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Satellite megafactory unveiled by Aerospacelab — 500 satellites capacity per year

June 15, 2022

Aerospacelab has unveiled their satellite megafactory commitment, with a yearly production capacity of 500 satellites — this makes this site the largest satellite manufacturing plant in Europe. This groundbreaking new site, which will be built by Sambrinvest in Charleroi, follows the launch of the company’s Monnet Center facility, located in Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve that can produce as […]

Filed Under: Manufacturing, Megafactory, Prototyping, Satellite Design, Satellites, SmallSat, Testing

CDR for NOAA’s SWFO-L1 spacecraft completed by Ball Aerospace + also building WSF-M satellite for USSF / SSC

June 14, 2022

Ball Aerospace successfully completed critical design review (CDR) for the NOAA Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) spacecraft — the company will now proceed with production, integration and testing of the spacecraft. Expected to launch in 2025, SWFO-L1 will collect solar wind data and coronal imagery to meet NOAA’s operational requirements to monitor and forecast […]

Filed Under: CDR, Coronal Imagery, Environmental Satellite, Military, Solar Storms, Solar Winds, Space Weather, Testing, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Space Force Tagged With: Featured

Sidus Spaces’ LizzieSat Continues Development as NASA conducts Phase 1 Safety Review

June 14, 2022

“The characterization of hazards and the development of hazard reports and mitigation strategies is a key step in the process of flying any payload onboard the International Space Station,” Sidus Space, Inc. conducted their LizzieSat Phase 1 Safety Review with NASA on June 2, 2022 as it continues development. Sidus Space is a Space-as-a-Service company […]

Filed Under: Engineering, Launch Support, Manufacturing, NASA, News, Production, Space Safety, Space Station, Testing

ST Engineering iDirect Achieves ESA certification for aerospace manufacturing capabilities

June 14, 2022

The spaceflight industry planted a new flag in Belgium as ST Engineering iDirect announced that the company will be manufacturing components used in flight systems for spacecraft to European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) standards at their Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC) in Erpe-Mere, Belgium. Following the stringent certification process by the European Space Agency (ESA), […]

Filed Under: Agencies, ESA, Europe, Flight Systems, Manufacturing, Repair, Spacecraft, Testing, United Kingdom (UK)

UK Satnav signal generated in new test by Inmarsat, Goonhilly and GMVNSL will provide safety-critical capabilities

June 13, 2022

The signal, being broadcast in coordination with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Space Program Agency (EUSPA), is now stable and operational, enabling on-going testing and validation by industry, regulators, and users.  An Inmarsat-led team of companies in the UK has begun broadcasting a satellite navigation […]

Filed Under: ESA, FAA, Galileo, GPS, LEO, satBroadcasting, Satellite Navigation, Signaling, Space Safety, Testing, Weather

ReOrbit and Veng’s agreement to manufacture satellites

June 12, 2022

ReOrbit and VENG, an Argentinian-based company, signed an agreement to manufacture satellites in Argentina to serve the Latin America market. The directors of both organizations met at the Argentina Space Centre located in Cordoba Province, Argentina, to visit the VENG’s AI&T facilities, discuss future collaborations and finally sign a Memorandum of Understanding. VENG, the main contractor of […]

Filed Under: Agreement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Satellites, Testing

South Australia’s First State Smallsat Successfully Completes CDR

May 17, 2022

The development of South Australia’s first state satellite has taken a giant leap toward delivering tangible data solutions, following the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR). This step marks a major milestone for the South Australian Space Services Mission satellite, Kanyini, with the project team finalizing the design of the 6U spacecraft with […]

Filed Under: Australia, Government, IoT, Manufacturing, Monitoring, SmallSat, Testing

The Orbex Prime Orbital Space Rocket Debuts

May 12, 2022

For the first time, Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of their Prime orbital space rocket on its dedicated launch pad. The unveiling of the first of a new generation of European launch vehicles – designed to launch a new category of smallsats to orbit – represents a major step forward for the British […]

Filed Under: Bio-Fuel, Debut, LEO, Prime, Rocket, Scotland, SmallSat, Space Hub Sutherland, Testing Tagged With: Featured

AST SpaceMobile Receives An FCC Experimental License For BlueWalker 3 Satellite Testing

May 4, 2022

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) has received an experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supporting its U.S.-based testing of the BlueWalker 3 satellite. The license covers BlueWalker 3 space-to-ground testing in the United States using 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), low-band, cellular frequencies and Q/V-band frequencies, subject to certain restrictions. The authorization comes […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Constellation, FCC, Licence, SmallSat, Space-to-Ground, Testing

Rocket Lab Supporting NASA’s Human Mission Return To The Moon

May 4, 2022

In May 2022, Rocket Lab will launch a cubesat to the Moon — this historic pathfinding mission supports NASA’s Artemis program that will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon. Using the company’s Electron rocket and new Lunar Photon upper stage, Rocket Lab will inject the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Electron, Lunar, NASA, Satellite Navigation, SmallSat, Testing

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