SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s secret GPS III-7 to stand against increasing threats
On Friday, May 30 at 1:37 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the GPS III-7 mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews. This was an accelerated mission ...
Northrop Grumman invests $50 million in Firefly Aerospace to advance Eclipse™ medium launch vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of the companies’ co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse™. Filling a void in an underserved market, Eclipse will launch up to 16,300 ...
EnduroSat secures €43 million to accelerate the Endurance Gen3 satellite production
EnduroSat has closed €43 million investment round led by Founders Fund—this significant funding round also included participation from CEECAT Capital, Morphosis Capital and other returning investors, highlighting the strong confidence in EnduroSat’s vision and capabilities. The new Endurance Gen3 satellite ...
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Forrester’s Digest: South Africa’s ICASA warns Starlink users
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system is not authorized or licensed by South Africa. Recent discussions between SpaceX and South Africa’s licensing authorities could see this prohibition lifted. However, there are reportedly thousands of Starlink users in South Africa. The users have ...
Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 32nd flight + 12th human spaceflight
Launch image is courtesy of Blue Origin Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program on May 31st. The NS-32 Crew, photo, Blue Origin. The crew included: K-12 STEM teacher Aymette ...
ChinaDaily: China launches the Tianwen 2 mission
A Long March 3B carrier rocket launches China's Tianwen 2 mission from the Xichang Satellite Center.Photo is courtesy of Xinhua. China successfully launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen 2, in the early hours of Thursday, May 29th. This mission ...
SpaceX’s foggy Saturday launch of Starlink Group 11-18 smallsats from Vandenberg
The Friday launch of Starlink Group 11-18 smallsats ended up on a foggy Saturday, May 31 at 1:10 p.m. PT, when Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space ...
SpaceX’s Friday launches Starlink Group 11-18 and GPS III SV08 still on schedule
Starlink solved a problem that once seemed unsolvable for Fernando, a farmer from Taquaritinga, in the counstryside of São Paulo. “We had tried other internet solutions before, but none of them were satisfactory,” says Fernando, who runs an agricultural business ...
Infineon launches new radiation hardened GaN transistors, including one of the first DLA JANS certified GaN device
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has announced the first of a new family of radiation hardened Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistors, fabricated at Infineon’s own foundry, based on its proven CoolGan™ technology. Designed to operate in harsh space ...
Ground Stations: Owned, or Rent Capacity?
By Chris Forrester Noel Rimalovski (Managing Director, GH Partners) moderated this key panel at the SmallSat Europe conference held at the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam on May 28. With his panel he examined the role of Ground Segment and ...
Can Europe fund mega-constellations?
By Chris Forrester Moderator: Tom Stroup (President, Satellite Industry Association, SIA) asked his panel to examine whether Europe was ready with its own constellations. Dallas Kasaboski (Principal Analyst, Analysys Mason) said that there were more than 200 constellations planned globally ...
Finding the next niche for SmallSats
By Chris Forrester Miguel Valero (Managing Director, Space Strategies LLC) moderated this session at the SmallSat Europe event in Amsterdam on May 28. Richard Adams (Sales Director, Bright Ascension). Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Bright Ascension supplies Mission Control software and ...
M&A Activity in European Markets
By Chris Forrester Alexis Sainz (Partner, Hogan Lovells) moderated the SmallSat Europe session, which examined the current patterns in M&A activity in Europe and whether changes in the US would impact European activity. Karl Schmidt (Managing Director, KippsDeSanto & Co.) ...
