Rocket Lab’s next Electron Launch will be the 6th mission for iQPS
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company—this mission will be Electron’s 74th launch to date and 16th ...
INNOSPACE obtains launch authorization for 1st commercial launch mission ‘SPACEWARD’
INNOSPACE (KS:462350), a South Korean satellite launch service company, announced that it has become the first private company to obtain a commercial launch authorization from the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA)—with this authorization, INNOSPACE has completed all approval procedures for the maiden ...
Rocket Lab launches Synspective’s “Owl New World” mission with improved SAR capabilities
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 15th mission of the year and the first of 21 new launches for Synspective and 73rd launch overall. Photos captured by Satnews ...
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Sikorsky and CAL FIRE join forces to enhance autonomous aerial firefighting technologies
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), have announced a new initiative to expand the research, innovation, and operational capabilities of aviation resources. This effort aims to strengthen the ...
ST Engineering iDirect: Unlocking SATCOM’s potential with cloud-native architectures
The rapid evolution of technology demands agile solutions that enhance flexibility, efficiency, and resilience. Cloud-native architecture, long used in IT and Telco networks has now emerged as a fundamental requirement in addressing software-defined and 5G NTN foundational architectural needs in ...
DARPA selects Q-CTRL to develop next generation quantum sensors for defense platforms
Q-CTRL has been selected for two awards under DARPA’s Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program—with this selection, these contracts are valued at A$38 million ($24.4 million) to augment Q-CTRL’s field-validated quantum sensing technologies for demanding real-world use cases in high-performance military ...
SpaceX on Tuesday launched 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-8 from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constelltion from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Tuesday, September 2nd, at 8:50 PDT. Photos captured by Satnews ...
SpaceX’s early morning Wednesday launch from the Cape of 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-22 still on
No changes have been announced by SpaceX about Wednesday's launch of 28 smallsats from Starlink Group 10-22 to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlimk constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on ...
Gilmour Space achieves milestone with Australian satellite now in-orbit
Gilmour Space Technologies today confirmed the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1) — another step forward for Australian space capability. Launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission in June, the locally designed and built satellite bus ...
Ovzon signs facilities agreement with Danske Bank for refinancing
Ovzon AB (publ) has entered into a facilities agreement with Danske Bank for a term loan and a revolving credit facility to refinance existing loan, which will reduce interest expenses and secure financing for future growth. The facilities agreement, which ...
Forrester’s Digest: EGNOS upgraded by European Commission
The European Commission has confirmed a significant upgrade to EGNOS, Europe’s satellite-based flight and positioning augmentation system. On August 25th, the GEO-3 satellite Eutelsat 5 West B moved from test to operational status, broadcasting the EGNOS Signal-in-Space. EGNOS, which stands ...
U.S. Space Command to relocate
During a press conference at the White House today, President Donald J. Trump announced that U.S. Space Command — one of the Defense Department's 11 unified combatant commands — would be relocating from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to the ...
SI Imaging Services signs multi-year European contract to lease capacity on SpaceEye-T
Artistic rendition of the SpaceEye-T satellite on-orbit, courtesy of Satrec Initiative South Korean Earth observation solutions provider SI Imaging Services has signed a double-digit, million euro contract with a European customer to lease the capacity of the optical satellite, SpaceEye-T, ...
