Rocket Lab’s successful launch of HASTE Mission for Defense Innovation Unit, Missile Defense Agency
Rocket Lab released this announcement: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a provider of launch services and space systems, successfully launched a suborbital mission with its HASTE launch vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) — ...
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 ...
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Portal unveils Starburst and announces Starburst-1 mission
Portal Space Systems has introduced Starburst, an ESPA-class rapid-maneuverability spacecraft, and confirmed Starburst-1 will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 in Q4 2026 for the company’s first free-flying mission with live payloads—this mission will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), rapid re-tasking, ...
INNOSPACE signs MoU with UAE’s Madari Space for Space Data Center development
INNOSPACE (KS:462350) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Madari Space to cooperate on the joint development and commercialization of space data centers in the UAE. Through this MOU, INNOSPACE and Madari Space will jointly explore new space business, ...
Starlink smallsats Group 6-94 launches on Tuesday from the Cape
Another group of SpaceX smallsats were launched Tuesday, November 18th at 7:12 p.m. ET, to meet up with the Starlink constellation. SpaceX will be busy again on Thursday with two launches and one each planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...
L3Harris breaks ground on Arkansas advanced propulsion facilities
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined state and local leaders to break ground on the Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities (AAPF), an extensive solid rocket motor (SRM) production campus. Aerojet Rocketdyne President Ken Bedingfield and Arkansas ...
ST Engineering iDirect + Black Cat Systems unveil advanced SATCOM Lab to support Australian Defence Force
ST Engineering iDirect and Black Cat Systems Pty Ltd. are expanding their partnership to establish an Advanced Satcom Technology Demonstration Lab. This initiative will showcase secure, resilient, and multi-layered satcom solutions tailored to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Central to ...
Viasat ramps up business aviation in-flight connectivity for JetXP customers with global multi-orbit capabilities
Viasat Inc., a provider of satellite communications, announces a major advancement in its business aviation multi-orbit strategy, with plans to integrate Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite capacity into its JetXP in-flight broadband service. The combination of Viasat’s ultra-high ...
AST SpaceMobile’s positive smartphone tests prove ready for Bell Canada’s connectivity
AST SpaceMobile performed well after the company ran tests for voice, video, and data over a standard smartphone. This success enables AST to partner with Bell Canada and prepares for Canadian direct-to-device distribution (D2D) of its signals. The technology goal ...
Speedcast has integrated new global high throughput service from Starlink as part of COSL Drilling’s hybrid solution
Speedcast has successfully integrated and deployed Starlink’s Global High Throughput Service (HTS) for offshore energy customer COSL Drilling Europe. This latest enhancement to COSL’s fleet of state-of-the-art, semi-submersible drilling rigs marks nearly a decade of partnership with Speedcast. COSL Drilling ...
Comtech Allerium secures long-term agreement with leading U.S. wireless service provider
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) earlier this month announced that the firm's Allerium business segment, formerly known as the Terrestrial & Wireless Networks segment, has entered into a significant, multi-year contract valued in excess of $130 million with a Tier ...
Rocket Lab to launch HASTE secret government mission on Tuesday from Wallops
On Tuesday Rocket Lab will be conducting their Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. This is a government top secret mission with details TBD. The launch will take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex ...
