Another National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission will deliver a Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle to orbit on a rapid response schedule, demonstrating a continuing level of responsiveness […]
Satellite Integration
Space Industries debuts: 15 million euros invested to produce more than 200 satellites a year
Space Industries S.p.A., a new company in the Space sector specializing in the assembly, integration and testing of satellites up to 500 kg, is born. The company was founded at the […]
Vertical Integration is vital – maybe
By Chris Forrester Brooke Stokes, partner McKinsey & Co, chaired the SVSW session which examined Vertical Integration in the space industry. She explained that anti-trust compliance and scrutiny could often […]
Airbus awarded Bundeswehr contract for MILSATCOM system + Sentinel-2C on the move
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation, secure, military satellite system that includes geostationary satellites as well as ground segment, […]
Exolaunch to deploy four Spire-built satellites for NorthStar via Rocket Lab’s Electron
Exolaunch, a global provider of launch mission management, integration, and deployment services, will deploy four, Canadian, NorthStar Earth & Space satellites, built by Spire Global, via a Rocket Lab Electron […]
Arcfield acquires Orion Space Solutions
Arcfield has completed the firm’s acquisition of Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a Colorado-based developer of end-to-end space mission capabilities and solutions. The acquisition of Orion enhances Arcfield’s space exploration and […]
Spaceflight Inc. readies BlackSky smallsats for upcoming Rocket Lab launch
Spaceflight Inc. will launch two BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) satellites aboard Rocket Lab’s next mission called “The Beat Goes On,” from Mahia, New Zealand. The spacecraft, now in New Zealand for […]
Momentus’ Vigoride OTV integrated with SpaceX Falcon 9 for December launch
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has completed the integration of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle that will be used for the Transporter-6 mission […]
Oman’s first satellite integrated into LauncherOne rocket, prepared for orbit
On Tuesday, 4th October, the first Omani satellite, Aman, was successfully prepared for its launch into the Low Earth Orbit, at Newquay, Cornwall, in the UK. Integrated into a launch […]
The first ViaSat-3 completes integration + is now in full flight configuration
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has completed the integration of the first ViaSat-3 satellite, marking the first time the satellite is in its flight configuration. The ViaSat-3 satellite has now entered […]