• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • NEWS:
  • SatNews
  • SatMagazine
  • MilSatMagazine
  • SmallSat News
  • |     EVENTS:
  • SmallSat Symposium
  • Satellite Innovation
  • MilSat Symposium

SatNews

  • HOME
  • Magazines
  • Events
  • Perspectives
  • Industry Calendar
    • IN PERSON
    • VIRTUAL
  • Subscribe

Space Telescope

LeoStella’s new Vice President of Business Development has 40 years experience in the space industry

June 28, 2022

He has served in senior leadership positions at NASA, Boeing, Raytheon Technologies, Ball Aerospace, Space Systems Loral, and most recently, Belcan.  LeoStella, a specialized satellite constellation design and manufacturing company, has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Mike Kaplan as vice president of business development. Kaplan will bolster LeoStella’s new business and customer […]

Filed Under: Appointments, Business Moves, Constellation, Design, Manufacturing, News, SmallSats, Space Telescope

Webb: engineered to endure the recent micrometeoroid impacts

June 8, 2022

“Since launch, we have had four smaller measurable micrometeoroid strikes that were consistent with expectations and this one more recently that is larger than our degradation predictions assumed. We will use this flight data to update our analysis of performance…” Micrometeoroid strikes are an unavoidable aspect of operating any spacecraft, which routinely sustain many impacts […]

Filed Under: Meteorological, NASA, Space Telescope

NASA’s Swift Tracks Potential Magnetic Flip Of Monster Black Hole

May 10, 2022

A rare and enigmatic outburst from a galaxy 236 million light-years away may have been sparked by a magnetic reversal, a spontaneous flip of the magnetic field surrounding its central black hole. Explore the unusual eruption of 1ES 1927+654, a galaxy located 236 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. A sudden reversal of the […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Deep Space, ESA, NASA, Space Exploration, Space Observation, Space Surveillance, Space Telescope, Spacecraft

L3Harris’ ‘Eye’ Integration Testing Enabled James Webb Space Telescope Images

March 28, 2022

“There are no second chances one million miles from Earth”… L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) engineers integrated a complex system of mirrors on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, then simulated the harsh conditions of space to rigorously test the functions, ensuring the successful capture of ancient light providing insights into the universe’s origins. More than a decade […]

Filed Under: Space Observation, Space Telescope, Testing

Israel’s First Space Telescope To Be Developed + Built By Elbit Systems

January 25, 2022

Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) has been awarded awarded a contract valued at approximately $16 million to supply a space telescope to the Weizmann Institute of Science under Israel’s Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (“ULTRASAT”) program to observe and research deep space. The ULTRASAT program is jointly managed and funded by the […]

Filed Under: Electromagnetic, GEO, Research, Space Telescope

Northrop Grumman Celebrates Webb Telescope’s Arrival @ Lagrange Point 2

January 24, 2022

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has arrived at its solar orbit, Lagrange Point 2 (L2), marking the completion of its million mile journey and the first month of its half-year long commissioning period. Webb launched from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, JWST, Lagrange Point 2, Milestone, Mission, Space Telescope Tagged With: Featured

Wyvern Captures Million$ In Seed Round Action + Is Also Accepted Into The Y Combinator Accelerator

January 17, 2022

Wyvern, a space data company engaged in accessible and affordable hyperspectral imagery, has been accepted into the Y Combinator accelerator after closing an oversubscribed $2.25 million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital, with an additional $2.25 million raised through earlier, pre-seed funding and support from the Government of Canada. Soma Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Funding, Hyperspectral, Optics, SmallSat, Space Telescope, Venture Capital

Baby Stars in the Orion Constellation

January 12, 2022

Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174, as seen by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Some of the clouds in the region resemble the face of a monkey in visible-light images, hence the nebula’s nickname: the “Monkey Head.” However, in infrared images such as […]

Filed Under: Constellation, Infrared, Space Telescope

NASA’s JWST 21-Foot Primary Mirror Is Successfully Deployed

January 10, 2022

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team has now fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, successfully completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations. A joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will explore every phase of cosmic history – from […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Canadian Space Agency, ESA, JWST, NASA / JPL, Space Telescope

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Succeeds With The Milestone Of Deploying The 70 Foot Sunshield

January 4, 2022

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed the spacecraft’s 70-foot sunshield, a key milestone in preparing it for science operations. The sunshield – about the size of a tennis court at full size – was folded to fit inside the payload area of an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket’s nose cone prior to launch. […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Canadian Space Agency, ESA, JWST, NASA / JPL, Space Telescope, Sunshield

Primary Sidebar

Most Read Stories

  • CORRECTION: Blue Origin launches their 5th human spaceflight mission
  • neXat empowers affordable satellite internet for Indonesian businesses 
  • Satellogic is a finalist for “Company Award 2022” by the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies
  • UPDATE 6: Lunar Transfer Orbit achieved by Rocket Lab for the NASA CAPSTONE smallsat — 1st deep space mission success for the company
  • SES and Vodafone PNG to deliver 4G and 5G services to underserved areas in Papua New Guinea

About Satnews

  • Contacts
  • History

Archives

  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020

Secondary Sidebar

x
Sign up Now (For Free)
Access daily or weekly satellite news updates covering all aspects of the commercial and military satellite industry.
Invalid email address
Notify Me Regarding ( At least one ):
We value your privacy and will not sell or share your email or other information with any other company. You may also unsubscribe at anytime.

Click Here to see our full privacy policy.
Thanks for subscribing!