Capella Space Corporation has announced that two Acadia satellites, Acadia-4 and Acadia-5, will launch with SpaceX in 2024. The Acadia-4 satellite will be launched to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit (MIO) […]
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MaiaSpace milestones reached for the company’s reusable mini-launcher
On July 26, 2023, MaiaSpace teams successfully performed a cryogenic filling test of the company’s full scale Upper Stage qualification model — the test took place at ArianeGroup’s test facilities […]
Firefly Aerospace + Xtenti collaborate in support of the NRO
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has a new agreement with Xtenti, LLC., to conduct a responsive space mission with Firefly’s orbital vehicle, Elytra, and Xtenti’s smallsat dispenser, FANTM-RiDE™. Scheduled to launch in […]
General Atomics delivers spacecraft simulator supporting NASA TSIS-2 program
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has developed and delivered a spacecraft simulator to the University of Colorado (CU) Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) in support of the Total […]
Southern Launch teams with Space Forge
Southern Launch has signed an MoU with UK based Space Forge to explore possibilities of satellite return to Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range. UK based Space Forge is on a […]
Kepler raises million$$ for optical constellation
Kepler Communications recently raised $92 million in Series C funding led by IA Ventures — since 2016, the company has raised more than $200 million in equity, with support from […]
BeetleSat deploys smallsat LEO expandable antenna in space
BeetleSat, formerly NSLComm, has successfully deployed their lightweight, very high data rate, expandable antenna in space — this on-orbit deployment of BeetleSat’s 60 cm expandable antenna from a 6U cubesSat […]
Kleos’ Observer Mission satellites pass testing + significant milestone + are ready to ship to Cape Canaveral SFS for launch to meet NRO objectives
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded a Commercial RF Capabilities Contract to Kleos Space Inc. as part of the Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement (SCE BAA) Framework. Kleos […]
ICEYE + SATLANTIS to combine their talents to develop the Tandem4EO smallsat constellation
ICEYE and SATLANTIS have preliminary plans to develop and manufacture a Tandem for Earth Observation (Tandem4EO) constellation that will consist of two radar and two VHR optical satellites. This program […]
Curtiss-Wright provides the Vega-C launcher with the telemetry data system
Curtiss-Wright Defense Systems provided a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), telemetry data subsystem for the new Vega-C launcher. Vega-C is designed to deliver government, commercial and science payloads weighing up to 2,200 kg. […]