Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has celebrated the first space launch of Z01™, the company’s world-first, superconducting, magnetic torquer for fuel-free spacecraft attitude control — Zenno’s on-orbit validation of Z01 is the first-ever […]
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Italy’s 1st private smallsat IoT constellation is born
Apogeo Space is creating Italy’s first private satellite constellation to provide a telecommunication service for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and has released the firm’s first batch of nine smallsats. […]
Zenno Astronautics + D-Orbit sign MOU for superconducting electromagnets apps development
Zenno Astronautics (Zenno), a developer of world-first superconducting electromagnets for space applications, and D-Orbit have formed a special, commercial partnership to collaborate on the development of new space products and services. The initial […]
New Zealand’s Zenno Astronautics to “give the space industry what it needs to progress” with the first superconducting electromagnet for space
New Zealand’s space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has completed the integration of the world’s first superconducting magnetic torquer for fuel-free spacecraft attitude control. The Z01™ was integrated inside D-Orbit’s ION Satellite […]
ESA moves ahead with In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) missions
In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) refers to extending the life or functionalities of spacecraft that are already on-orbit — this can be accomplished by performing maintenance, adjusting a spacecraft’s orbit, changing the […]
Thales Alenia Space and consortium is enlisted by Italian Space Agency for €235 for In-Orbit Servicing demonstration mission
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won a €235 million contract from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to design, develop and qualify a […]
A Transporter-7 achievement: D-Orbit launches ION’s 10th orbital transportation mission
D-Orbit has launched Guardian, the 10th commercial mission of the firm’s proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) — ION Satellite Carrier (ION). The OTV lifted off on April 14th, 2023, at […]
D-Orbit’s IRIDE satellite observation program receives 26 million euros contract with ESA
D-Orbit, a space logistics and orbital transportation company, has signed a 26 million euros contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for IRIDE, a space-based observation program initiated by the […]
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense demo mission is a success
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) recently deployed an experimental payload with the company’s Payload Release Ring (PRR) spacecraft separation system. The PRR demonstration mission launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on […]
Spacemind launches three Italian smallsats to orbit from ISS
Spacemind, the space division of Italian company NPC, has accomplished a series of three smallsat launches. DanteSat, Futura-SM1 and Futura-SM3 have been successfully launched into orbit from the International Space […]