Preliminary analysis of data from Virgin Orbit‘s Start Me Up mission has begun to shed light on the outcome of the January 9th flight and the next steps that will […]
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AXESS Networks and Es’hailSat partner to provide teleport and VSAT to sectors in MENA region
AXESS Networks, a global provider of satellite communications solutions, and Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, announced a Strategic Partnership Agreement to provide Teleport and VSAT services for multiple sectors in […]
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 […]
Europe’s 1st solar sail mission successfully launched
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has announced the successful launch of Europe‘s first solar sail mission aboard SpaceX Transporter-6 — the 6U smallsat, nicknamed ‘Alpha,’ was manufactured for France’s Gama and is […]
D-Orbit launches Second Star to the Right and two ION Satellite Carriers on seventh orbital transportation mission
D-Orbit, the space logistics and orbital transportation company, launched Second Star to the Right, the seventh commercial mission of ION Satellite Carrier (ION), D-Orbit’s proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), and […]
LDRA’s tool suite’s verification and validation processes for Orion spacecraft successfully supports Artemis I’s mission
As the Artemis I uncrewed moon-orbiting mission comes to a successful end, LDRA — the project’s software verification, source code analysis, and testing partner — provided its ongoing support in the development of […]
Innoflight’s multi-million government contracts to radiation-harden and cyber-harden sensor payloads
Innoflight was awarded over $5M in government contracts to radiation-harden and cyber-harden advanced terrestrial sensor payloads for space. Within Department of Defense (DoD) space programs, there is a significant interest […]
France’s Unseenlabs’ 8th space-based RF detection satellite specific to maritime surveillance is ready to launch
Unseenlabs, provider of space-based RF detection for Maritime Domain Awareness, announced the launch of its latest satellite, BRO-8, number eight in its satellite constellation. BRO-8 will be launched January 2023 […]
Northrop Grumman Space Navigation Systems achieves 65 million hours and keeps on going
A full calendar year has 8,760 hours and a commercial airliner can be in service for about 30 years (or around 165,000 flying hours). Achieving a continuous performance milestone of […]
UK Space Agency funding in the million£s to support satellite launch sector
The UK Space Agency has announced £2.7 million for 13 early-stage technology projects across England, Scotland and Wales to support the satellite launch sector Funding from the agency’s new Launch […]