BRO-8, which will be the eighth satellite in the firm’s constellation. BRO-8 will be launched in January of 2023 by SpaceX’s […]
Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 RangeHawk supports NASA’s Artemis Mission
Northrop Grumman has announced that the Northrop Grumman Corporation’s RQ-4 RangeHawk supported the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during the recent Artemis I mission. RangeHawk is […]
ESA’s Comet Interceptor construction by OHB moves forward
ESA and OHB have signed a contract to move forward with the design and construction of ESA’s ambitious Comet Interceptor spacecraft, planned for launch in 2029. Unlike other missions, Comet […]
Raytheon Technologies demos FlexLink in support of Project Convergence
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) successfully demonstrated solutions needed to connect defense networks and simplify U.S. Army command and control systems during the Army’s Project Convergence exercise. Key among those technologies […]
SpaceX lifts 54 additional Starlinks to LEO
On Saturday, December 17th at 4:32 p.m., ET, SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida (photo below). This […]
UPDATE 1: The first two O3b mPOWER satellites’ signals received by Boeing
The first two Boeing [NYSE:BA]-built O3b mPOWER satellites are sending and receiving signals as they continue their journey into MEO following their successful, dual-configuration launch. Developed for service provider SES, […]
Maxar Technologies is acquired for $6.4 billion by private equity firm Advent International … a win-win for all
The following is an announcement released by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies (“Maxar” or the “Company”), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced that it has […]
Planet + The Roddenberry Foundation Going Where Few Have Gone Before
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) and the Roddenberry Foundation are partnering to launch a fan art-inspired flock of Planet’s SuperDove satellites into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during […]