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How Local Governments Use Satellite Data
Did you know that state and local governments use satellite imagery to increase efficiency in operations? Satellite data has become an indispensable tool for state and local governments to safeguard assets, conserve and manage their land resources, and react swiftly and effectively to unforeseen emergencies that may arise within their jurisdictions. With the help of…
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New Glenn hardware assembling at Launch Complex 36
As the first month of 2024 closes, Blue Origin is well into production with its orbital rocket, New Glenn. The company continues to check off major milestones as high-fidelity hardware arrives at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) ahead of a testing campaign and a NASA mission scheduled for late 2024. With New Glenn being 98 meters…
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L3Harris Sees Growth in Space and Airborne Systems and Communications Systems in 2023
L3Harris grew revenue by 14% in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily due to acquiring Aerojet Rocketdyne and Viasat’s Tactical Data Links business. L3Harris reported $19.4 billion in revenue in 2023, according to its full year results released Jan. 26. Operating income was $1.4 billion, up 27% compared to 2022. Both segments that deal in satellite…
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Rocket Lab kicks off 2024 with “Four of a Kind” satellite mission
Rocket Lab launched its first launch of 2024, with the Electron launch vehicle lofting four Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites into low-Earth orbit from the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. Named “Four of a Kind,” Electron is lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex-1B in Māhia at 7:34 PM NZDT on Jan. 31 (06:34 UTC).…
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Eutelsat Sells Stake in Airbus OneWeb Joint Venture, Lowers Guidance
Eutelsat has completed the sale of OneWeb’s 50% share in the Airbus OneWeb Satellites joint venture. The co-owner of the Florida-based business, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, acquired the stake. The company built the satellites for the OneWeb First Generation constellation. Eutelsat announced the completion of the sale on Jan. 29, along with an update…
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Northrop Grumman Posts 14% Space Systems Growth in 2023
Northrop Grumman’s headquarters. Photo: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman’s Space segment delivered another year of growth in 2023, posting 14% year-over-year growth. Space Systems was the largest and fastest-growing segment in the company in 2023, with $13.9 billion in revenue. This continues a double-digit growth streak for the Space Systems segment. In 2022, the Space segment…
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Northrop Grumman Posts 14% Space Systems Growth in 2023
Northrop Grumman’s headquarters. Photo: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman’s Space segment delivered another year of growth in 2023, posting 14% year-over-year growth. Space Systems was the largest and fastest-growing segment in the company in 2023, with $13.9 billion in revenue. This continues a double-digit growth streak for the Space Systems segment. In 2022, the Space segment…
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This Week in Launch: SpaceX to launch Northrop Grumman’s next cargo mission
This week’s launches: January 30 (Tuesday) SpaceX | Falcon 9 | NG-20 | 12:07 P.M. ET SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL January 31 (Wednesday) Rocket Lab | Electron | Four of a Kind | 1:15 A.M. ET LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand February 1 (Thursday) CASC | Jielong-3 | Unknown Payload | 9:00…
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Fuse leads $6M round for Quindar, which uses AI for satellite support and is partnering with KSAT
A screenshot shows Quindar’s spacecraft management platform at work. (Image via Quindar) A space-centric startup called Quindar says it has successfully closed an oversubscribed $6 million funding round that will give a boost to its cloud-hosted, AI-supported software platform for satellite management. The seed extension round was led by the Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse,…
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CRS NG-20 launches cargo, science to ISS aboard Falcon 9
The NG-20 mission has flown the Cygnus spacecraft S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson to a path that will take it to the International Space Station. However, as a first, it has launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 instead of an Antares rocket. This will be the first of three Cygnus missions to fly aboard Falcon 9…