Almagest Space successful launch + deployment of their ELEVATION-1 E-Band satellite
Almagest Space Corporation has announced the successful launch and deployment of ELEVATION-1, a demonstration satellite carrying the world’s first E-band communications payload with the foundational technology for Almagest to develop innovative, high performance, bulk data solutions. ELEVATION-1 was launched, with ...
Rocket Lab to launch global wildfire detection and monitoring mission for OroraTech
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract for a responsive launch on Electron with Orora Technologies (OroraTech), a German company developing a satellite constellation to monitor wildfires and alert first responders to danger. Launching from Rocket Lab ...
Pixxel has launched Firefly hyperspectral satellite
Pixxel has successfully launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission via SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Pixxel's smallsats, image courtesy of the company. This ...
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INTEGRASYS is Satellite Industry Association’s newest associate member
Defense and GovernmentEnsuring that critical networks infrastructure operate efficiently, effectively, and securely even in hostile environments. Reliable technologies for network resiliency and cybersecurity INTEGRASYS is the newest Associate Member of SIA. The Company, based in Herndon, Virginia, specializes in providing ...
SpaceX Starlink Group 11-6 launch of 23 smallsats still on Friday from California
SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 6:07 a.m. PT, with ...
BlackSky ships first Gen-3 satellite planned for February launch
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) ships its first Gen-3 satellite to launch provider Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) today. The satellite is planned for launch in February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The Gen-3 constellation will offer ...
Eutelsat and NIGCOMSAT’s multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership
Eutelsat Group and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) have announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership to deliver low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services in Nigeria. This strategic agreement positions NIGCOMSAT as Nigeria’s leading satellite service provider by leveraging the OneWeb LEO network ...
Moody’s rating agency blames “OneWeb hurts Eutelsat”
Ratings agency Moody’s has again downgraded Eutelsat, and blames its decision on the “disappointing” contribution from Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation of satellites. The downgrade, from B2 to Ba3, cites the operational under performance in comparison with Eutelsat’s forecasts for revenues from ...
Zenno Astronautics + ANA Trading partner to rollout superconducting space technologies in Japan
Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has signed an MoU with ANA Trading to deploy the former’s superconducting technologies for space applications in the Japanese market. ANA Trading is a member of ANA Group, Japan’s leading airline group. With the slogan “Next Stop, Space”, ANA Group ...
The Italian Space Agency + Thales Alenia Space sign contract for NASA/JPL’s SBG-TIR mission
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have signed a contract for the implementation of NASA's Surface Biology and Geology - Thermal Infrared (SBG-TIR) Earth Observation mission. The signing ...
OpEd: NASA D.O.G.E. countdown…
Hail Caesar Elon! The command rang out as NASA's elite knelt in military precision; their blue shields pressed to the ground. Has America's space ambition finally hit rock bottom? Or should we say, hit DOGE bottom? Because from 21st January, ...
Nokia Technologies names current acting president as official president
Nokia has announced the appointment of Patrik Hammarén as President of Nokia Technologies and member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team, effective immediately. Nokia Technologies is responsible for managing and monetizing Nokia’s intellectual property, including the company’s patent portfolio. The ...
C5ISR market to reach $19.28 billion by 2029
According to research firm MarketsandMarkets, the C5ISR market is projected to reach $19,280.8 million by 2029, from $10,720.1 million in 2024, at a CAGR of 12.5%. The command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) market is experiencing significant growth ...
