On Tuesday, September 2, at 10:51 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (UTC-3), Arianespace’s light-lift Vega launcher performed its 15th successful mission, marking its return to full flight — […]
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Thuraya Orders Their Next Satellite From Airbus Defense & Space
Airbus has been selected by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat to build the Thuraya 4-NGS, the next generation, mobile telecommunications system that will drive the continued advancement of Thuraya’s […]
Rocket Lab’s Successful Launch for Capella Space on 14th Mission
New Zealand is celebrating the successful Rocket Lab launch of its 14th Electron mission that deployed a single microsatellite for Capella Space. The mission was Rocket Lab’s fourth this year and […]
SpaceX Pushes SAOCOM-1B + Two Smallsats To Orbit
Having been delayed since March of 2020, and using a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket with a 3X, previous flight completion record, SpaceX has now successfully launched — from Cape […]
UPDATE Scrubbed Three Seconds Before Liftoff of ULA’s Launch of NROL-44 Mission
Saturday, August 29, and again, another no go … (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, August 29, 2020) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the […]
Final Prep Underway For Arianespace’s Vega Smallsat Rideshare Mission
Final preparations are underway for Arianespace’s historic Vega rideshare flight with Europe’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser system, which has been rescheduled within a launch window from September 1 […]
OHB Group Signs Rocket Lab For Early 2021 Launch
OHB Group has signed a contract for a dedicated launch on an Electron rocket with Rocket Lab — the launch was procured through OHB Cosmos International Launch Service GmbH, the […]
AAC Clyde Space, Saab + ORBCOMM Developing NexGen Maritime Comms Smallsat
AAC Clyde Space along with ORBCOMM Inc. and Saab will be collaborating on the development of a next generation VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) satellite, the first of an intended, […]
SES Selects SpaceX To Launch The Four, Freshly-Ordered, O3b mPOWER Satellites
SES has selected SpaceX as a launch partner to deliver the four, newly-ordered, O3b mPOWER spacecraft of the company’s next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) communications system. Just like the initial […]
Substantial Savings for Satellite Innovation Virtual 2020 Event Early Registrants
A quick reminder… only two weeks remain for readers to take advantage of early registration incentives for Satellite Innovation 2020 — register today and save $$$. The benefits of Satellite […]