Rocket Lab’s HASTE suborbital launch vehicle soars testing hypersonic test launch capabilities
Rocket Lab’s second dedicated mission for Leidos successfully lifted off on November 24, 2024, at 06:00 UTC. The launch was performed by HASTE, a vehicle derived from the two-stage orbital-class expendable Electron, from Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2) within NASA’s ...
SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload
Satnews captured the launch of Starship from SpaceX's live video. SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test as Elon Musk continues his mission of sending memes to the moon. His Starship rocket will blast off ...
Impulse Space secures three SpaceX Falcon 9 missions
The launches are currently planned to begin in 2026 and will support the deployment of the Helios vehicle, among other payloads Impulse Space has signed a contract with SpaceX for three, Falcon 9 rocket launches that will support the ongoing ...
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SpaceX Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Wednesday
SpaceX will launch a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation on Wednesday at 4:29 PM - 8:29 PM PST from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Base, California. This batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites are for the second generation high-speed ...
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 6-70 smallsats on Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, December 4 for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 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 5:13 a.m. ET, with ...
Rivada tapped for VNO contract with U.S. Navy + establishes secure services office
The United States Navy has contracted Rivada to develop and deliver Virtual Network Operator (VNO) capabilities via the company’s Outernet constellation. The Rivada Outernet is a next-generation LEO satellite constellation. When fully deployed, it will provide gigabit speeds to any ...
Future heavy-lift launch market open to U.S. providers
BryceTech projects near-term growth in spacecraft and heavy-lift launches open to U.S. commercial providers, driven primarily by the deployment of megaconstellations. Near-term, the average annual number of spacecraft open to launch from U.S. providers is about 3,100, with about 1,900 ...
ArkEdge Space selected by JAXA to develop lunar navigation system
ArkEdge Space 6U Satellites SeriesCompact, with dimensions of 10cm x 20cm x 30cm, these microsatellites are making strong strides in a variety of mission portfolios, ranging from Earth-based constellations, covering observation, navigation, and communication for both Earth and lunar missions, ...
Intuitive Machines + Johns Hopkins APL partner to advance safe, secure + reliable lunar infrastructure
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) has entered into a Cooperation Agreement with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to advance safe, secure, and reliable lunar communications and navigation infrastructure in cislunar space. Cislunar space encompasses the region ...
Saab reveals UAV live training developments during I/ITSEC in Florida
During the I/ITSEC event in Orlando, Florida, Saab revealed a UAV training capability which can act both as an asset or threat during military exercises — Saab has also recently received an order from an undisclosed customer to deliver a ...
Umbra selected for NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Stage III
Umbra has been awarded the Stage III option of the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) Commercial Radar Capabilities contract — this contract, part of the NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) initiative, evaluates and leverages innovative commercial ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) ...
Forrester’s Digest: China outlines Beidou constellation
China already has a total of 44 GPS satellites on-orbit (at the end of 2023), known as the Beidou constellation. The country’s China Satellite Navigation System Management Office (CNSO) has explained how this existing system will be augmented. According to ...
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Tuesday including Direct to Cell
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is ready to launch Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Tuesday December 3 at 4:29 PM - 8:29 PM PST from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Base, California. This batch of batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites are for ...
