Turion Space has selected Exolaunch to provide launch services for the company’s first DROID spacecraft aboard a SpaceX, Falcon 9, Transporter rideshare mission. The launch is planned for early 2023 using Exolaunch’s CarboNIX separation system that proved its reliable performance having deployed nearly 40 microsats over nine missions. This is the first mission for Turion […]
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New cooperation agreement signed between Sierra Space, Turkish Space Agency + ESEN for LEO, lunar + astronaut programs development
Sierra Space, the Turkish Space Agency and ESEN Sistem Entegrasyon (ESEN) have signed a new Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) that will find the three parties combining efforts on Sierra’s Space’s LEO, lunar and astronaut programs. The MOC agreement outlines plans for Sierra Space and ESEN to work in partnership with the Turkish Space Agency for […]
Paper or plastic bag at checkout? NanoAvionics sells their first cubesat already operating in LEO
That’s not what happens when a satellite is purchased but this small NanoAvionics cubesat is their first satellite sold already operating in Low Earth Orbit, which provides data on climate change, hidden resources, agricultural improvement and other valuable processes on Earth. Mission integrator and bus manufacturer NanoAvionics has sold, for the first time, one of […]
An advanced edge platform for satellite tracking + telematics data introduced by Globalstar
Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) has introduced Realm Enablement Suite, a portfolio of satellite asset tracking hardware and software solutions that feature a powerful application enablement platform for processing smart data at the edge. With Realm, partners can accelerate new solutions to market with AI-enabled applications that generate an advanced level of telematics data. By […]
DcubeD Selfie Stick’s flying SatRev’s satellite is now on flight heritage
The two companies announced that the first selfie camera launched can take high-quality pictures in Low Earth Orbit The German-based company of Dcubed‘s (Deployables Cubed GmbH), announces that TRL9 is successfully reached. Together with their partner SatRev, satellite designer and manufacturer, their nano release nut nD3RN is now on flight heritage. The company is proud […]
Inmarsat publishes their new + far-reaching Space Sustainability Report
Inmarsat has issued a far-reaching report on sustainability in space calling on industry operators, national governments and regulators to take coordinated action to reduce space debris, enhance safety and better manage the expansion of mega constellations in LEO. The report, produced in partnership with research firm AstroAnalytica, makes detailed recommendations on proposed standards to improve operations in […]
IQ spacecom offers real-time LEO satellite tasking
Together with Inmarsat, IQ spacecom has launched InCommand, a low cost, lightweight system for the instant tasking of LEO smallsats at the ILA Air Show in Berlin. The InCommand capability enables instant command and telemetry, on-demand, for LEO satellites via Inmarsat’s ELERA, L-band, GEO satellites using the company’s XLink-L transceiver. A successful test occurred in […]
SpaceX lifts 53 Starlinks to LEO from Kennedy Space Center via Falcon 9
On Friday, June 17, 2022, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites to LEO from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window was at 12:08 p.m. ET, or 16:08 UTC. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and nine Starlink missions. Following stage […]
OneWeb, Stellar Blu Solutions deliver LEO inflight connectivity on Boeing 777 test flight
The Test Flight Crew simultaneously demonstrated the ability to connect Teams calls, 4K YouTube streaming, Netflix, online VR gaming and Nintendo Switch gaming, among other structured performance tests. OneWeb, the global space-based communications company, together with commercial aviation terminal partner Stellar Blu Solutions** achieved a significant milestone on May 28, when it successfully delivered high-speed, low-latency inflight […]
Northrop Grumman’s laser communication demonstration for Tranche 1 Transport Layer’s prototype constellation is success
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military. Performed for SDA leadership, the demonstration validated compatibility between commercially developed laser communication and secure U.S. government encryption hardware, providing a baseline for Northrop Grumman’s future proliferated space crosslink communications offerings including SDA’s Transport and […]