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AAC Clyde Space’s SEK 2.6 M follow-on order from Space Forge for reusable demonstration spacecraft’s in-orbit production mission

January 18, 2023

AAC Clyde Space, a New Space company, has received a EUR 234 k (approx. SEK 2.6 M) order from UK-based Space Forge to provide space products for a demonstration spacecraft […]

Filed Under: AAC Clyde Space, Business Moves, Collaboration, Deorbit, Mission, Mission Agreement, Reusable, Satellite Earth Return Service, Spacecraft, United Kingdom (UK)

FCC adopts new ‘5-Year Rule’ For Deorbiting Satellites

September 30, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in Low Earth Obit (LEO) to dispose of their satellites within 5 years of completing their missions. The new […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Deorbit, FCC, Government, LEO, Orbital Debris, Space Safety Tagged With: Featured

Vestigo Aerospace closes seed funding round for their satellite dragsail technology

September 12, 2022

Vestigo Aerospace has closed a seed funding round with an investment of $375,000 from Manhattan West — NASA will provide a 1:1 match of Manhattan West’s investment through a Small […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Business Moves, Contracts, Deorbit, Dragsails, Featured, NASA, SBIR, Seed Funding, SmallSat

Space Flight Laboratory deorbits the CanX-7 smallsat using drag sail technology

June 13, 2022

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has announced the successful deorbiting of the 3.5 kg. CanX-7 demonstration smallsat using drag sail technology designed to reduce the time retired smallsats spend in orbit […]

Filed Under: Canada, Deorbit, Drag Sail, Government, Orbital Decay, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

South Africa’s SunbandilaSat Heading For Deorbit + Re-Entry Burn Up

December 13, 2021

The South African satellite SumbandilaSat (Pathfinder in Venda) is reaching the end of its life and initiated deorbit procedures on Friday, December 10, 2021. The satellite was launched in 2009 […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Deorbit, Government, News, SmallSat, South Africa

Europe’s First Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite Successfully Deorbited

November 30, 2021

Europe’s first meteorological satellite in polar orbit, Metop-A, has been successfully deorbited by Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, with support from Airbus. Starting immediately, the satellite will spiral downward in […]

Filed Under: Deorbit, Earth Observation (EO)

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