To accelerate its mission to expand humanity across the solar system by developing long term human habitation in space, Vast has acquired space startup Launcher. Vast is building an artificial […]
Hosted Payload
General Atomics GAzelle satellite completes post launch acceptance review
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) recently launched GAzelle satellite that is hosting NOAA‘s Argos-4 and RadMon payloads has successfully completed its on-orbit, Post Launch Acceptance Review (PLAR). All components are […]
SSC delivers the first hosted payload to Japan in historic USSF partnership
Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Domain Awareness & Combat Power (SDACP) Directorate has delivered the first of two payloads to Japan, placing the United States and Japan one step closer […]
Spiral Blue’s SE-1 computer reaches orbit
The Space Edge One computer (SE-1), developed by Australian startup Spiral Blue, launched as a hosted payload aboard a Satellogic NewSat spacecraft on the Transporter-6 rideshare mission, which left Earth […]
D-Orbit signs payload hosting contract with SpacePNT
D-Orbit recently signed a hosted payload contract with SpacePNT, a Swiss company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of low cost, high-accuracy, GNSS receivers for the New Space satellite […]
Quantum Space and partners plan for superhighway mission between Earth and the Moon
Quantum Space (Quantum) today announced their first operational mission to cislunar space will launch in October 2024 and will include partners GEOST, LLC and Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT). Known as […]
Spire Global’s space services agreement with GHGSat will launch satellites for greenhouse gas emissions monitoring
Spire Global, Inc., provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced a Space Services agreement with GHGSat, a leader in high-resolution methane monitoring from space, to expand its satellite […]
Airbus MILSATCOM enlisted for the Czech Armed Forces + the Netherlands
Airbus has signed contracts with the Ministries of Defense of Czech Republic and the Netherlands to provide satellite communications for a 15-year period. The Armed Forces of Czech Republic and […]
General Atomics satellite with Argos-4 payload completes pre-launch environmental testing
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully completed environmental testing of the company’s satellite platform and has integrated the Argos-4 hosted payload in preparation for a fall 2022 launch. GA-EMS […]
UPDATE: The Vigoride OTV’s 1st Demo Flight Finds Momentus Working On Clearing Anomalies
Momentus Inc. has a status update regarding the company’s first demo mission. Momentus has established two-way contact with the Vigoride Orbital Transfer Vehicle and, as is often the case with […]