The USAF’s AEHF-6 Satellite From Lockheed Martin Completes On-Orbit Test
Artistic rendition of the AEHF-6 satellite is courtesy of Lockheed Martin. The sixth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite successfully completed its On-Orbit Test (OOT) period on August 27, 2020. AEHF-6 will be part ...
Thales Alenia Space To Provide Comms + PCDU For The HERA Mission
Sun and all planets of the Solar System. From left to right: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. The scale of the planets is not absolutely accurate. Some photos of the Planets used thanks to the ...
Lockheed Martin To Build, Manage + Operate Twin Janus Smallsats For University of Colorado Boulder Mission
NASA’s twin-spacecraft Janus project will study the formation and evolutionary implications for small “rubble pile” asteroids. Part of NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx-2), each small spacecraft is about the size of a carry-on suitcase and will visit ...
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Launch Services Contract 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 ...
Astranis’ New Key Advisor was NASA Administrator, and Critical Design Review OK for Alaska Satellite
There's a new senior advisor at the microsatellite developer Astranis who is a former NASA Administrator. Dan Goldin will be joining as a senior advisor to the company and chairing its new Technical Advisory Board. Astranis is building small, low-cost ...
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, ...
Momentus Space Names New Company President
Momentus Inc. (“Momentus” or the “Company”) has announced the appointment of Dr. Fred Kennedy as President of the Company, effective September 14, 2020. Momentus has gained significant traction since its founding in 2017, attracting dozens of customers ranging from private ...
PLD Space Obtains An Investment of 7 Million Euros
Artistic rendition of MUIRA 5 is courtesy of PLD Space. PLD Space has announced the closure of further financing through a tie-up with independent financial advisory and alternative asset management group Arcano Partners — this 7 million euros venture will ...
Nine Imaging Smallsats Launched By China
China successfully sent nine Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 imaging smallsats into planned orbit from the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The nine satellites blasted off atop a Long March-11 carrier rocket, China's first sea-launched rocket, at 9:23 a.m. (Beijing ...
