ULA’s recap: The United launch Alliance rocket departed Space Launch Complex-41 on Tuesday night at 8:56 p.m. EDT. The GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters burned for approximately 90 seconds and […]
Navigation
Xona Pulsar satellites to leverage Astroscale tech for resilient, responsible navigation
Astroscale Ltd. (“Astroscale UK”), the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has agreed to provide Xona Space Systems with next-generation docking plates for integration into Xona’s growing constellation of LEO […]
Intuitive Machines expands deep space navigation services with agreement to Acquire KinetX
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire KinetX, Inc. (“KinetX”). The acquisition strengthens Intuitive Machines’ position as a vertically integrated provider of end-to-end systems for […]
SpaceX’s Friday launches Starlink Group 11-18 and GPS III SV08 still on schedule
Friday proves to be a busy day for SpaceX with a secret military GPS launch from NASA’s Kennedy in Florida; and from Vandenberg in California, Starlink Group 11-18 will send […]
Xona Space Systems to collaborate with Trimble to develop next generation navigation services
Xona Space Systems (Xona) collaboration with Trimble® (Nasdaq: TRMB) is in pursuit of Trimble correction services integration with Xona’s PULSAR™, high-performance, navigation service. Initial satellite launches are expected in late […]
Indian Research IRNSS-1K (NVS-02) launch Tuesday
Indian Space Research Organization will launch on Tuesday, January 28, at 4:53 PM PST, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. This is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation […]
ESA Satellite ready for close-up
European Space Agency’s Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Rendezvous, Approach and Landing Simulator, GRALS — part of its Guidance, Navigation and Control Test Facilities at the ESTEC technical centre in […]
Novaspace’s Report: Smallsat market maintains momentum with robust growth of $113.3 billion over next decade
The latest edition of Novaspace’s Prospects for the Small Satellite Market market intelligence report forecasts robust growth in the small satellite (smallsat) industry, projecting a market value of approximately $113.3 […]
China set to build next-generation BeiDou system
China is planning to develop its next-generation BeiDou system, which will be technologically more advanced and functionally more powerful, and offer higher quality services. Three experimental satellites of this navigation […]
NASA-developed technology supports ocean wind speed measurements from commercial satellite
A science antenna developed with support from NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) is now in low-Earth orbit aboard MuSat2, a commercial remote-sensing satellite flown by the aerospace company Muon […]