ULA Delta IV Heavy scrubbed at T-00:03:58 update to ‘issue’
Photo from ULA launch of Delta IV Heavy, June 2023 NROL-68 from Cape THURSDAY EVENING UPDATE TO THE FORMER ANNOUNCEMENT: The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office was ...
Rocket Lab lets it fly with ‘Live and Let Fly’ its first launch for NRO’s spy satellites
The mission was Rocket Lab’s first launch for the National Reconnaissance Office from U.S. soil following four previous successful launches for the agency from New Zealand Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader ...
Space Systems Command issues solicitation for On Ramp to OSP-4 launch contract
The U.S. Space Force’s Small Launch and Targets Division at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space (AATS) program executive office, has issued a solicitation to on ramp additional launch ...
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INTEGRASYS awarded Payload Comsec Transec performance testbed contract by ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) is supporting the European Commission with the development of GOVSATCOM-driven technologies under the Connectivity Secure Communications (CSC) framework. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Electronic Warfare (EW), Jamming, and Antiamming have been crucial topics, therefore, ...
Open Cosmos ‘HAMMER’ satellite successfully launched via the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission
Open Cosmos recently launched HAMMER, the company's latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite — after a successful lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California onboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 as part of the Transporter 10 mission. The company received confirmation ...
NASA’s Tiny BurstCube mission launched to study cosmic blasts
BurstCube, shown in this artist’s concept, will orbit Earth as it hunts for short gamma-ray bursts. Image is courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab. NASA’s BurstCube, a shoebox-sized satellite designed to study the universe’s most powerful ...
SES Space & Defense: Something new for MILSATCOM Users – gateway options
SES Space & Defense notes that, when service providers in the commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) industry talk about their service offerings and solutions for the government and the military, they tend to focus on their satellite constellations. They lead with ...
GA-ASI adds new capabilities to the Predator Mission trainer
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has installed enhanced operating software into the company's Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) simulator that resides at GA-ASI’s Flight Test & Training Center (FTTC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The new PMT Plus software was ...
Comtech names a new president of the firm’s Terrestrial & Wireless Networks business segment
Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) has appointed Jeff Robertson to the position of President of the firm's Terrestrial and Wireless Networks business segment. Jeff Robertson Prior to joining Comtech, Robertson served as President and CEO of Intrado Life Safety, a company specializing ...
Es’hailSat inks multi-year multi-transponder deal
Artistic rendition of the Es'hail-2 satellite on-orbit, courtesy of the company. Earlier this month, Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, announced the renewal and growth of their partnership with beIN MEDIA GROUP (beIN), a leading global sports and entertainment broadcaster, to ...
XipLink launches XipACE
XipLink Inc., a technology leader in optimized, secure and intelligent multi-path hybrid networking, earlier this month announced XipACE, the XipLink Application Classification Engine, that uses the deep packet inspection (DPI) engine R&S®PACE 2 from ipoque, a Rohde and Schwarz company ...
Countdown to launch as ULA Delta IV Heavy NROL-70 Mission readies
Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Delta IV Heavy launch carrying the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is planned to lift off on Thursday, March 28 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...
MSI DFAT Services, LLC completes acoustic qualification test for the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope
MSI DFAT Services, LLC. has reached a significant milestone in its collaboration with NASA Goddard by successfully completing the acoustic qualification test for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — the test was conducted at BAE Systems, Inc., Space and ...