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What to Watch for in the Smallsat Industry in 2024
2024 should be a remarkable year of achievements in the space industry. I’m excited by several activities converging in the aerospace industry and how they will affect satellite manufacturing. A few pivotal trends will play important roles: technology advancements in material and production capabilities, regulatory shifts, the integration of artificial intelligence, and the continued importance…
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ABS CEO Amit Somani Leaves Role
ABS (Agility Beyond Space) is now looking for a new CEO. In its latest full year results, the operator made the surprise announcement that CEO Amit Somani is leaving immediately for personal reasons. Somani was only appointed in September 2022, and gave his first interview in the role to Via Satellite in November last year.…
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Gilat Unveils New Brand Identity Embracing the New Space Revolution Commitment
Gilat Satellite Networks, a global company in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced the launch of a new brand identity embracing the company’s commitment to the new space revolution and reflecting the company’s vision of the right of all people to be connected. The new brand identity, with a newly designed logo inspired by…
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Quectel Certifies IoT Chip for Skylo’s Satellite Network
IoT solutions provider Quectel Wireless Solutions has certified its satellite-compatible module, the CC660D-LS, for use on Skylo’s network. This certification enables IoT and satellite connectivity for any standard device that incorporates the module. The CC660D-LS module supports two-way communication in L-band, S-band, and Band 23 connections. It is equipped to support 3GPP Release 17 IoT…
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Northrop Grumman’s Solid Rocket Boosters Power ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Maiden Launch
Two of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s extended-length, 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) solid rocket boosters helped power the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Rocket and the first certification (Cert-1) mission. The GEM 63XL boosters are the longest monolithic, single-cast solid rocket boosters ever manufactured and flown. The launch represents the first flight of…
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Rocket Report: A Chinese launch you must see; Vulcan’s stunning debut
Welcome to Edition 6.26 of the Rocket Report! We’re just 11 days into the new year, and we’ve already had two stunning rocket debuts. Vulcan soared into space on Monday morning, and then a medium-lift rocket from China, Gravity-1, made a picture-perfect launch from a mobile pad in the Yellow Sea. It feels like this…
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NGA Issues Solicitation for New, $290M Economic Indicator Monitoring Contract LUNO
Due to significant demand under an existing contract for geospatial-intelligence (GEOINT) data to analyze visible economic indicators, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) plans to award a new contract for commercial GEOINT services value at $290 million, the agency said last week. NGA on Jan. 10 released the solicitation for the LUNO A program, for which…
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China’s Chang’e-6 scheduled for launch in first half of 2024
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch in the first half of this year, the China National Space Administration said Wednesday. Components for the Chang’e-6 lunar probe have been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, and pre-launch tests will be carried out as scheduled, the agency said.…
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China launches new satellite for violent cosmic phenomena observation
China sent a new astronomical satellite into space on Tuesday to observe mysterious transient phenomena in the universe comparable to the flickering of fireworks, with the aim of unveiling the violent and little-known aspects of the cosmos. The satellite, named Einstein Probe (EP), uses a new X-ray detection technology inspired by the lobster eye. It…
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Artemis 2 gets a 10 month delay over Orion safety concerns
NASA delays next two Artemis missions In what is turning out to be a bad week for NASA’s lunar exploration programs, NASA announced it was delaying its next launch of the agency’s Space Launch System by nearly a year. While we all were expecting some sort of delay into early 2025, 10 months was a…