NASA’s twin Sentinel-6B mission launches on Falcon 9 from California
SpaceX launched NASA’s Sentinel-6B mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Sunday, November 16. Photo captured by Satnews. Sentinel-6B is the second of twin satellites in the Copernicus Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission. The first, ...
Project Kuiper is now known as Amazon LEO
Amazon LEO is a simple nod to the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation that powers the network. Seven years ago, Amazon set out to design the most advanced satellite communications network ever built. The company’s vision was simple: There ...
UPDATE: ULA’s Atlas V rocket launches ViaSat-3 Flight 2 mission doubling the bandwidth of Viasat’s entire fleet + creating multi-orbit network
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, lifted off on Nov. 13 at 10:04 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral ...
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Hughes doesn’t have funding to cover the next 12 months activity
Hughes Satellite Systems owned by EchoStar admitted it doesn't have enough money now to cover its next 12-months activity and says one option is to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company's obligations include $1.5 billion (€1.29bn) borrowing obligation to repay ...
SKYTRAC + Airbus Helicopters announce real-time Helionix alerting solution
SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC) and Airbus Helicopters (Airbus) have announced the launch of a line-fit, real-time Helionix alerting solution that is available on H135, H145, H160, and H175 rotorcraft. This solution will allow operators to receive operational data from the ...
Novaspace expands to India
Novaspace, the global consulting and market-intelligence firm dedicated to the space sector, has opened a new office in India, marking a strategic milestone in the firm’s mission to connect global expertise with one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-evolving ...
U.S. Army seeking C5ISR C2 capabilities
Project Manager Terrestrial Sensors (PM TS) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e) and FAR part 10, and requesting information related to Command-and-Control (C2) capabilities that can integrate with Ground and Air ...
Rohde & Schwarz redefines border security with comprehensive signals intelligence solutions
Rohde & Schwarz has unveiled the firm’s new signals intelligence capabilities, including a comprehensive and integrated approach designed to provide persistent, real-time awareness of the electromagnetic spectrum for enhanced border security, critical infrastructure protection and defense. This technology delivers a ...
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® spaceplane completes critical pre-flight milestones
Sierra Space's Dream Chaser® spaceplane has completed a series of critical pre-flight tests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), marking continued progress toward Dream Chaser’s first, free-flyer mission. Dream Chaser spaceplane being pulled at high speeds by a fifth-generationFreightliner Cascadia ...
York Space Systems completes initial commissioning of PExT payload on BARD mission
York Space Systems earlier this month completed the initial commissioning of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) payload aboard the BARD mission, marking a significant step forward in validating the mission’s concept of operations (ConOps) and advancing next-generation, wideband space communications ...
Poland is ready to launch its first military satellite, a SAR, from California
Finnish vendor ICEYE and Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności No 1, an offshoot of Poland’s state-run defense group PGZ, are developing a new satellite constellation for the Polish military. (ICEYE) The plans to launch Poland's first military satellite, a Synthetic Aperture Radar ...
ISRO plans to 3x spacecraft output + Chandrayaan-4 to launch in 2028
The recent LVM3-M5/CMS-03 mission set for launch, photo courtesy of ISRO ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said the Indian government has approved the complex Chandrayaan-4 mission that is designed as a lunar sample-return mission for launch in 2028. The organization ...
Kymeta selected as multi-orbit MILSATCOM provider for U.S. Army’s NGC2 Pilot
Kymeta Corporation has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications (MILSATCOM) provider for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) Pilot with the firm’s Osprey™ u8 terminal. Hybrid GEO/LEO for the U.S. DoWBundling LEO, GEO, TRANSEC, and cellular ...
