On Wednesday, April 17 at 5:26 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A […]
Satellite Buses
SpaceX launch of Maxar’s WorldView Legion mission a No-Go
The WorldView Legion mission was postponed the day before launch and, with support ship Go Beyond now returned to the Port of Long Beach and the listing removed from the […]
SpaceX to launch Maxar WorldView Legion 1 & 2 mission for leading resolution and accuracy
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the WorldView Legion 1 & 2 mission on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM (UTC). WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation […]
Momentus’ update of successful deployment of two satellites and investigation of three uncertains
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services including transportation, hosted payloads, and other in-orbit services, has an update on its […]
Lockheed Martin’s first LM 400 multi-mission space vehicle passes a milestone
The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) LM 400, a versatile, mid-sized satellite that can be adapted for military, civil or commercial uses, has successfully completed Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility testing. This trial is crucial to […]
Boeing delivers the most powerful satellite platform ever developed by the company to Viasat
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the most powerful satellite platform the company has built to date, the 702MP+, a custom-designed spacecraft for network provider Viasat [NASDAQ: VSAT]. Upon embarking from […]
Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build 3 more satellites for the world’s largest 5G Narrowband-IoT constellation in LEO
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has received an order for three further satellites from 5G telecoms operator OQ Technology — these satellites will be added to OQ Technology’s existing constellation, turning the […]
Astroscale has raised an additional $76 million investment in Series G funding
Astroscale announces they have raised U.S. $76 million from new investors including Mitsubishi Electric and Yusaku Maezawa, bringing the total raised to U.S. $376 million. This funding round demonstrates strong investor confidence […]
Mitsubishi Electric + Astroscale to develop + produce satellite buses
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Astroscale Holdings have announced that Mitsubishi Electric has invested $25 million in Astroscale’s Series G funding round (see this link for more info… ). Separate from […]
Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to prime Lockheed Martin for SDA Tranche 0 integration
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has delivered the final ten satellite buses to prime contractor Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer. The delivery […]