Once again, SpaceX is scrubbing its launch on Friday. Here’s the statement from SpaceX. SpaceX is standing down from the launch attempt of its thirteenth Starlink mission due to severe weather in […]
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UPDATED: Three, Maxar-Built, C-Band Satellites To Be Launched By Arianespace For Intelsat
Intelsat has contracted Arianespace for the launch of three, C-band satellites, on Ariane 5 and Ariane 6. Arianespace and Intelsat have just signed an agreement for two launches of three […]
Northrop Grumman To Develop Strategic MILSATCOM Program For US Space Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) for the rapid prototyping phase of the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) program to develop […]
The USAF’s AEHF-6 Satellite From Lockheed Martin Completes On-Orbit Test
The sixth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite successfully completed its On-Orbit Test (OOT) period on August 27, 2020. AEHF-6 will be part of […]
Thales Alenia Space To Provide Comms + PCDU For The HERA Mission
Thales Alenia Space has been selected by OHB and the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide the communications system as well as the Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit (PCDU) for […]
Lockheed Martin To Build, Manage + Operate Twin Janus Smallsats For University of Colorado Boulder Mission
The University of Colorado Boulder and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will soon lead a new space mission to capture the first-ever closeup look at a mysterious class of solar system […]
Gilmour Space Technologies To Launch Space Machines Smallsat Via The Eris Rocket
Gilmour Space Technologies has secured the first Australian customer for the firm’s maiden Eris rocket launch in 2022 — Space Machines Company has contracted to launch a 35 kg spacecraft […]
USSF and NOAA Begin Joint Operations of Infrared Weather Satellite
The following is an announcement from the U.S. Space Force The U.S. Space Force has declared Initial Operational Capability of the Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary (EWS-G1) spacecraft. EWS-G1, formerly […]
Exolaunch Providing Launch Services For SALSAT Mission
The Technische Universität Berlin and Exolaunch have signed a launch agreement for the SALSAT smallsat — under this agreement, Exolaunch is providing launch, mission management, and integration services for the […]
Rocket Lab’s First Configurable Photon Satellite Is Successfully Launched
Rocket Lab has launched their first in-house designed and built operational satellite, cementing the company’s evolution from a launch provider to an end-to-end space solutions company that offers turnkey satellites […]