Iodine Propulsion Proven Viable For Smallsats In Space By ThrustMe + Spacety
The space industry seeks new solutions to ensure economic and environmental space sustainability with the rise of satellite mega-constellations. A solution lies in the use of on-orbit propulsion, but traditional systems are not fit for the New Space paradigm. ThrustMe ...
Virgin Orbit’s 2nd Launch Demo Is Completed + 10 Smallsats Air Launched Via The LauncherOne Rocket
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket reached space during the company’s second launch demonstration on January 17, 2021, successfully deploying 10 payloads for NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP). Virgin Orbit’s launch system uses a technique called air launch, in which a rocket ...
UPDATE: Blue Origin’s New Shepard Launch Is Successful
Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th mission to space and back on January 14, 2021, for the New Shepard program. Mission NS-14 featured a crew capsule outfitted with astronaut experience upgrades for upcoming flights with passengers onboard. Capsule upgrades included: ...
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Satrec Initiative Receives Substantial Investment From Largest Defence Corporation In Korea
Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd. (“Satrec Initiative”), which specializes in high-performance small/medium Earth Observation (EO) satellite systems, has announced investments from Hanwha Aerospace Co. (“Hanwha Aerospace”), the largest defense corporation in Korea. The total amount of investment is approximately $100 million ...
SES Networks’ Satellite Capacity Will Be Delivered To SSI Canada
Vital new satellite capacity will be delivered to Canada’s north, including all 25 communities of Nunavut, following a partnership signed between SSi Canada, the developer-operator of QINIQ broadband and SSi Mobile services in Nunavut, and SES Networks. This partnership comes ...
Marlink Group To Acquire ITC Global
Marlink Group, backed by Apax Partners (France), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of ITC Global, a leading provider of satellite communications solutions, from Panasonic. Upon completion of the acquisition, ITC Global will become a cornerstone of the ...
The ISRO’s CMS-01 Satellite Now In Final Orbit
The ISRO's PSLV C-50 before the launch of the CMS-01 communication satellite. The communication satellite CMS-01, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 14, has been placed in its final circular orbit of about 36,000 kilometres after ...
ArianeGroup + CNES Sign Agreement For Testing Of ESA’s Prometheus Rocket Engine
Following the visit to the ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) site in Vernon by the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire and Minister for Overseas France Sébastien Lecornu, ArianeGroup CEO ...
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A new year and three new staff appointments at Spaceport Cornwall. Following the departure of Miles Carden, Melissa Thorpe will be providing an interim solution to the position and will be supported by John Paffett. As well as this, new ...
SatADSL + Telespazio Form Satellite Services Partnership For Brazil
A new path to accessing Brazil’s connectivity market has been laid out for satellite service providers with the announcement of a partnership between SatADSL and Telespazio. Telespazio Brasil will offer their connectivity via SatADSL’s Cloud-service Delivery Platform (C-SDP) and the ...
MoU Signed By Indian + UK Space Companies
In an official online ceremony this week, Methera Global Communications Ltd., a UK based MEO satellite constellation start-up, and Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd, a Government of India enterprise specializing in ground segment installation and integration, exchanged their signed MOU — ...
NGA Selects Six For The Geospatial Intelligence Hall Of Fame
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has selected six new members for induction into the Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame. “This is a group of truly remarkable individuals who all had significant impacts on shaping the GEOINT community into what it is ...
New Family Of Digital Differential Measuring Systems Intro’d By Kaman
The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc. has announced that the KD-5600 family of digital eddy current measurement systems is ideal for use in COTS applications for fast steering mirrors, magnetic bearing active control, shaft vibration, image stabilization, and ...
