L-2 Update ULA’s Atlas V in final preparation for launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper Protoflight mission
Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight: Payload hoistUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) hoists Amazon's Project Kuiper Protoflight mission payload atop the Atlas V rocket in the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo ...
SpaceX Starlink launch just hours away
SpaceX photo from Friday, September 29 launch WEDNESDAY UPDATE: SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, October 4 at 10:45 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral ...
Spain’s MIURA 1 launch campaign kicks off
PLD Space has successfully concluded the two pre-launch tests of the first flight unit of the Spanish launcher, specifically the umbilical cable tests and the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) — the positive results obtained during these tests effectively give the ...
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Russian Luch (Olymp) 2 satellite approaching multiple GEO spacecraft
When the Russian Luch (Olymp) 2 [Norad ID 55841] launched in March 2023, it was unclear how closely its behavior would mirror its predecessor, Luch (Olymp) [Norad ID 40258], a well-known interloper among geosynchronous satellites. Since Luch (Olymp)'s launch in ...
NSR has released the Non–GEO Constellations Analysis Toolkit 4.0
NSR has released the firm's latest edition of the Non-GEO Constellations Analysis Toolkit 4.0 (NCAT4), a gateway to comprehensive, data-driven insights into the world of NGSO (Non-Geostationary Orbit) satellite constellations. NCAT4 is a powerful assembly of quantitative models that x-ray ...
SCOUT to deliver space-based sensing payload for IARPA SINTRA
SCOUT Space Inc. has been selected as a subcontractor by Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the R&D arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in support of the SINTRA (Space Debris Identification and Tracking) program. Through ...
Keysight launches Phased Array Antenna Control and Calibration solution for SATCOM
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) has introduced their new Phased Array Antenna Control and Calibration solution, a breakthrough, over-the-air (OTA), calibration and characterization solution that enables satellite designers developing active electronically scanned arrays for SATCOM applications to rapidly test their ...
AAC Clyde Space receives satellite order
AAC Clyde Space has won a GBP 0.902 million (approx. SEK 12.1 million) order for a 3U satellite that is scheduled for delivery in Q4 2024. The satellite will be equipped with a VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) payload. VDES ...
Tāwhaki aerospace venture in New Zealand takes another step into space
There is new New Zealand government funding for an indigenous-lead aerospace venture, Tāwhaki, and for the country’s growing aerospace sector. A $5.4 million grant from the Kānoa Regional Strategic Partnership Fund will enable a new 1 kilometer runway and hangar ...
Ericsson announces appointment of Chief Compliance Officer
Applied Generative AI for Enterprise Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) toda announces the appointment of Jan Sprafke as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). Mr. Sprafke, who has been acting CCO since February 2023, will report to Scott Dresser, Group Chief Legal Officer and ...
Rogue Space Systems appoints Chief Strategy Officer
Rogue Space Systems Corporation has named Chris Hearsey as the company's new Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). Mr. Hearsey has vast experience and insights into space law and policy, technology, and business. Chris Hearsey has spent more than ten years working ...
L-4 Update for ULA’s launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper Protoflight mission
Centaur Stack: Atlas V Project Kuiper ProtoflightThe Centaur upper stage is brought to the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and placed atop the first stage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in preparation to launch Amazon's ...
Capella Space moving to larger facilities
Capella Space Corp. has doubled the size of its office space and manufacturing floor by moving into a new, 32,000 square foot facility at 397 South Taylor Avenue, Louisville, Colorado, across town from Capella’s previous office — this new space will ...
