BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has won multiple rapid procurement contracts for its high-margin, core analytics services through the U.S. Space Force’s online Global Data Marketplace (GDM) supporting a variety […]
Smallsat Missions
Rocket Lab on track in development of spacecraft constellation for SDA
Rocket Lab National Security LLC has successfully completed the company’s Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta (T2TL-Beta) program — this milestone marks […]
Spire to launch LEMUR satellites via SpaceX
Spire Global will be launching six LEMUR satellites aboard the SpaceX Transporter-12 mission, advancing IoT connectivity, weather forecasting, and maritime monitoring. Two LEMUR 3 satellites, developed in collaboration with Myriota, […]
Planet: Satellite imagery of the Los Angeles County wildfire disasters
Some of the initial Planet imagery of the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles County are published below, courtesy of Planet Labs PBC.
Pale Blue to test the world’s 1st 1U+ water Ion thruster on-orbit with D-Orbit
Pale Blue Inc. (Pale Blue) will demonstrate the world-first, 1U+, Water Ion Thruster (PBI) on D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier twice during 2025. By adding space heritage multiple times, Pale Blue […]
EnduroSat’s satellite imagery is being used by Arctic explorers
The third voyage of the RSV 421 to the icy continent started late last year from the Port of Varna. Thanks to the lab, the crew will be able to […]
Millennium Space Systems names their CEO
Tony Gingiss has been named as the chief executive officer of Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company[NYSE: BA]. He has more than 30 years of experience in executive leadership, operations, […]
BlueHalo selected by NGA for assessments of commercially acquired GEOINT data
BlueHalo has been selected as one of 10 vendors to provide unclassified commercial GEOINT-derived computer vision and analytic service capabilities for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite […]
Astroscale’s ADRAS-J achieves historic 15 meter approach to space debris
Astroscale Japan Inc. has announced that the firm’s commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), successfully approached a large piece of space debris — a rocket […]
HyImpulse unveils HyMOVE OTV + partners with Spacemanic for smallsat missions
HyImpulse Technologies GmbH has unveiled HyMOVE, the company’s Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) that is designed to serve the rapidly expanding small satellite market—expected to grow to $30 billion globally by […]