SpaceX brings Maxar’s WorldView mission back in view again
Reports indicate that SpaceX may launch Maxar's Worldview Legion 1 & 2 mission on May 1 from Vandenberg SFB, California at 11:30 AM - 12:24 PM PDT. Prior to this there were several postponements of the launch. The telescopes are ...
SpaceX launches Europe’s Galileo satellites the first time from U.S. and retires a record breaking Falcon 9 workhorse
Photo of Galileo L12 launch captured by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission to medium Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, April ...
SSC achieves operational acceptance of OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) on FORGE
Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing program executive office, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, has delivered the first of two software deliveries to operations in the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) at ...
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ABS appoints a new CEO
ABS recently appointed Mark Rigolle as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mark Rigolle Mark brings a wealth of experience in the satellite communications sector, having held positions with GEO, MEO and LEO satellite operators in various capacities including executive, ...
Akula Tech qualifies for the XPRIZE Wildfire Challenge
Akula Tech, in partnership with the University of South Australia, Swinburne University of Technology, and AIILA Innovations, has officially qualified for the XPRIZE Wildfire competition’s Space-based Detection and Intelligence Track (Track A) — this qualification marks a significant milestone in the use ...
CACI awarded billions$$$ task order for comms + info tech to USEUCOM + USAFRICOM
CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI) has been awarded a five-year task order worth a total estimated value of $1.3 billion to provide communications and information technology expertise to U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM). This work continues ...
Strategic agreements integrate Topcon GNSS tech into Bentley Systems + Worldsensing solutions
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced strategic agreements with Bentley Systems and Worldsensing to integrate the company's advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technology into the companies’ innovative software and connectivity solutions. As part of the agreement with Bentley Systems, Topcon ...
mu Space + RBC Signals sign MoU for satellite ground station facilities project
mu Space and Advance Technology Co., Ltd. has entered into an MOU with RBC Signals International Inc.. The MOU, effective from March 1, 2024, is the start of a collaboration aimed at exploring opportunities related to satellite ground station facilities ...
ST Engineering + EY sign MOU in space tech + geospatial analytics
ST Engineering’s EO and geospatial analysis business, ST Engineering Geo-Insights Pte. Ltd. (ST Engineering Geo-Insights), and EY Corporate Advisors Pte. Ltd. (EY) have signed an MOU in space technology and geospatial analytics that is aimed at tackling pressing environmental challenges. Under ...
Lynred wins Sentinel-2 NG mission pre-development contract to design advanced multispectral infrared detector
Sentinel-2C ready for electromagnetic compatibility testing Lynred, a leading global provider of high-quality infrared detectors for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, today announces its selection, in an open bidding process, to develop an advanced multispectral infrared detector for the ...
Rocket Lab’s ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission launch window is open and ready for business
All is ready for the window of opportunity to occur during a 14-day launch window that opens on April 24th in order to launch Rocket Lab's Beginning of the Swarm mission for South Korea and NASA. Rocket Lab Launch Complex ...
SpaceX weather at the Cape delays Monday’s Starlink smallsats 6-53 mission
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, April 23 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 6:17 p.m. ET, with ...
D-Orbit announces on-orbit edge computing collaboration with SkyServe STORM
D-Orbit will be enabling edge computing capabilities with the SkyServe STORM platform aboard some of the ION Satellite Carriers that comprise the fleet of Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTVs) that the company already has on-orbit (specifically, ION SCV004 Elysian Eleonora) and ...