On Friday, August 1 at 11:43 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 11th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-11) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s […]
Godspeed as SpaceX’s Dragon transports NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts on mission to the ISS
NearSpace Launch reaches major milestone of more than 1000 systems and subsystems
NearSpace Launch, Inc. (NSL), provider in small satellite innovation and mission success, achieved a major milestone: over 1000 systems and subsystems successfully deployed in orbit. Since its founding in 2014, […]
SpaceX launches in thick California fog 19 Starlink Group 13-4 smallsats that may include some unclassified satellites
On Thursday, July 31 at 11:35 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 19 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]
Viasat suffers rejection by ITU
California-based satellite operator Viasat wanted to extend a deadline to Ka-band frequencies it holds at 28 degrees West. The frequencies, held by Viasat, were obtained via the Norwegian regulator. However, […]
HawkEye 360 launches advanced GNSS interference detection capabilities
HawkEye 360 Inc. has enhanced the firm’s GNSS Interference (GNSS-I) Detection product suite—these upgrades—designed with defense, intelligence, and national security operations in mind—offer unprecedented accuracy, coverage, and insight into global […]
BlackSky wins next phase of U.S. Navy Optical inter-satellite link research contract to advance Gen-3 comms for military ops
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to further develop optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal apps for its Gen-3 constellation. […]
SFL Missions Inc. awarded contract for AISSat-4 nanosatellite development
The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to SFL Missions Inc. to develop the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for launch in less than one year. AISSat-4 is […]
Kongsberg NanoAvionics + Eycore to collaborate on next generation SAR satellites
Eycore, an emerging developer of compact synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) payloads, and small-satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) now have an agreement that will place Eycore’s inaugural SAR demonstrator into orbit. The flight […]
Forrester’s Digest: Forecast: Australia to spend €370+ million on LEO satellites + SES H1 “solid performance”
Australia is budgeting a spend of A$664 million (€373.4m) on its own low Earth orbiting systems, according to forecasts from analysts at Gartner. LEO satellites orbit closer to Earth than […]
Intuitive Machines receives $9.8 million OTV contract
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) has secured a $9.8 million Phase Two government contract to advance its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (“OTV”) through Critical Design Review (CDR)—the final engineering milestone on […]