In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations
Low Orbit Can Be Such a Drag
Just a reminder that Mother Earth finds it hard to let go ...
Astroscale Secures Patent for “Fuel-Free” Capture of Tumbling Satellites
Tokyo, Japan — In the high-stakes environment of orbital mechanics, the most dangerous object isn't necessarily a meteor; it’s a "tumbler." When a satellite runs out of fuel or suffers a mechanical failure, it often begins an uncontrolled rotation. For ...
NASA Loses Contact with MAVEN Mars Orbiter
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has experienced a critical loss of situational awareness, triggering a safe mode event that threatens to disrupt data relay operations for the agency's Tier 1 surface assets, including the Perseverance ...
IDS Cameras Redefine Planetary Imaging with Sony Starvis 2 Technology
OBERSULM, Germany — Targeting the extreme sensitivity and high frame-rate requirements of high-resolution astrophotography, IDS Imaging Development Systems has validated its uEye XCP camera series for planetary imaging applications. By integrating Sony Starvis 2 sensors, the industrial camera manufacturer is ...
Al Jazeera Media Network and Es’hailSat Sign Broadcast MoU
Doha – 1 December 2025 Al Jazeera Media Network and Es’hailSat have signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in satellite communication services, ground station infrastructure, and crisis and disaster management systems, to ensure the continuity of services and the ...
UARX’s OSSIE Spacecraft to fly Dawn Aerospace’s docking port
UARX Space will carry Dawn’s Docking and Fluidic Transfer (DFT) Port for integration on UARX Space’s upcoming OSSIE OTV, launching in 2026. The DFT Port, developed by Dawn Aerospace, is the hardware foundation of the company’s Loop Network: a scalable, ...
An IoT alliance by Measat, Guodian Gaoke and StarWin
from Left to Right:Mr Guo Zhongjia (郭中甲), Chief Operating Officer, Guodian GaokeMr Yau Chyong Lim (邱琼琳), Chief Operating Officer, MEASATMr James Li, (李庆安), Chairman, StarWin Measat has entered a strategic alliance agreement with three parties: Beijing Guodian High-Tech Technology (Guodian ...
Amazon’s KF-03 mission now planned for Sunday by SpaceX with calmer seas
After postponing the KF-03 since Monday, SpaceX is now targeting Sunday, October 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is ...
NASA selects 6 Companies to provide OTV studies
NASA earlier this month selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits. The firm-fixed-price awards comprise nine studies with a maximum total value of ...
DataM Intelligence: Space propulsion market growth driven by deep space missions, green engines + satellite constellations
According to DataM Intelligence, the space propulsion market is set to grow at 12.42% CAGR, fueled by satellite constellations, lunar missions, and sustainable propulsion technologies. The Space Propulsion Market is rapidly gaining momentum as demand surges for more efficient, sustainable, ...
Launch Update: D-Orbit has launched 2 OTV Missions with their ION Satellite Carrier
On June 23, 2025, D-Orbit launched Space Bound and Skytrail, the 18th and 19th commercial missions of ION Satellite Carrier (ION), the firm's orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission. The two IONs were launched from Space Launch Complex ...
Startups Skynopy + SpaceLocker make space more accessible, sustainable and connected with “Airbnb” + plug-and-play
Out of the Box One offers an “Airbnb” for ground stations, the other makes orbital hosting plug-and-play. Startups Skynopy and SpaceLocker are joining forces to simplify and accelerate access to space and space data. During the Assises du NewSpace, SpaceLocker officially announces it has selected Skynopy to provide ground ...
Startical launches the firm’s 2nd demo satellite — IOD-2
IOD-2, Startical’s second demonstrator satellite and part of the EU-funded ECHOES project, will continue validating real-time VHF voice and data communications between aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers from space Startical, the company created by ENAIRE and Indra, has successfully ...
Deutsche Telekom strengthens Europe’s connectivity: Participation in the IRIS² satellite project
Satellite Network © Deutsche Telekom With the satellite constellation IRIS2 (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security via Satellite), the European Union wants to improve Europe's digital infrastructure with modern satellite technology. The project aims to build a powerful, secure and ...
Northrop Grumman successfully integrates spacecraft for next-generation space robotic servicing system
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) SpaceLogistics LLC has integrated a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus, achieving another milestone for its MRV and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program ...
Silicon Sensing and Kongsberg Discovery enter a co-operation agreement to develop a new generation of inertial products
Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd. + Kongsberg Discovery AS have signed a significant co-operation agreement. The companies signed their on Monday, June 2nd, during EXPO in Osaka, Japan—the purpose is to bring the companies together to co-develop next-generation, inertial technology. Gyro ...
Rocket Lab confirms D2C ambitions
New Zealand-based (but Nasdaq-listed) Rocket Lab has confirmed that it intends attacking the Direct-to-Consumer market currently dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its Starlink broadband system. Rocket Lab, founded by Sir Peter Beck, has recently unveiled its ‘Flatellite’ satellite, which ...
Italy moves ahead with study for 100-satellite constellation
Credit: OHB The Italian government has approved Phase 2 of a feasibility study exploring the possibility of the country developing an 100-satellite constellation. While few details have been announced, initial reports indicate that the constellation will support communications and be ...
Satellite Applications Catapult + The Aerospace Corporation UK collaborate on in-orbit servicing capabilities
The Satellite Applications Catapult and The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) UK Ltd initiated discussions for collaboration and the linking of their two robotics facilities –– one in Westcott, UK, and the other in El Segundo, California, USA. The integration of these ...
China’s Thousand Sails satellite plan at Phase 2
While the planet now has global low Earth orbiting coverage from Elon Musk’s Starlink, China is quietly getting on with its own rival scheme, in the shape of its Qianfan (Thousand Sails) satellite constellation project. Genesat (Gesi Aerospace), the project’s ...
