On April 20th, the ISRO successfully demo’d the docking of the SpaDex satellites (SDX 01 & SDX 02) . Subsequently, power transfer from SDX 02 to SDX 01 satellite, and […]
Satellite Docking
Northrop Grumman achieves 1st undocking between 2 commercial spacecraft in GEO
A Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Space Logistics LLC has successfully undocked with Intelsat’s IS-901 satellite, completing its life extension service—this marks the first […]
Polish companies collaborate to develop satellite refueling technology
PIAP Space, a Warsaw-based technology company, has announced the launch of the INORT (In-Orbit Refueling Technology for Unprepared and Prepared Satellites) project. The initiative aims to analyze and develop solutions […]
Benchmark Space Systems fires up metal plasma + bi-prop thruster production + realigns executive team
Benchmark Space Systems has signed contracts for nearly two dozen, new, electric metal plasma thrusters (MPTs), with some set to play a key role in upcoming, unnamed, in-space servicing, assembly […]
Redwire partners with Starfish Space for Otter Pup satellite docking mission + SDA demo mission
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) has partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire’s ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space’s first-ever, satellite docking mission, Otter Pup. Additionally, Redwire has secured a […]
Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion
Starfish Space, a satellite servicing company founded by former Blue Origin and NASA engineers, recently announced that the company’s Otter Pup satellite will launch in the summer of 2023 and […]