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New Glenn second stage completes hot fire test
Blue Origin has hot-fired the second stage of New Glenn for the first time, continuing to work toward its inaugural launch. Over the last year, the company has continued to lead New Glenn to its first flight and has confidently and rapidly pushed for a successful mission. The launch date is coming up in only…
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Astranis, Axient, L3Harris, and Sierra Space to Begin Design of Resilient GPS
Astranis, Axient, L3Harris Technologies, and Sierra Space are to submit design concepts for the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) to U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) to launch up to eight R-GPS satellites by 2028, the command said on Tuesday. “Following this initial phase, a subset of the awardees will continue to a Final Design Review and build…
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Starship Flight Five conducts Full-Stack Testing ahead of Launch
SpaceX has completed initial pre-launch testing of the Flight 5 Starship. However, the launch date currently remains over two months away due to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) noting they do not expect to issue the launch license until late November to early December comes around for launch. Since the beginning of this year, Ship…
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Viasat to Develop Phased Array Antenna for Global Lightning Program
Viasat will develop a phased array antenna for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under a contract as part of the ‘Global Lightning’ program. The AFRL awarded Viasat a $33.6 million contract under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program, the operator announced Tuesday. The DEUCSI program, known as ‘Global Lightning’ aims to…
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For the first time, Blue Origin has ignited an orbital rocket stage
Twenty days after it rolled out to Blue Origin’s launch site in Florida, the second stage of the massive New Glenn rocket underwent a successful hot-fire test on Monday. The second stage—known as GS2 for Glenn stage 2—ignited for 15 seconds as part of the “risk reduction” hot-fire test, the company said. The two BE-3U…
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NASA Selects Impulse Space to Provide Launch Services for Missions Through VADR Contract
Impulse Space, a company in the development of in-space transportation services, has recently been selected by NASA as one of three new launch service providers for future missions via the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has an ordering period through Feb. 3, 2027, and a maximum…
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Amini Launches Amini Lite Data Platform in Africa
Amini has unveiled details of a key new product launch as it looks to bring the power of satellite tech to its customers, mainly farmers across Africa. It is launching Amini Lite, a lightweight version of the Amini Platform designed to make critical geospatial datapoints on Africa and the Global South quickly and easily accessible…
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Maxar Intelligence Opens New London Headquarters to Boost International Presence
Maxar Intelligence opened a new London office this week as the headquarters for its international government business as it aims to increase its global presence. The London office will also serve as a hub for Maxar’s enterprise business in Europe, which serves customers in industries like mapping, energy and telecommunications. The Maxar Intelligence headquarters remains…
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Spanish IoT Startup Sateliot Raises $33M Series B Round
Spanish satellite IoT startup Sateliot has raised a 30 million euro ($33 million) Series B funding round, led by Global Portfolio Investments. This deal makes Global Portfolio Investments, a Spanish investment group, one of the company’s main shareholders. Sateliot plans to use the capital to build-out its constellation of 100 IoT satellites that operate under…