UPDATED: Three, Maxar-Built, C-Band Satellites To Be Launched By Arianespace For Intelsat
Intelsat has contracted Arianespace for the launch of three, C-band satellites, on Ariane 5 and Ariane 6. Arianespace and Intelsat have just signed an agreement for two launches of three satellites — Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 and Galaxy 37 — ...
Northrop Grumman To Develop Strategic MILSATCOM Program For US Space Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) for the rapid prototyping phase of the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) program to develop a modernized strategic communications space segment with enhanced resilience and ...
The USAF’s AEHF-6 Satellite From Lockheed Martin Completes On-Orbit Test
Artistic rendition of the AEHF-6 satellite is courtesy of Lockheed Martin. The sixth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite successfully completed its On-Orbit Test (OOT) period on August 27, 2020. AEHF-6 will be part ...
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Rocket Lab’s Final Wet Dress Rehearsal Before First Launch from U.S.
With this major milestone complete, the Electron launch vehicle, launch team, and the L-2 pad systems are now ready for Rocket Lab's first launch from U.S. soil. Rocket Lab enjoyed the completion of a successful milestone. The company has successfully ...
SES Opens New Facility In London
As remote production for sports ramps up around the globe, SES is providing broadcasters with a newly opened, full-service sports and events facility in Greater London. In addition to handling downlink, decoding, processing and recording, SES's Stockley Park facility offers ...
EVP For Government Affairs + Public Policy Named By Voyager Space Holdings
Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager) has appointed Eric Stallmer as the EVP of government affairs and public policy. Eric Stallmer Stallmer will lead Voyager’s Washington D.C. office and will be responsible for representing the interests of Voyager to key government ...
Payload Protection From Dust Contamination From XCAM
While on Earth, satellites are kept in immaculate cleanrooms to protect their instruments from harmful dust particles. If those instruments fail to function properly in space, however, it could be because of particle contamination during launch. Now a British company ...
Electromagnetic Propulsion Launch Roadmap Announced By Guoyao Tech
Start-up company Guoyao Tech is developing a novel launch system that is based on electromagnetic technology that would deliver satellites and humans into space and the firm has now announced a roadmap to complete a prototype launch of 10 kg ...
Scottish Spaceports Form An Alliance
Artistic concept illustration of the Sutherland spaceport. The five space ports under consideration in Scotland have formed an alliance to highlight their plans and eventual activity. The alliance wants to address common issues and promote the industry onto the global ...
Capgemini Commissioned By ESA To Develop The Pilot Program For The BIOMASS Space Mission
Capgemini has been commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the pilot version of the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP), an innovative environment that provides data and information on above ground biomass[1] dedicated to the international scientific ...
Ready To Go — But SpaceX Postpones Launch
Once again, SpaceX is scrubbing its launch on Friday. Here's the statement from SpaceX. SpaceX is standing down from the launch attempt of its thirteenth Starlink mission due to severe weather in the recovery area, which is likely to persist ...
Mangata Networks Joins 5G Open Innovation Lab To Focus On 5G Over Satellite (So5G)
Mangata Networks has been selected as a member of the 5G Open Innovation Lab, a global ecosystem of developers, start-ups, enterprises, academia and government institutions, focused on helping start-ups use 5G to develop new capabilities, use cases and market categories ...
Life On Venus?
Media Lario S.r.l. congratulates the team at the ALMA Telescope Array in Atacama, Chile, and the entire scientific team involved in the discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, indicating the possibility of life on our neighboring planet, as ...
