Israel Launches Their Second Ofek Spy Satellite
The launch of Israel's Ofek-16 reconnaissance satellite.Photo is courtesy of Israels' Defense Ministry. An optoelectronic reconnaissance satellite packed with a number of advanced capabilities has been launched by Israel from the nation's launch complex in the center of the country ...
Rocket Lab Launch Mishap
Following a successful lift-off, first stage burn, and stage separation, Rocket Lab experienced an anomaly during the company's 13th Electron mission ‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen.’ The vehicle has been lost due to this mishap. The issue occurred approximately four ...
The BSAT-4b Satellite Dismounts for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 Launch
Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next mission have moved into full swing with arrival of the third satellite to be lofted on a heavy-lift Ariane 5 flight from the Spaceport in French Guiana on July 28. Delivered yesterday by a chartered ...
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ESA Selects Greek Team’s Deployable Small Satellite Antenna
A Greek consortium led by Adamant Composites announces they will develop a deployable structure that can work as an antenna for small satellites after a teleconference with the European Space Agency. Deployable structures are crucial for space missions as they ...
Comtech Xicom Gets $1.5 Million TWTA Contract
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) has revealed that, during the company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, received a contract valued at more than ...
EUMETSAT Transitions to Meteosat’s Third Generation and Ariane-6 to Launch Two of the Satellites
Decisions were made at a virtual meeting of the Council of Europe’s operational satellite agency for weather and climate, EUMETSAT, regarding the transition plan from the second to the third generation of Meteosat geostationary satellites for 2022-2026. It was determined ...
Pakistan to Address the Sustainability of the Nation’s National Space Program
Artistic rendition of Pakistan's PRSS-1 satellite. Pakistan has come somewhat late to the satellite sector; however, the Prime Minister’s office says it is looking to raise some $700 million from its new ‘Paksat Program’. Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division (SPD) prepared ...
L3Harris Launches USAF Constellation Demo Smallsat
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) launched the latest in a demonstration series of end-to-end smallsats as part of a U.S. Air Force constellation the company is responsible for developing. As the prime contractor for the firm fixed-price development space mission, L3Harris is ...
General Atomics Receives NASA MAIA Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to General Atomics of San Diego, California, for services required to host the agency’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) instrument on a commercial satellite in LEO. Work under this firm-fixed price contract begins August 31 ...
Blue Canyon Gleans DARPA Smallsat Contract
As many as 20 smallsat buses are now contracted to Blue Canyon Technologies by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The smallsats — based on the company's X-SAT smallsat — will be an integral part of a proposed DARPA ...
In-Space to Continue their Faraday Satellite Program Despite Devastating Loss
Despite the devasting news of losing their maiden satellite, Faraday-1, In-Space Missions has vowed to continue its Faraday satellite program Although the nanosat was launched on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket yesterday evening (July 4th) from New Zealand, the launch ...
OneWeb Announces the UK and Bharti Consortium Winning Bid
An artistic rendition of a OneWeb satellite on-orbit. Image is courtesy of the company. OneWeb has entered into an agreement with a consortium led by Her Majesty's Government (HMG), through the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial ...
Classified NRO Payload To Launch On July 15 Aboard A Minotaur IV Rocket
File photo of the Lockheed Martin Minotaur IV rocket launching the TacSat-3 satellite. A Lockheed Martin built and operated Minotaur IV rocket is scheduled to carry a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and is to be launched ...
