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Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit after successful Thursday launch, “Today marks a new era”

January 16, 2025

New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during today’s NG-1 mission, accomplishing our primary objective. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on January 16, 2025, at 2:03 a.m. EST (0703 […]

Filed Under: Blue Origin, Booster, Booster Recovery, Business Moves, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Department of Defense (DoD), Milestone, Military, National Security Space Launch, NG-1 Mission (Blue Origin), On-Orbit Mission, On-Orbit Testing, Orbital Logistics Tagged With: Featured

T-Mobile conducts the 1st wireless emergency alert via satellite

September 15, 2024

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) successfully sent and received – for the first time in the U.S. – a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via satellite — this breakthrough opens up the 500,000 […]

Filed Under: In-Space Testing, LEO Connectivity, LEO Payloads, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), On-Orbit Testing, Satellite Direct-to-Smartphones, SmallSat, Smallsat Communications, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Markets, smallsats, Starlink, WEA Via Satellite

Orbit Fab delivers 1st GRIP™ in-space refueling nozzle following successful testing

July 2, 2024

Orbit Fab has completed the testing of its refueling payload and testing of the GRIP™ capture and active in-space refueling nozzle with automated docking, which eliminates the need for complex […]

Filed Under: Automated Docking, Commercial, Commercial Constellations, Commercial Space, Government, Government Agencies, GRIP™ (Orbit Fab), In-Space Propellant Depots, In-Space Refueling, In-Space Testing, Kirtland AFB, Military, On-Orbit Testing, Orbit Fab, RAFTI™ (Orbit Fab), Space Test Program, Test, Test Satellite, Testing Campaign, Testing Facility, Testing Services, Tetra-5 Program (USSF), U.S. Space Force

ReQuTech AB completes Ku-band terminal testing in GEO

December 5, 2023

Requtech AB has successfully completed their validation testing of the firm’s state-of-the-art, Multi-Orbit, RESA M Ku terminal in GEO — this achievement highlights the company;s commitment to innovation and technical […]

Filed Under: Antenna Testing + Calibration, Antennas / Terminals, Ku-Band, News, On-Orbit Testing, On-Orbit Validation, ReQuTech, SATCOM Terminal, Satellite Terminal, Terminals, Testing

Rocket Lab to launch four Leidos HASTE missions

September 13, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2025, will […]

Filed Under: HASTE Missions, Hypersonic, In-Space Testing, Leidos, Military, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NAVSEA), On-Orbit Testing, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2, Satellite Testing, SmallSat, smallsats, Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

EM Solutions’ successful on-orbit satellite transponder text

August 20, 2023

EM Solutions has successfully completed the first of its system level tests for a transponder developed for Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite. Launched on July 18th, the satellite payload features […]

Filed Under: Australia, Demonstration Satellite, EM Solutions, On-Orbit Testing, SmallSat, smallsats, Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), Telesat, Transponders

SSTL + Neumann Space partner to test Australian made propulsion system on demo mission

August 8, 2023

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) and Neumann Space have agreed to work together to test an Australian designed and manufactured, in-space propulsion system as part of the CarbSAR In Orbit […]

Filed Under: Australian Space Agency, CarbSAR, Commercial, LEO, Military, National Defense, Neumann Drive®, Neumann Space, News, On-Orbit Demonstration, On-Orbit Testing, Oxford Space Systems, SAR, SAR, Satellites, SmallSat, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), Testing + Verification

Beam-hopping JoeySat passes on-orbit tests

August 5, 2023

An advanced broadband satellite that is providing high-speed internet services that demonstrate nexgen 5G connectivity has passed initial, on-orbit tests. As they can swiftly switch their coverage between different locations, […]

Filed Under: 5G, 5G, 5G over Satellite, 5G Satellite-To-Ground, Beam Hopping, Business Moves, Comms, Contracts, European Space Agency (ESA), internet, On-Orbit Demonstration, On-Orbit Testing, OneWeb, Satellites, SmallSat, Technology Demonstrator, UK Space Agency

World’s 1st hacking testbed in space to launch on the SpaceX CRS-28 mission on June 5th

June 4, 2023

Six cubesats are set to launch on SpaceX’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS), where they will be deployed — among these smallsats, the […]

Filed Under: Aerospace Corporation, CubeSat, Cybersecurity, Dragon, Hack-A-Sat, Hacking Sandbox Smallsat, In-Space Testing, ISS National Lab, Launch, Military, Nanoracks, News, On-Orbit Testing, SmallSat, SpaceX, U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), U.S. Space Force Tagged With: Featured

First Astranis satellite successfully deployed to GEO, beams first signals down to Alaska

May 24, 2023

A few weeks ago, we launched our first Astranis satellite to GEO onboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The satellite is Arcturus, which is set to provide high-speed bandwidth to […]

Filed Under: Astranis, Comms, Department of Defense (DoD), Falcon Heavy, GEO, Microsatellites, Military, On-Orbit Testing, Rocket, Satellite, SmallSat, Software, Software-Defined Radio, SpaceX, Terminals

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