Following two scrubs the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on schedule with 13 demonstration satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Development Agency (SDA) at 7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. […]
Constellations
Optical Zonu names a new Aerospace + Defense Sales Engineer
Optical Zonu Corporation has expanded the firm’s RFoF offering to improve connectivity for 5G direct-to-cellular satellite services with the hiring of former AST SpaceMobile Gateway Engineer Luis Tellez-Giron as an […]
KSAT Ka-band network expanded + optimized for smallsat constellations.
KSAT has introduced the world’s first, commercial, fully automated, Ka-band ground network optimized for smallsat constellations. KSATlite Ka-band services represent the nexgen of ground network solutions, offering unparalleled bandwidth and […]
Lockheed Martin: Smallsat rapid development facility opens + also completes the CDR for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has opened a facility that streamlines small satellite (smallsat) processing to enable high-rate delivery. The multi-million dollar facility will house the company’s Space Development Agency (SDA) […]
Momentus to spotlight the low cost M-1000 bus
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) will be attending Small Satellite Conference from August 5-10 in Logan, Utah, and will be hosting a presentation to discuss the company’s orbital transportation and hosted […]
Forrester’s Digest: China wanted to buy OneWeb + is Viasat is going to alter Inmarsat’s LEO plans??
There was reportedly once an attempted takeover of OneWeb by Chinese interests. An article in the Sunday Telegraph stated that the UK’s MI5 security service investigated the China involvement, and […]
Momentus deploys all payloads from Vigoride-6 mission + offers updates
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has deployed all customer payloads from its Vigoride-6 Orbital Service Vehicle that launched in April of 2023 aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission. To date, Momentus has […]
Smallsat market continues growth
Approximately 26,104 smallsats (satellites <500 kg) will be launched between 2023-2032, representing a daily launch mass of 1.5 tons over the 10 year period, according to Euroconsult. Two constellations – […]
Orbit Communication Systems to integrate airborne terminals across Viasat’s expanded Ka-band network
Orbit Communications Systems Inc. has signed a cooperation agreement with Viasat Inc. under which Orbit’s airborne terminals will integrate with the extensive Viasat Ka-band network, which includes the Global Xpress […]
Rocket Lab Electron launches satellites for NASA, Space Flight Laboratory + Spire Global
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) successfully launched their rideshare Electron mission that carried seven smallsats to LEO. Named the “Baby Come Back” mission, Electron lifted the smallsats from Pad […]