SpaceX sends USSF-37 mission X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle soaring from the Cape on Thursday
SpaceX's Falcon 9 on Thursday, August 21 at 11:50 p.m. ET launched the USSF-36 mission to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. "OTV-8 exemplifies the X-37B's status as the ...
SpaceX prepares Starship’s 10th launch on Sunday incorporating changes for reliability
The tenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Sunday, August 24. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which ...
U.S. Space Force’s L3Harris-built NTS-3 satellite successfully launches
The L3Harris-built (NYSE: LHX) advanced Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) has successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket. NTS-3 is the Department of Defense’s first experimental navigation satellite system in nearly 50 ...
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Samara Aerospace delivers “Cicada” payload to Impulse Space for 1st in-space validation of MSAC technology
Highlight: Samara’s Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) Samara Aerospace has delivered its first flight payload, Cicada, to Impulse Space, marking a significant milestone in the company’s path toward operational spaceflight heritage. The hardware, comprised of four of Samara’s proprietary ...
Forrester’s Digest: Putin wants to increase size of satellite fleet
Russian news agency Interfax reports that the size of RussiaRussia’s operating satellite constellation should be increased drastically, but Russian President Vladimir Putin said believes the cost of space launches should decline. “As part of such close cooperation between the state ...
TI semiconductors enable advanced Earth-observation capabilities of ISRO’s first-of-its-kind NISAR mission
Texas Instruments (TI) semiconductors are enabling the radar imaging and scientific exploration payloads for the NASA-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) synthetic aperture radar (NISAR) satellite, which was recently launched into orbit. The launch of the satellite culminates a decade-long partnership ...
Forrester’s Digest: UK Space Agency absorbed by British government
The move by the UK government to shift the UK Space Agency into its Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has been described as both good news, and bad, for the UK space sector. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) ...
Alaska Airlines launches new era of connectivity with Starlink, the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky
Alaska Airlines will launch an upgrade to their inflight experience: the fastest, most reliable Wi-Fi in the sky on every flight. Starting in 2026, Alaska guests will be able to use Starlink Wi-Fi with ultra-fast speeds and lower latency to ...
Australia and New Zealand expand SouthPAN program with Viasat through AUD252 million award for additional satellite services
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has received an AUD252 million award from Geoscience Australia (GA) and Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to deliver additional satellite services for the region’s world-class Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN). SouthPAN early Open ...
C-COM receives U.S. patent for Ka-Band Phased-Array Antenna in Package technology
C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI and OTCQB: CYSNF) has been granted U.S. patent No.:12,381,318 B2 for the firm's invention of a Ka-band 2D Phased-Array Antenna in Package. This is the 12th patent C-COM has been granted and is the ...
Mercury signs hardware production agreement with AeroVironment to support USSF’s SCAR program
Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) has a new production agreement with AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program. AV was awarded the $1.4 billion SCAR contract in 2022 by the ...
Forrester’s Digest: Mynaric exits Chapter 11
Munich-based Mynaric, which makes satellite laser terminal links, has exited the German version of Chapter 11 (StaRUG). Back in March, Sir Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab announced plans to acquire Mynaric but there’s now a new owner in place. The new ...
Anglo-Eastern upgrades Hadley Shipping Group with Viasat’s Inmarsats NexusWave
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced that Anglo-Eastern will upgrade Hadley Shipping Group’s fleet to Inmarsat’s fully managed bonded connectivity solution, NexusWave. Hadley Shipping Group is a long-standing Inmarsat Maritime user. Its transition to NexusWave represents a significant step ...
