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Saturn Satellite Networks Selects CesiumAstro’s RF Payload for the Broadband Networks-1 Program
Saturn Satellite Networks has selected CesiumAstro’s Vireo-GEO active phased array RF payload for Saturn’s Space BroadbandNetworks-1 (SBN-1). The SBN-1 program consists of 6 high-throughput geostationary satellites (HTSs) that will provide satellite-based internet access services to satellite operators, capacity resellers, internet service providers, and end users. Using CesiumAstro’s direct radiating array, the SBN-1 satellites provide high-performance…
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Momentus Announces Services Agreement with CUAVA for Transportation of CubeSat to LEO
Momentus Inc, a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, announced an agreement with the Australian Research Council Training Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, and their Applications (CUAVA) for the transportation of the Waratah Seed WS-1 CubeSat to low-Earth orbit in October 2023. The Waratah Seed WS-1…
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Virgin Orbit Receives UK’s First Orbital Launch License
The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has issued launch and range control licenses to Virgin Orbit to undertake the first satellite launch from UK soil. The granting of these licenses represents a major step forward for the historic Start Me Up mission, and reflects the CAA’s concurrence that all reasonable steps have been taken by Virgin…
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Ovzon Logs Satcom as a Service Orders from SSC and Nigma
Ovzon landed end of the year deals for its satcom-as-a-service offerings with two new customers, Nigma Conseil and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). Ovzon announced the $1 million satcom-as-a-service deal with French company Nigma Conseil on Dec. 28. Nigma Conseil is a French security, business intelligence and consulting firm and supports customers with critical missions in…
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OHB Italia and ESA Sign a Contract to Implement the Comet Interceptor Mission
OHB Italia S.p.A, a subsidiary of the German technology and space group OHB SE, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the prime contractor to implement the Comet Interceptor science mission. The corresponding contract was signed in Paris. The aim of the mission is to study a long-period comet to gain new…
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Russian space program facing challenges ahead of ambitious 2023
In the new year, Russia plans to launch its first probe to the Moon since 1976, debut a new member of the Soyuz rocket family, and launch the new Soyuz GVK resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). 2022 proved to be a slow year for the Russian launch cadence, with one Proton-M launch,…
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GKN Aerospace Signs a Contract with ArianeGroup for Ariane 6 Rocket Engine Subsystems
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of units for the next 14 Ariane 6 launchers, to be produced from now until 2025. GKN Aerospace, at its Trollhättan site in Sweden, is currently focused on…
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SpaceX launches first mission for Starlink Gen2 constellation
EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch a replay of our live coverage of the Falcon 9 launch on the Starlink 5-1 mission. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Wednesday with 54 more Starlink internet satellites, a mission to begin populating a new orbital shell authorized by federal regulators earlier this month for the company’s Starlink…
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Airbus Achieves Milestone on European Satellite-based Navigation Augmentation System
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key security features for the most safety-critical applications such as aircraft navigation and landing and will provide entirely new services for maritime and land users. EGNOS…
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SpaceX begins launching Starlink second generation constellation
SpaceX launched a batch of 54 Starlink internet satellites – Starlink Group 5-1 – into low Earth orbit (LEO) this Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Liftoff occurred at 4:34 AM EST (09:34 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. Starlink Group 5-1 is the first flight…