Myriota expands agreement with Spire Global for 16 additional satellites
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) now has an expanded space services agreement with Myriota to design, build and operate 16 satellites with enhanced, second-generation payloads for the IoT provider. These new launches will see Myriota’s IoT connectivity become operational across ...
Firefly Alpha’s stage separation anomaly sends Lockheed Martin’s satellite into South Pacific near the Antarctic
Firefly Alpha rocket experienced a launch anomaly that left a Lockheed Martin satellite in a significantly “lower than planned orbit”, and the "stage and its payload reentered over the South Pacific near Antarctica," the aerospace company said on Tuesday, April ...
ESA launches Biomass satellite to provide ‘unprecedented insights into forests and Earth’s carbon cycle’
Biomass on its way to orbit. ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s ...
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Marlink launches External Attack Surface Management solution for cyber threat detection
Marlink has released External Attack Surface Management (EASM), to help protect customers from cyber threats before they strike. Following the successful launch of Marlink Cyber, this innovative solution identifies weaknesses in external digital infrastructure and supports protection measures across all ...
SpaceX moves Wednesday’s launch of Starlink Group 6-75 smallsats to Thursday
SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, May 1, for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to to low-Earth orbit for their smallsat constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The four-hour ...
Russian satellite tumbling out of control
A Russian satellite, Cosmos 2553, is tumbling out of control and posing a danger for other orbiting craft. Satellite observation specialist LeoLabs has reported that the “anti-satellite weapon” launched into orbit in 2022 is no longer functional. Cosmos 2553 is ...
Sidus Space and Saturn Satellite Networks Sign MoU to Support Development of Next-Gen GEO Satellite Platform
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), enables space missions, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saturn Satellite Networks, Inc., a pioneering developer of space-based reprogrammable payloads and geostationary (GEO) satellite solutions redefining access to space communications. This agreement ...
GomSpace joins ESA’s RAMSES mission to study near-Earth asteroid using advanced cubesat technology
GomSpace is participating in the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES), an innovative initiative led by the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract value is EUR 900,000. This mission aims at studying the near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis during its ...
Forrester’s Digest: Etihad showcases Airbus A321LR with Viasat WiFi
Middle East airline Etihad has showcased is new passenger layout on its Airbus A321LR fleet, enthusiastically described by the airline as being “beautiful” and noting that Viasat will provide “superfast, streaming Wi-Fi” and live television throughout the cabin on these ...
NEXT Semiconductor Technologies collaborates with BAE Systems to develop next generation space-qualified chips
NX450 Antenna Processor in 11x23mm BGA Package NEXT Semiconductor Technologies is collaborating with BAE Systems to accelerate the insertion of its latest, ultra-wideband, antenna processor units (APUs) into high-performing, radiation-hardened, electronic subsystems to support future space missions. NEXT’s APUs combine ...
SFL Missions Inc. continues legacy of smallsat development from Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)
SFL Missions Inc. is continuing the development of barrier-breaking, budget-aggressive, small satellite missions for commercial, government and academic customers worldwide by building upon the extraordinary legacy of Space Flight Laboratory (SFL). This evolution of customer-oriented service expands upon SFL’s 26-year ...
UP42 + Maxar partner to broaden global access to advanced commercial geospatial intelligence
UP42 has partnered with Maxar to make that company’s very high-resolution satellite imagery and tasking products available in the UP42 platform, broadening global access to the most advanced commercial geospatial intelligence. Artistic rendition of a Maxar Worldview Legion satellite on-orbit, ...
Ultra-high precision custom optical systems for space + astronomy from Optical Surfaces
Screenshot Over the last 60 years, Optical Surfaces Ltd. has established itself as a leading, international manufacturer of ultra-high precision custom optical systems. Specializing in producing larger optics for custom systems at the leading edge of what is possible, Optical ...
