AAC Clyde Space has begun integration of the first satellite in its VIREON™ constellation. This phase involves assembling the spacecraft and verifying that the onboard systems work together as designed. […]
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1st data rec’d from Met-Op-SG’s IASI-NG
The IASI-NG instrument (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer-New Generation) flying on the Metop-SGA1 weather satellite has sent back its first data. Lifted into space from the Guiana Space Centre by an […]
HydroGNSS: ESA’s first Scout smallsat begins launch preparations
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) HydroGNSS mission, which will investigate the Earth’s water cycle, has landed in California and is ready to start preparations for launch. Changes in the global […]
Rocket Lab’s 2 Mars-bound spacecraft arrive in Florida ahead of their launch
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft to Kennedy Space Flight Center for NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission, in partnership with the […]
Thales Alenia Space selects NanoAvionics for ESA-led urban heat monitoring constellation study
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO program mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban […]
TI semiconductors enable advanced EO capabilities for ISRO’s first-of-its-kind NISAR mission
A partnership between TI (Texas Instruments) and SAC-ISRO helped enable the mission payloads for the NISAR satellite, which is currently orbiting Earth. TI’s space-grade power management, mixed signal and analog […]
Launch Update: Lacuna Space expands D2D IoT Network with satellite launches
Lacuna Space recently launched new satellites under the company’s Call of the Wild mission banner, a major step forward in scaling their direct-to-device (D2D) IoT network. This is the first […]
UK’s SatVu secures multi-million ESA contract to power climate and security intelligence
SatVu, has been awarded a contract worth up to €3 million by the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply advanced thermal data to the Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) program. Spanning […]
Teledyne Space Imaging CIS120 sensors launch on Japanese GOSAT-GW climate change observation mission
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) has two CIS120 sensors that were designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging that are playing a major role in the third in a series of […]