All Ready to Go … but Not Today as SpaceX Postpones Launch
All ready to go — but not today ... SpaceX postpones its 13th launch cluster of Starlink communications satellites on Thursday, citing a "recovery issue." Originally the SpaceX launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket was planned for 2:19 p.m. EDT ...
UPDATED: Three, Maxar-Built, C-Band Satellites To Be Launched By Arianespace For Intelsat
Intelsat has contracted Arianespace for the launch of three, C-band satellites, on Ariane 5 and Ariane 6. Arianespace and Intelsat have just signed an agreement for two launches of three satellites — Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 and Galaxy 37 — ...
Northrop Grumman To Develop Strategic MILSATCOM Program For US Space Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) for the rapid prototyping phase of the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) program to develop a modernized strategic communications space segment with enhanced resilience and ...
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Here are the First Ever 2020 Satcoms Innovation Group Awards’ Winners
This is the first of what will be an annual event by the Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG). The winners of the first ever SIG Awards include QuadSAT, Te Pūnaha Ātea Auckland Space Institute, and Martin Coleman. The categories were: Innovation ...
ESA Signs Up for Exotrail’s Electric Propulsion Systems
Different configurations of ExoMGTM - nano and micro product Electric propulsion systems used in rockets and satellites are gaining momentum in the industry, which was validated as ESA has signed two contracts with Exotrail. Under the agreement the company will ...
Marlink’s Technology Enables SeaOwl’s Remotely Operated Vessel Project
Marlink is providing a special purpose, highly resilient, satellite network solution for the Remotely Operated Service at Sea (ROSS) project developed by offshore services operator SeaOwl. SeaOwl successfully demonstrated the concept to strategic partners including French energy major Total in ...
Sentinel-6 Satellite Being Prepped By Airbus For Transport To Launch Site
Airbus space engineers are preparing the European ocean satellite "Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich" for its journey to the Vandenberg launch site in California. Next week, the satellite will be loaded into a cargo plane at Munich Airport and flown to ...
Launch Services MoU Signed By Equatorial Space Systems With Indian Firm
Image of the Dorado rocket. Equatorial Space Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Space Development Nexus-SDNx for suborbital launch services using the company’s Dorado rocket. The MOU is the first foray of Equatorial Space into the ...
SpacePath Communications Awarded DSNG TWTA Order
SpacePath Communication's STA5000 TWTA. SpacePath Communications (‘SpacePath’) has won a major order for its small, lightweight, traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA). SpacePath Communications has signed an agreement with a leading African connectivity solutions provider to supply the African firm with ...
Space Foundation Signs MoU To Offer Opportunities To UAE Students
Workforce Development Programs Space Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Al Suwaidi Private Office & Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore a partnership and companion programming that will offer educational content and prospective career ...
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The "North America Small Satellite Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecasts (2020 - 2025)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The North America Small Satellite Market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of more than 3% during the ...
Full-Scale Human Landing System For NASA’s Artemis Mission Completed By Dynetics
Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has completed building a full-scale human landing system (HLS) test article that will be used for initial evaluations for NASA's Artemis program. The Dynetics HLS (DHLS) test article, located in Huntsville, Alabama, is ...
Exolaunch To Handle NetSat Smallsat Formation Launch
NetSat integration into the upper stage. Photo is courtesy of Exolaunch. The Würzburg Center for Telematics and Exolaunch now have a launch agreement for a NetSat smallsat formation — under the launch agreement, Exolaunch will coordinate all launcher related activities, ...
