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Electric Propulsion

Endurosat’s Platform-2’s launch includes Magdrive’s ‘Operation Get It Up’ high-power electric plasma thruster in orbit

January 12, 2023

Endurosat‘s Shared Mission, Platform-2 has been successfully launched into orbit on SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 Transporter-6 mission. Safe deployment confirmed, and the commissioning has started. Platform-2 is the first of multiple […]

Filed Under: Electric Propulsion, Falcon 9, Metal Plasma Thrusters, Plasma Propulsion, SpaceX

Airbus’ EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation system achieves key milestone

December 22, 2022

Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key […]

Filed Under: Airbus, Antennas, Constellations, Cybersecurity, EGNOS, Electric Propulsion, ESA, European Commission, European Union, Galileo, GPS, Maritime, Security

Hypernova to demo electric propulsion tech in-orbit via EnduroSat’s Space Service

December 12, 2022

Hypernova will validate its proprietary, plasma electric propulsion system on-orbit on EnduroSat’s Platform-2 — the launch is scheduled for December of 2022 on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-6 mission. With support […]

Filed Under: Demo Flight, Electric Propulsion, Hypernova, In-Space Demo, On-Orbit, Plasma Propulsion, SmallSat, VLEO

Beep…BEEP… RocketStar’s aneutronic fusion space propulsion engine earns AFWERX award to continue development efforts

November 3, 2022

RocketStar has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) AFWERX program for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to continue its effort in […]

Filed Under: AFWERX, Business Moves, Collaboration, Contracts, Electric Propulsion, Military, RocketStar, Space Engine

SENER Aeroespacial’s actuators successfully operating in-space aboard Hotbird 13F

October 28, 2022

The first six actuators of the more than 100 currently in series production by SENER Aeroespacial have been successfully launched and operated in space aboard the Hotbird 13F satellite (artistic […]

Filed Under: Actuators, Electric, Electric Propulsion, Engines / Thrusters, In-Space Missions, Satellites, SENER Aeroespacial

Exotrail + Airbus partner together on the implementation of propulsion for EO smallsats

September 21, 2022

Airbus and Exotrail have signed an agreement for the integration of spaceware™ – mini thruster (formerly known as ExoMG™ – mini), Exotrail’s new 300 to 600W class electric propulsion system, […]

Filed Under: Airbus, Business Moves, Earth Observation (EO), Electric Propulsion, Engines / Thrusters, Partnerships, SmallSat

Rocket Lab successfully launches their 30th Electron rocket + 150th satellite to space

September 15, 2022

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has delivered its 30th mission and 150th satellite to orbit following the company’s latest successful Electron launch Thursday, September 15 at 20:38 UTC. “The Owl Spreads […]

Filed Under: 3D Printing, Climate, Earth Observation (EO), Electric Propulsion, Electron, Launch, Moon, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

Blue Canyon Technologies + SEAKR Engineering deliver 1st flight unit + payloads for the DARPA Blackjack Program

September 7, 2022

Blue Canyon Technologies, LLC, and SEAKR Engineering, LLC, wholly owned subsidiaries of Raytheon Technologies, have announced that they have delivered one, Saturn-class, microsat bus and have also completed acceptance testing […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Blackjack, Blue Canyon Technologies, Buses, Business Moves, Command + Control, Comms, Contracts, DARPA, DoD, Electric Propulsion, Ground Test Unit, LEO, Microsat, Military, Multiple Payloads, National Security, Raytheon I&S, RF, SEAKR Engineering, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

Boeing delivers SES 20 + 21 satellites to Cape Canaveral for ULA launch

August 23, 2022

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered two satellites for SES to the firm’s launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of the upcoming launch of the twin spacecraft on a United […]

Filed Under: Atlas V, Boeing, Boeing 702SP, C-band, Electric Propulsion, Launch, Launch Contract, Launch Facilities, Launch Vehicle, SES, United Launch Alliance Tagged With: Featured

Benchmark Space Systems intends to keep popular orbits safer with their new Collision Avoidance Kit (CoLA)

August 9, 2022

With the most popular, revenue-generating orbits increasingly congested, Benchmark Space Systems has unveiled a breakthrough Collision Avoidance (ColA) Kit, featuring the firm’s heritage propulsion technology in a condensed package that […]

Filed Under: Electric Propulsion, Orbital Debris, OTV, Satelite Innovation, SmallSat, Space Collision Avoidance, Space Debris, Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, SSA Tagged With: Featured

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