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First images from China’s new precipitation satellite released
The first images from Fengyun-3G (FY-3G), China’s first precipitation measurement satellite in a low inclination orbit, were released on Monday, according to the China Meteorological Administration. The images captured by six payloads on FY-3G show the three-dimensional structure of precipitation at different levels, which could improve monitoring and forecasts related to major precipitation systems. The…
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China’s first commercial launch site finishes construction of first complex
China’s first commercial space launch site under construction in the tropical province of Hainan completed the construction of its first launch complex on Thursday. Located at the Wenchang International Aerospace City, the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site is designed to have two launch complexes. The construction of the Launch Complex 1, also the leading project,…
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Airbus Selects National Satellite Test Facility for SKYNET 6A Communications Satellite Testing
Airbus has selected the National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) at Harwell in Oxfordshire to carry out the comprehensive test campaign on the UK Ministry of Defence’s next-generation secure communications satellite SKYNET 6A. The £116 million government-funded NSTF, operated by experts from the STFC RAL Space (Science and Technology Facilities Council), will carry out the SKYNET…
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A private company has an audacious plan to rescue NASA’s last “Great Observatory”
A Delta II rocket launched the Spitzer Space Telescope two decades ago, boosting it to an Earth-trailing orbit, where it drifted away from our planet at a rate of about 15 million kilometers a year. It was the last of NASA’s four “Great Observatories” put into space from 1990 to 2003. Over its planned five-year…
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L3Harris Technologies Introduces New S-band Multimode Transponder for Satcom Applications
L3Harris Technologies, a trusted disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry, delivering solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains has introduced a new S-band Multimode Transponder for satellite communication applications. The C/TT-520 from L3Harris is an S-Band multimode transponder that provides full-duplex communications with a variety of NASA networks and protocols. It…
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Dhruva Space to Develop Diverse Payloads for Distinct Space Missions
Dhruva Space is India’s first private space-tech company developing diverse payloads for distinct space missions. Its creating exceptional small satellite systems to help space exploration technology to meet human imagination and innovation. Dhruva’s vision is to provide faster, affordable, and reliable services. Products Satellite Platforms Scalable, modular platforms weighing from less than 1 kg upto…
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Terran Orbital-Developed PTD-3 Enables 200 Gigabits per Second Space-to-Ground Optical Link
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global provider in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced the Terran Orbital-developed Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 (PTD-3) satellite enabled a successful 200 gigabits per second space-to-ground optical link. The NASA satellite hosts the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) payload funded by NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)…
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Arianespace Sets June 16 Date for Final Ariane 5 Mission
Arianespace has set a target date of June 16 for the final Ariane 5 mission, retiring Europe’s workhorse heavy-lift rocket. The mission will launch two satellites — Syracuse 4B, built by Airbus Defence and Space for the French government’s defense procurement and technology agency DGA, and the Heinrich-Hertz-Mission, built by OHB for the German space…
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Astroscale and Momentus Pitch NASA on Joint Mission to Reboost Hubble Telescope
Astroscale and Momentus have teamed up to pitch NASA on a mission to reboost the Hubble Telescope, the companies announced last week. The mission concept would use a Momentus Vigoride orbital service vehicle (OSV) with Astroscale’s RPOD — rendezvous, proximity operations and docking — technology built in. Describing the mission, the companies said Astroscale’s RPOD technology would…
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Fictiv and Heliospace Partner to Accelerate New Product Development for Space Technology
Fictiv announced its partnership with Heliospace to dramatically accelerate new product development for ground-breaking space technology. Heliospace is an agile aerospace company that produces flight hardware, systems engineering, and mission formulation services for NASA, nonprofits, and commercial customers for space missions. After years of working together, Fictiv has produced flight hardware for a variety of…