Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch
An artist's depiction shows L3Harris Technologies' tracking layer satellite, designed to track and target hypersonic weapons from space. (L3Harris Technologies) The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according to ...
SpaceX dramatic scrub as engines ignite for Flag Day Starlink fourth attempt at launch
Abort! as engines have ignited and clamps are released Photo captured on Friday, June 14, by Satnews from SpaceX's video stream. "Standing down from today’s Falcon 9 launch. A new target launch date will be shared once available." Still no ...
SSC awards 3 contracts for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA). The base Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award includes Firm Fixed Price (FFP) ...
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In celebration of Juneteenth
June 19 was officially declared a U.S. holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. In celebration of Juneteenth the Satnews offices will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 and will reopen on Thursday, June 20 ...
SpaceX hopes better weather for Flag Day Starlink launch of 22 smallsats
"SpaceX is targeting Friday, June 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 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 4:35 p.m. ET with ...
Insight — FAQ: What we know about Russia’s alleged nuclear anti-satellite weapon
Starfish Prime 0 to 15 seconds after detonation, photographed from Maui Station, July 9, 1962. Los Alamos National Laboratory Updated June 11, 2024,* to reflect new information about the satellite in question and recent UN Security Council Resolutions What is ...
NASA, Boeing Progress on Testing Starliner with Crew at Space Station
The Starliner spacecraft on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 263 miles above Quebec, Canada. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard Starliner docked to the orbital outpost’s forward port on the Harmony ...
SpaceX’s bad hat trick of three scrubs in a row as Thursday’s launch was called due to weather again
Originally the SpaceX launch of 22 more of its Starlink broadband satellites that were to orbit from Florida's Space Coast was set for June 12. That was scrubbed and rolled over to June 13, and now, due to inclimate Florida ...
Element U.S. Space & Defense debuts
NTS Technical Systems—a global authority for independent testing services across multiple industries—has reemerged as Element U.S. Space & Defense, marking a new era in the company’s transformative 63 year legacy. As a trusted government testing partner and pioneer service provider ...
Milrem Robotics intros Starlink-equipped combat support Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Milrem Robotics and AEC Skyline have integrated Starlink SATCOM and associated equipment into the THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) that allows the unit to be controlled over vast distances. The latest communication system allows unmanned combat support vehicles to be ...
Skyband selects Hughes JUPITER system to power digital transformations across Saudi Arabia
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), has announced that Luna Space Telecommunications Co. Ltd., a leading Saudi Arabia service provider under the Skyband Holding company, has purchased a JUPITER™ System Gateway as well as 1,200 Hughes ...
Thales, Spire Global + ESSP to develop a space-based air traffic surveillance service
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO), Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR), and European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the goal of introducing a range of global satellite-based surveillance services to the air traffic management (ATM) industry ...
Polish armed forces enhance safety + ops efficiency with ATC comms from Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz was recently awarded a contract by the Polish Armaments Agency for the delivery of multiple VHF/UHF R&S M3SR Series4400 software defined radio stations of the SOVERON family for air traffic control (ATC). The contract includes the modernization ...