Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a deal to launch an Earth Observation (EO) satellite on Electron for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a […]
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SpeQtral selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics + Mbryonics as Key Partners for SpeQtral-1 Mission
SpeQtral has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) as the satellite bus provider for the company’s upcoming SpeQtral-1 mission — the second partner in this mission is Mbryonics and that firm will […]
Equatorial Launch Australia signs a multi-launch contract with INNOSPACE
Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) the developer, owner and operator of the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) on the Gove Peninsula in Australia’s Northern Territory, has signed a multi-year, multi-launch contract with […]
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile raises million$$$ in extra funding
AST SpaceMobile is building what the company claims will be the “first and only” space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smart phones. “AST SpaceMobile continues to make history. […]
Rocket Lab to launch a NASA research mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a double-launch deal with NASA to deliver the Agency’s climate change, research-focused mission, PREFIRE, to LEO in 2024. The two dedicated missions […]
Warpspace selected for NEDO’s “SBIR Program” for FY2023
Warpspace has reported that the company’s proposal, “Development of a modem and router to realize a multi-protocol platform for optical communications in space,” has been selected by the National Research […]
Telesat contracts MDA as Prime for advanced Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation + now fully funded
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) has announced that MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA) will build 198 advanced satellites for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) program. Telesat also announced that […]
BlackSky signs on for 5 Rocket Lab launches
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed another block buy deal for five Electron launches with BlackSky (NYSE: BSKY), a leading provider of real-time, geospatial intelligence and global monitoring […]
ICEYE US receives 1st NASA Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program Task Order
ICEYE US Inc. has received the firm’s first Task Order under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with NASA, announced earlier this year. The Task Order enables NASA to acquire ICEYE’s […]
Umbra Space releases highest resolution commercial satellite image
Umbra has successfully produced a 16 cm. resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image — the highest-resolution commercial satellite image ever released. The company also announced that the company is now […]