When NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite Series (JPSS), which features next-generation technology, including a sophisticated ground system, became the new primary mission from the low Earth orbit, the older satellites — […]
Archives for December 2023
Vyoma awarded 2 Space Launches by DLR
Vyoma has been distinguished in multiple categories of the smallsat competitions organized by the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) — these prestigious awards were announced during […]
Zenno’s superconducting technology opens a universe of new possibilities in space
Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has celebrated the first space launch of Z01™, the company’s world-first, superconducting, magnetic torquer for fuel-free spacecraft attitude control — Zenno’s on-orbit validation of Z01 is the first-ever […]
SpaceX’s two launches in a weekend and plans for Falcon Heavy’s test for U.S. Space Force
Making for a a busy weekend, on Saturday, December 2 at 11:00 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at […]
AAC Clyde Space awarded MagQuest mission contract
AAC Clyde Space has been selected by Iota Technology to execute an end-to-end satellite mission as part of MagQuest, a multimillion-dollar competition to advance how to measure Earth’s magnetic field. […]
Amazon secures 3 launches with SpaceX to support Project Kuiper deployment
Amazon has signed a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches to support deployment plans for Project Kuiper, Amazon’s LEO satellite broadband network. Project Kuiper satellites were designed from […]
Marble Imaging + Scanway Space developing a VHR Multispectral satellite constellation
Marble Imaging and Scanway Space have entered into a strategic partnership for the joint development of the multispectral payload for a constellation of smallsats for EO, owned by Marble Imaging. […]
Vector Space Biosciences reveals smallsat drug repurposing platform using data from space
Vector Space Biosciences, Inc., in collaboration with Oracle and NVIDIA, has a new smallsat launch platform designed for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. The platform is powered by… 1) A biosciences […]
Marlink adds Starlink + Eutelsat OneWeb to PONANT hybrid network for 1st triple LEO North Pole service
Marlink has completed the integration of Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb LEO internet services on PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only luxury icebreaker, to provide all three LEO solutions for the […]
Smiths Interconnect awarded million£ in funding from the UK Space Agency
Smiths Interconnect has received £1,907,065 in funding from the UK Space Agency through its Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) — this funding will be used by Smiths Interconnect to enhance […]