SpaceX’s successful Wednesday Starlink satellite launch but No-Go for Maxar’s WorldView mission
Photo by Satnews captured from SpaceX video stream On Wednesday, April 17 at 5:26 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A beautiful Florida ...
SpaceX launches DoD’s next-generation operational environmental intelligence satellite
SpaceX launches USSF-62 mission Thursday. Photo by Satnews captured from SpaceX video stream On Thursday, April 11 at 7:25 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the USSF-62 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space ...
Astranis’ next generation product: Omega
Astranis has announced Omega which, according to the company, is pound-for-pound the most powerful communications satellite for a GEO satellite to ever offer, with more than over 50 Gbps in a smallsat form factor, with expectations for launch in 2026 ...
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Intelsat signs two major broadcast managed services deals in Latin America
Intelsat has signed agreements with two of the biggest names in broadcasting in Latin America — MVS Television (Mexico) and Caracol Television (Colombia) — to manage broadcast distribution services. Under the agreement with MVS Television, the company will send content ...
Leidos awarded million$$$ U.S. Army C5ISR + COTS systems task order
Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) was recently awarded a follow-on prime contract to provide the U.S. Army with technology-enabled services, including hardware sustainment, modernization, refresher training, and logistics support. The Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3), indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order, has ...
Office of Space Commerce has released their Vision for Global SSA Coordination document
The Office of Space Commerce envisions that, in the future, there will be a global, coordinated system of space situational awareness (SSA) providers, with a series of national or regional hubs providing SSA information and services to spacecraft operators. Read ...
Aerospacelab acquires AMOS
Aerospacelab has acquired AMOS, known for their opto-mechanical systems that are widely used in space, astronomy and other industries. With a unique approach to vertical integration, this acquisition will reinforce Aerospacelab and AMOS’ market reach and product offerings throughout the ...
SSC awards Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) contracts
The United States Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Space Safari Program Office, in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and SpaceWERX, is awarding contracts to two separate space industry vendors. The vendors will exercise a realistic threat ...
USSPACECOM, NATO leaders affirm cooperation at Space Symposium
U.S. Space Command and fellow NATO spacefaring nations reaffirmed their ironclad commitment to the safety and stability of the space domain throughout Space Symposium that was in session from April 8-11, 2024. Leaders within USSPACECOM met with foreign senior leaders ...
Spire’s satellite constellation to be protected by Neuraspace’s Space Traffic Management solution
Spire will deploy Neuraspace’s Space Traffic Management (STM) platform to its constellation of 100+ multipurpose satellites — all satellites will be monitored using Neuraspace’s software. This combined setup allows Spire to track and monitor potential conjunctions across its constellation and, ...
ST Engineering iDirect names USSI Global as the firm’s North American Broadcast Gold partner
USSI Global has announced that the company has achieved the ST Engineering iDirect 2024 North America Gold Partner status for their broadcast division. USSI Global will manage sales, customer service and technical support for ST Engineering iDirect broadcast solutions in the United ...
Vyoma secures million€€ from European Investment Fund-backed space fund
Vyoma has successfully secured additional capital from a dedicated space fund backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF). The EIF is an International financial institution owned by the European Investment Bank and the European Union that supports disruptive technologies through ...
Mercury Systems receives L3Harris contract for SDA’s T2TL constellation
Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) has been awarded a $31 million contract from L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) to provide solid-state data recorders for the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer satellite constellation. Artistic rendition of of L3Harris' ...