SpaceX to launch ESA and JAXA’s EarthCARE satellite mission Tuesday
SpaceX will launch on Tuesday, May 28, at 3:20 pm PDT, EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and ...
Rocket Lab launches first of two NASA climate change satellites
Photo captured by Satnews from Rocket Lab video stream. "Today we successfully launched the first of two back-to-back launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) climate change-focused mission." The following announcements are from both Rocket Lab ...
SpaceX may launch fourth flight test of Starship by June 5
Life's a beach SpaceX is ready to send off Starship 4 The fourth flight test of Starship could launch as soon as June 5, pending an updated Federal Aviation Administration license and regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight ...
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NASA’s Heliophysics experiment to study Sun on European mission
NASA's Science Mission Directorate Heliophysics Division studies the nature of the Sun, and how it influences the very nature of space – and, in turn, the atmospheres of planets and the technology that exists there. Image: NASA. NASA has selected ...
NASA selects BAE Systems to develop ocean color instrument for NOAA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE Systems to develop an instrument to analyze ocean data as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately ...
Inmarsat launches NexusWave maritime comms network service
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has launched NexusWave, a fully managed connectivity service underpinned by a ‘bonded’ multi-dimensional network, offering high-speed connectivity, unlimited data, global coverage, and ‘secure by design’ infrastructure. Delivered by a single provider, NexusWave is a fully ...
Yahsat’s Abu Dhabi teleport awarded Tier 4 Certification from the WTA
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (ADX: YAHSAT) has announced that their Abu Dhabi Teleport has been awarded the World Teleport Association’s (WTA) Tier 4 Certification. WTA is the only trade association for the satellite communications sector. By presenting Tier 4 ...
iDirect Government to build 5G co-channel interference mitigation prototype for DIU
iDirect Government (iDirectGov) has won a contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to build an operational 5G co-channel interference mitigation solution prototype, leveraging iDirectGov’s Communication Signal Interference Removal (CSIR™) technology. The award builds momentum for the recently established iDirectGov Engineering ...
UPDATE SpaceX schedules Wednesday to launch NROL146 on a secret mission
SpaceX is now targeting Wednesday, May 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-146 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is aimed for 1:00 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities ...
Starlink open for business in Indonesia, Fiji
Photo by Sebastian Pena Lambarri Elon Musk spent the weekend with senior politicians at the Indonesian resort of Bali, where the inauguration of Starlink was discussed with Indonesia’s chief investment minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. The opportunities for Starlink are huge ...
SpacePNT completes demo of PNT technology in LEO
SpacePNT SA has completed their on-orbit validation tests of the firm's NaviLEO™ spaceborne GNSS receiver product platform that is designed to deliver dm-level positioning and ns timing accuracy in LEO and the highest signal reception sensitivity for GTO/GEO/Moon missions — ...
BAE Systems testing of Roman Space Telescope’s primary instrument nearing completion
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI), the primary scientific instrument on NASA’s next-generation observatory, has entered the final stages of environmental testing at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado. Screenshot The WFI will detect distant infrared light ...
Oxford Space Systems delivers high power antennas for Astro Digital
Oxford Space Systems developed and has delivered several high-power, deployable S-band, isoflux helical antennas for Astro Digital. These advanced antennas will enhance Astro Digital's satellite operations and were designed and engineered by Oxford Space Systems’ expert team — the antennas ...