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China’s Space Development is Outpacing Expectations and Gaining Momentum, Space Force Official Says
China’s space asset developments are coming fast and furious as China drives toward the goal of becoming a major space power, outpacing Russia and causing more focused analysis by U.S. Space Command, according to U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Ron Lerch in his keynote speech at GovMilSpace during SATShow Week. China is the United…
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Amazon Leo Readies 200+ Satellites for Orbit as It Ramps Up Launch Schedule
More than 200 Amazon Leo satellites are loaded onto six dispensers at Cape Canaveral, ready to be launched into orbit in the coming months as Amazon prepares to ramp up launch cadence for its megaconstellation, Chris Weber, the company’s vice president for Leo Business told a lunchtime fireside chat at SATShow on Monday. “We have…
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Interview With TE Connectivity Principal Engineer Bruce Conway at SATShow Week
In this interview to kick off SATShow Week, TE Connectivity Principal Engineer Bruce Conway talks about the company’s interconnects for satellites and solar panels and its deep space heritage on NASA missions. Conway talks about how TE Connectivity works to solve its customers’ challenges, and explains some of the tech innovation that’s on the horizon…
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Space Force, Industry Leaders Warn of Critical Gaps in Orbital Intelligence
With a kaleidoscope of ground radars, electro-optical telescopes, and Geostationary (GEO) spy satellites, the U.S. Space Force can closely track space objects as they hurtle through orbit. But in terms of knowing why they’re there and what they can do, two veteran space warfighters agreed there is room for improvement. Two distinguished military officials shared…
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Space Compass Purchases First Optical Data Relay Satellite From Swissto12
Space Compass ordered the first satellite in their planned Geostationary Orbit (GEO) optical data relay constellation from Swissto12, the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Japanese telecommunications firms Sky Perfect JSAT and NTT formed Space Compass in 2022 to construct an integrated space computing network. The optical data relay satellite would be part…
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Launch Preview: Russia to debut Soyuz-5; Falcon 9 and Atlas V to launch internet satellites
The United States, Russia, China, New Zealand, and Norway are all set to host launches during another busy week of spaceflight. SpaceX is set to launch three missions from its Florida and California launch facilities, while the United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch Amazon Leo satellites on its Atlas V rocket toward the end…
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Rocket Lab Launches Synspective’s StriX Satellite on 84th Electron Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched a mission for Japan-based constellation operator Synspective, bringing Rocket Lab’s total Electron launch count to 84. It was Rocket Lab’s 8th mission for Synspective. The “Eight Days A Week” mission launched on the Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New…
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Epic Aerospace Advances In-Space Transportation with Chimera Spacecraft Family
Epic Aerospace, a Buenos Aires-based developer of in-space transportation systems, is expanding the spacecraft portfolio with the Chimera family of orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs). Designed to enable efficient, flexible and cost-effective satellite deployment and orbital maneuvering, the Chimera platform supports a wide range of missions from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) operations to Geostationary Orbit (GEO)…
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Teledyne Technologies to Showcase Integrated SATCOM Solutions at SATShow Week 2026
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated will showcase its integrated satellite communications capabilities at SATShow Week 2026, March 24–26, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Attendees are invited to visit Booth 2729 to explore how Teledyne’s high-reliability SATCOM solutions support missions from ground to deep space. With more than six decades of space heritage and…
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Apex to Launch Technology Demonstration for Japan’s NEC Corporation in 2027
Apex, the world’s leading manufacturer of productized, configurable satellite bus platforms, announced its first contract with a Japan-based company, NEC Corporation, to support an upcoming technology demonstration mission launching in 2027. Under the agreement, NEC purchased one of Apex’s Aries satellite bus platforms, which it will use to demonstrate high-throughput optical communications technology as part…