Arianespace’s second launch of 2022 — the first Ariane 5 of the year — will place the MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GEO), with the launch occurring from Kourou, French Guiana. The launcher will be carrying a total payload of approximately 10,863 kg. MEASAT-3d is a multi-mission, telecommunications satellite built by Airbus […]
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Sidus Spaces’ LizzieSat Continues Development as NASA conducts Phase 1 Safety Review
“The characterization of hazards and the development of hazard reports and mitigation strategies is a key step in the process of flying any payload onboard the International Space Station,” Sidus Space, Inc. conducted their LizzieSat Phase 1 Safety Review with NASA on June 2, 2022 as it continues development. Sidus Space is a Space-as-a-Service company […]
Speedcast adds 13 GB of new capacity to their Unified Global Platform to meet surging demand
Speedcast has significantly expanded its Unified Global Platform (UGP), adding 13 Gbps of capacity to the network over the last month. Speedcast operates one of the largest technology agnostic networks in the world. Following this latest expansion, the platform now includes 30 Gbps of total bandwidth, which the company leverages in the design and deployment […]
Savilis Reveals SpaceTech’s Rapid Growth Likely Will Create New Global Real Estate Requirements
Savills has seen global venture capital (VC) investment growth of 67% per annum for the past three years, and is therefore likely to drive a spate of new requirements for real estate globally. Because of the dramatic rise in investment in the take-up of real estate by the life science sector over the past few […]
First Structural Metal Cutting In Space Demo By Nanoracks + Maxar Will Be Aboard The SpaceX Transporter 5 Rideshare Mission
Voyager and Nanoracks have announced that the first Outpost demonstration mission (Outpost Mars Demo-1) is expected to launch this month aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 5 rideshare flight. This mission is part of the firms’ Outpost Program, which is focused on transforming used launch vehicle upper stages into uncrewed, controllable platforms. Nanoracks designed a self-contained, hosted payload […]
Spire Global’s SPaaS Smallsats Take A Ride To Orbit On The SpaceX Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”) launched five satellites this month on the SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Spire Space Services, the company’s Space-as-a-Service (SPaaS) business, has satellites and hardware onboard the launch for: HANCOM inSPACE, initially a spin-off by Korea Aerospace Research Institute and now […]
The CAPSTONE Smallsat Arrives Safely @ Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand + Payload Integration Started For The Lunar Orbit Mission
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has revealed that the CAPSTONE spacecraft has arrived at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, in preparation for launch to lunar orbit. With the spacecraft now at the launch site, Rocket Lab will begin payload integration with the Electron rocket and Photon spacecraft bus ahead of the launch […]
NASA Selects The Investigation Teams That Will Join The Geospace Dynamics Mission
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission. GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the […]
Inmarsat’s Fleet Secure Unified Threat Management Fights Rising Maritime Cybercrime
Inmarsat, provier of global, mobile satellite communications, has launched Fleet Secure Unified Threat Management (UTM), as a standard option on Inmarsat’s award-winning Fleet Xpress service, protecting vessel networks against cyberattacks. Fleet Secure UTM completes a portfolio of Inmarsat cyber security solutions for ship owners, which includes Fleet Secure Endpoint and Fleet Secure Cyber Awareness Training. Developed in partnership […]