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Launch Roundup: Cygnus XL and Progress fly cargo missions to ISS
Two cargo resupply missions have launched to the International Space Station this week. A Russian Soyuz launched the Progress MS-32 spacecraft Thursday, to be followed on Sunday by a Falcon 9 carrying Northrop Grumman’s new Cygnus XL vehicle. In addition to Cygnus XL, Falcon 9 launched one Starlink mission and two customer missions. Russia and…
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Panasonic and Intellian Developing a LEO-Only Aviation Terminal
Panasonic Avionics and Intellian Technologies are working together on a new aviation antenna compatible with Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation. The antenna is intended only for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), and Panasonic noted it can be used alongside other LEO terminals for multi-constellation service. “I expect many airlines to adopt a multi-terminal approach, and they can quickly and…
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Congress and Trump may compromise on the SLS rocket by axing its costly upper stage
There are myriad questions about how NASA’s budget process will play out in the coming weeks, with the start of the new fiscal year on October 1 looming. For example, the Trump administration may seek to shut off dozens of science missions that are either already in space or in development. Although Congress has signaled…
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AeroVironment Wins $240M Laser Communications Terminal Order
AeroVironment (AV) has won a contract worth around $240 million for its long-haul laser communications terminals. The terminals will be deployed in orbit by an unnamed customer. AV’s long-haul laser communications terminals aim to deliver multi-orbit, space-to-space satellite crosslink capabilities while operating in the complex challenges of space environments, including jitter, extreme temperatures, and the…
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China launches new remote sensing satellite group
China launched a new group of remote sensing satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on Sunday. The satellites of the Yaogan-40 03 group were launched at 12:34 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket, and they entered the preset orbits successfully. They will be used to carry…
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Poor weather halts SpaceX launch attempt of Indonesian communications satellite for second day in a row
An artist’s rendering of the Nusantara Lima satellite in gestationary Earth orbit. Graphic: Boeing Update Sept. 9, 9:45 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the mission due to weather, targeting Wednesday, Sept. 10. Update Sept. 8, 9:30 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt, targeting Tuesday, Sept. 9. An Indonesian company is looking to improve its space-based…
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NanoAvionics Joins Thales Alenia Space in ESA’s SIRIUS Mission Study to Advance Urban Heat Monitoring
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), a leading smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to join a consortium studying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FutureEO programme mission, SIRIUS (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban Sustainability). NanoAvionics will contribute its small satellite expertise, including the flight-proven MP42H microsatellite bus and its flight…
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GHGSat Satellites to Monitor Methane Across ExxonMobil’s On-Shore Operations
Exxon Mobil and GHGSat, the global leader in emissions-monitoring technology, announced a groundbreaking partnership to monitor and mitigate methane at scale across ExxonMobil’s onshore operations in North America and Asia, including the United States, Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. This collaboration marks a significant investment by ExxonMobil in satellite-based emissions monitoring, reflecting the company’s…
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Gilat Receives $7 Million Order to Provide the U.S DoD with Transportable SATCOM Terminals
Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced that Gilat DataPath was awarded a contract to provide Transportable SATCOM Terminals in support of the U.S. Department of Defense through a prime contractor. The award includes multiple units of Gilat DataPath’s popular DKET 3421 transportable terminals and support services totaling…