Orbit Communications Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI) has delivered an OceanTRx4 Mil satellite communications system to the Israeli Navy to be installed on their Saar 6-class corvette. OceanTRx 4 Mil is […]
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Gilat Engages In Multi-Million$$$ APAC Connectivity Contract
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has entered a strategic agreement valued at tens of millions of dollars, including a potential for significant project expansions, with a large government […]
China’s Yaogan-34 Satellite Issues Forth From Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
On Friday, April 30, China successfully launched a new, remote sensing satellite, Yaogan-34, into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 3:27 p.m. The Yaogan-34 satellite […]
ASAT Testing In Space Fact Sheets Published By Secure World Foundation
The Secure World Foundation has released an updated set of 11 fact sheets that document anti-satellite (ASAT) testing in space and robotic rendezvous and proximity operations (RPOs) conducted for military […]
Virgin Orbit Selected By Brazilian Space Agency + Air Force For Orbital Launches
The Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) and Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) announced today that Virgin Orbit has been selected to bring orbital launch capability to […]
USSF + Israeli Air Force Space Engagement Talks Successfully Completed
The U.S. Space Force hosted their first Space Engagement Talks with the Israeli Air Force during separate virtual sessions April 19-20 — these talks brought together two nations with a […]
Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency
The Norwegian Space Agency has announced the successful launch of the NorSat-3 maritime tracking smallsat, built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) in Toronto, successfully launched on April 28, 2012, aboard […]
Avoiding Low-Earth Orbit Collisions – The Clock Is Ticking
We’ve had a few scares recently, and the number of close calls requiring an automated or manual maneuver to avoid a collision will increase dramatically in the future… There was a recent […]
Five SBIR Contracts Awarded To Space Micro
Space Micro Inc. has received five separate SBIR contracts to develop and enhance their products for scientific, defense and dual purposes — these Q1 2021 awards were received from U.S. […]
Trial Integration Completed By Norwegian Space Agency Of ThrustMe’s Propulsion System For NorSat-TD
The Norwegian Space Agency and ThrustMe have announced they have completed trial integration of ThrustMe’s NPT30-I2 propulsion system into the NorSat- TD satellite. During the mission, which is on schedule […]