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 […]
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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 […]
SpaceX launches D-Orbit’s OTV ION in a first mid-inclination orbit
Space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit launched Starfield, the eighth commercial mission of their proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) ION Satellite Carrier (ION), and the first one in a […]
UPDATE 2: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launches 49 Starlinks and D-Orbit’s Eclectic Elena
SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 successfully launched 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to LEO from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California […]
AAC Clyde Space’s AIS communications satellite Kelpie-1 launches
Kelpie-1, a 3U AAC Clyde Space EPIC nanosatellite, was successfully launched on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission on January 3, 2023. Kelpie-1 will deliver AIS data to the U.S. company ORBCOMM […]