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Amentum Provides Advanced Engineering for Key Artemis II Launch Rehearsal
Amentum delivered advanced end-to-end ground systems engineering for a key Artemis II launch rehearsal at the Kennedy Space Center on December 20. The Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) simulated launch day operations for the integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS). During the Artemis II mission, Orion will carry four astronauts on an approximately 10-day journey around…
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Magellan Aerospace Expands Small Satellite Bus Platforms Supporting Mission-Ready Spacecraft Architectures
Magellan Aerospace expands the small satellite bus platform portfolio, underscoring the company’s role in delivering reliable, configurable spacecraft architectures for commercial, institutional and government space missions. With decades of aerospace manufacturing and systems-integration experience, Magellan Aerospace has developed satellite bus platforms designed to reduce development risk, shorten schedules, and support a wide range of payload…
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Antennex Secures ESA Contract to Develop Next-Generation Reverberation Chamber
Antennex, a provider of advanced characterization solutions for integrated antennas, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Connectivity and Secure Communications for a next-generation reverberation chamber. Supported by ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Competitiveness & Growth program, the agreement kickstarts a 2-year development track for a chamber fit for the needs…
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After record-breaking 2025, Rocket Lab prepares for Neutron’s debut in 2026
Rocket Lab had its most successful year to date in 2025, with its Electron rocket completing 21 successful flights and the company racking up several new industry contracts. One such contract is with the Space Development Agency, valued at up to $816 million, for Rocket Lab to develop 18 missile-warning satellites — the company’s largest…
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China launches Fengyun-4 03 satellite
China on Saturday sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the country’s southwestern Sichuan Province. The satellite, Fengyun-4 03, was launched by a Long March-3B rocket at 12:07 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered its planned orbit. With this successful launch, China’s Fengyun meteorological satellite family — now consisting…
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Lanteris Space Systems Expands its Integrated Small Satellite Platform Portfolio
Lanteris Space Systems, a US-based developer of integrated spacecraft platforms, provides that modular Lanteris 300, 500 and 1300 Series satellite buses, designed to support a wide range of commercial, civil and defense missions in low Earth orbit (LEO). The company’s approach centers on standardized the configurable platforms that reduce development timelines, simplify integration and provide…
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PowerBank & Smartlink AI Achieve Successful Rocket Launch for Orbital Cloud Program
PowerBank Corporation, a leader in North American energy infrastructure development and asset ownership, provides a milestone update on its collaboration with Smartlink AI (“Orbit AI”) following the successful December 10, 2025 launch of the DeStarlink Genesis-1 satellite, announced by PowerBank here. The satellite has been recorded operating and producing solar power as it moves around…
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Leanspace Advances Satellite Mission Operations with In-Orbit Services (IOS) Platform
Leanspace, a provider of software-defined mission operations solutions, is highlighting the In-Orbit Services (IOS) platform, designed to support the full operational lifecycle of modern satellite missions. The company focuses on enabling satellite operators to manage in-orbit activities through cloud-native, API-driven software that integrates spacecraft, ground segments, and mission-operations workflows into a unified digital environment. Leanspace’s…
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Synspective Secures Defense Ministry Satellite Constellation Program
Synspective, a leading provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions, announced that it won the Ministry of Defense’s satellite constellation project on December 24. Synspective joins six partner companies, including Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc., Axelspace Corporation, and Mitsui…
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Northrop Grumman Secures SDA Tranche 3 Contract for Tracking Satellites
Northrop Grumman Corporation was competitively awarded a Tracking Layer of Tranche 3 (TRKT3) contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to deliver resilient, integrated missile warning and tracking satellites, a component of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) mission. Northrop Grumman’s TRKT3 will: Accelerate the capability to provide global detection, warning, and tracking of hypersonic weapons…