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Unseenlabs to launch their BRO-9 vessel geolocation smallsat
Unseenlabs, a world radio frequency data and solutions provider for Maritime Domain Awareness, is announcing the coming launch of BRO-9, the 9th satellite of the company's constellation that is dedicated to the geolocation of all the vessels at sea. Artistic ...
Space ISAC stands up Operational Watch Center to keep pace with proliferating threats to space systems
Space ISAC, the organization's founding board of directors and executive director, have launched Space ISAC’s Operational Watch Center and the organization's initial operational capability — this is a crucial milestone for Space ISAC, whose executive, operational, and administrative functions are ...
NASA moves forward with new Moon to Mars Program Office and the agency’s head of office
NASA has established the new Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington to carry out the agency’s human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the benefit of humanity. Amit Kshatriya will serve as the agency’s ...
SpaceX Starlinks launch from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launched 56 Starlink satellites on Wednesday, March 29th, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida — this was the 220th launch for the company. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously ...
SES statement regarding Intelsat
In response to rumors in the market, SES S.A. confirms that the company has engaged in discussions regarding a possible combination with Intelsat. At this stage, there can be no certainty that a transaction would materialize. The Board of SES remains ...
SBIRS GEO-6 Satellite control authority transferred to SpOC
The Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit – Satellite-6 (SBIRS GEO-6) was formally transferred from Space Systems Command (SSC) to Space Operations Command (SpOC) on March 24, 2023. SBIRS GEO-6’s LM2100 Combat Bus™ (Lockheed Martin) is an enhanced space ...
Successful ISRO / NSIL launch of 36 OneWeb Satellites
NSIL's launch from SDSC of OneWeb satellites, mission #18 - photo is courtesy of ISRO OneWeb has confirmed the successful deployment and contact of 36 satellites launched by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in ...
Space Systems Command’s $900 Million contract is awarded to 18 contractors for Space Command & Control Data Software services
Space Systems Command’s Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Program Executive Office will award a $900 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to 18 contractors to provide Data Software Services that directly support warfighter needs. IDIQ is a flexible ...
UPDATE: From Cape Canaveral SFS to orbit… 56 Starlinks added to SpaceX constellation
SpaceX has successfully launched 56 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral SFS aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, sending them to orbit to join the company's constellation. As is becoming customary for SpaceX, the first stage successfully returned to Earth and landed ...
UPDATE: Rocket Lab launches 35th Electron + sets new company record for fastest launch turnaround
Launch photo is courtesy of Rocket Lab Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) successfully launched their 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand, deploying two, multi-spectral, Gen-2 satellites to LEO for BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) through launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc ...
Exolaunch all set for 15 customer smallsat launches on the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission
On its 7th Transporter mission with SpaceX, Exolaunch is conducting a launch campaign for more than 15 satellites for a number of companies, including Spire Global, NanoAvionics, Unseenlabs, GomSpace, EnduroSat and Plan-S. Exolaunch also welcomes new customers (they account for ...
Aurora rocket BROR launched from Esrange
At 7.23 pm (CET) on March 23rd., the sounding rocket BROR was launched by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) from the Esrange Space Center to an altitude of 240 km, where it created a spectacular light show on the evening ...
Boeing delivers the most powerful satellite platform ever developed by the company to Viasat
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the most powerful satellite platform the company has built to date, the 702MP+, a custom-designed spacecraft for network provider Viasat [NASDAQ: VSAT]. Artistic rendition of the Viasat-3 satellite on-orbit Upon embarking from the Boeing factory ...
KSF Space Foundation’s Jupiter Rocket set to launch cubesat missions
The KSF Space Foundation has recently announced a game-changing solution that could revolutionize the industry — their Jupiter Rocket, which is set to launch the least expensive cubesat missions in history. KSF Space Foundation is a non-profit organization that was ...
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense demo mission is a success
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) recently deployed an experimental payload with the company's Payload Release Ring (PRR) spacecraft separation system. The PRR demonstration mission launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 on January 31, 2023, and the PRR successfully deployed the payload ...
Aitelecom/APCO Networks partners with Astranis and ST Engineering iDirect for enterprise + backhaul services across Mexico via Astranis built MicroGEO smallsats
ST Engineering iDirect’s Mx-DMA® MRC waveform technology will enable Mexican connectivity service provider, Aitelecom/APCO Networks (Aitelecom), to support services on that firm's new MicroGEO satellites that will be built by satellite manufacturer, Astranis Space Technologies (Astranis). The satellites and ground ...
A 1st look at Project Kuiper’s customer terminals
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s LEO satellite network with the mission to bridge the digital divide by providing fast, affordable broadband to communities unserved or underserved by traditional communications technologies. To use the service, customers will install an outdoor antenna—called a ...
UPDATE 1: SES-18 + SES-19 satellites’ orbital endeavors via SpaceX accomplished
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites from Cape Canaveral SFS On Friday, March 17th, at 7:38 p.m., ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites to GEO from Space Launch Complex 40 ...
UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab’s Electron drives two Capella SAR sats to orbit from MARS launch site
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 34th Electron rocket and second mission from its launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia, deploying two spacecraft to LEO for Capella Space. The “Stronger Together” mission lifted off at 22:38 ...
Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build 3 more satellites for the world’s largest 5G Narrowband-IoT constellation in LEO
Photo: Tiger-4 satellite assembly at NanoAvionics Facilities Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has received an order for three further satellites from 5G telecoms operator OQ Technology — these satellites will be added to OQ Technology’s existing constellation, turning the company into the ...




















