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Russian cargo ship departs space station after coolant leak
The Progress MS-21 cargo ship departs the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Russian cosmonauts took pictures of the location where coolant leaked out of a Russian Progress cargo ship earlier this month when the supply freighter departed the International Space Station Friday night, as scheduled, to head for a destructive re-entry over the Pacific Ocean.…
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Rapid Starlink launch cadence continues with Group 2-5 mission
The second of two Starlink launches this week, Starlink Group 2-5, launched at 11:12 AM PST (19:12 UTC) on Friday, Feb. 17 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first mission of the week, Starlink Group 5-4, lifted off at 12:10 AM EST (05:10 UTC) on Sunday,…
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Eutelsat Revenue Dips 6% in the First Half of FY 2022-23
Revenue at Eutelsat Communications dipped 6% in the first half of fiscal year 2022-23, the operator reported Feb. 17, due to a decline in broadcast revenue. Eutelsat reported total revenues in the first half of 574 million euros ($613 million), down 6% like-for-like. The operator said first half revenues were within the range of its…
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FAA Seeks $175,000 Fine Against SpaceX for Not Submitting Data Before a Starlink Launch
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday that it is proposing a $175,000 fine against SpaceX for not submitting collision analysis trajectory data to the agency before an August Starlink launch. The FAA said SpaceX was required to submit the data to the agency at least seven days before the Aug.…
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First launch of Japan’s H3 rocket aborted moments before liftoff
The first launch of Japan’s H3 rocket was aborted moments before liftoff Thursday (U.S. time). Credit: JAXA Japan’s first H3 rocket, nearly a decade in development, was moments from liftoff Thursday (U.S. time) when the launch vehicle detected a problem and cut off the countdown just before sending a command to ignite two strap-on solid-fueled…
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Rocket Lab to Present at Upcoming Conferences
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. one of the leading launch and space systems companies, will take part in the following conferences in February and March 2023. 44th Annual Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference Arlington, VA: February 16, 2023 Attended by Adam Spice, Chief Financial Officer Citi’s 2023 Global Industrial Tech and Mobility Conference Miami Beach, FL: February…
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Iridium Posts Double-Digit Revenue Increase in 2022, Surpasses 2M Subscribers
Iridium Communications reported another year of record revenue in 2022, growing revenue by 17% compared to 2021. The company reported full-year 2022 revenue of $721 million in its financial results on Thursday, attributing the growth to higher service revenue and record equipment sales. CEO Matt Desch announced on Thursday’s call with investors that Iridium eclipsed…
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Astrocast Optimizes its IoT Satellite Constellation With 4 New Satellites
IoT network operator Astrocast completed an optimization of its satellite constellation for improved service and reliability, the operator announced Feb. 16. Following the launch of a batch of four new satellites in November 2022, Astrocast reported that it commissioned and maneuvered them in a record time. The satellites will enter service starting at the end…
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Babcock International Wins Skynet Deal in the UK
The Babcock International Group (Babcock) has won a six-year contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) military satellite communications system. Babcock announced the deal, Feb. 15. The six-year contract, starting next month, has an initial value of more than 400 million pounds ($480.97 million) and forms part of the MOD’s…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn gets first NASA task order through VADR
Blue Origin New Glenn to launch NASA ESCAPADE mission Selected through NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract, which offers newer launchers options to launch NASA payloads on early flights, New Glenn will get its first NASA launch task order. Going by the name ESCAPADE, which stands for Escape and Plasma…