Restructure of US Space Force Focuses on Space Warfighter Needs
The Department of the Air Force and the United States Space Force recently finalized the new service’s organizational structure for echelons below the headquarters, reflecting the newest branch of the armed forces’ guiding principles of being a lean, agile and ...
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 ...
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NanoAvionics Captures ESA Smallsat Propulsion Systems Contract
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently granted 1 million euros to smallsat mission integrator, NanoAvionics, to develop key components for smallsat propulsion systems. The new propulsion technologies, with a thrust of up to 5N, aim to further reduce the cost ...
NSR Sees Hundreds of $Billions for Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Markets
NSR’s Global Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Markets, 10th Edition (GSMLM10) report, recently released, projects a $478 billion opportunity for the satellite manufacturing and launch market over the next decade. This new study integrates satellites below 500 kg, covering the entire ...
Gilat Empowers IFEC for Qingdao Airlines
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) and their aero modem, Taurus, is powering In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) service to China’s Qingdao Airlines. The service is provided by China Satcom over CS-16 Ka-HTS satellite, together with its partner China ...
Iridium Satellites and Blue Sky Network’s New Vehicle Management System
The HawkEye 5500 (HE5500) is a dual-mode, real-time tracking andvehicle management solution. Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has said their partner, Blue Sky Network, has introduced the HawkEye 5500 (HE5500) vehicle management solution that features the first-of-its-kind, full integration of ...
UP42 Now Offers exactEarth Global Ship Tracking Data
UP42 has announced that global ship tracking data from exactEarth Ltd. is now offered on the UP42 developer platform and marketplace for Earth Observation (EO) data and analytics. The exactEarth partnership enables UP42 users to build powerful maritime applications incorporating ...
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 ...
