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SXM-10 Marks Second New GEO in Service for SiriusXM This Year
The SXM-10 satellite before launch. Photo: Maxar Space Systems The SiriusXM SXM-10 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and has now entered service, marking the second new satellite to enter service for SiriusXM this year. Maxar Space Systems built the satellite, which SpaceX launched in June. The previous satellite, SXM-9, began service in January. The digital…
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Launch preview: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
The X-37B on the runway at Vandenberg Space Force Base following its landing there on March 7, 2025. Image: U.S. Space Force. Update Aug. 20, 12:56 p.m. EDT: Added additional information from the 45th Weather Squadron. The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX are preparing to launch the Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane on its eighth mission shortly…
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Russia launches Bion-M No.2 research satellite
Russia launched the Bion-M No.2 satellite at 17:13 UTC on Wednesday, Aug. 20, aboard a Soyuz-2-1b rocket from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This biomedical satellite is a continuation of a Soviet and later Russian scientific program, which started with the launch of Bion 1 back in 1973. The Bion program aims to study…
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Astranis Space Technologies Advances Global Connectivity with MicroGEO Satellites
Astranis Space Technologies was founded in 2015 and has its headquarters in San Francisco, California, United States. It aims to build compact, cost-efficient geostationary communication satellites (MicroGEO) to deliver affordable and dedicated broadband services. Their technology emphasizes rapid turnaround, digital flexibility via software-defined radios and mission resiliency. Their satellites contain onboard propulsion systems enabling relocation and…
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Orbital Data Center Launching to ISS with Axiom Space and Red Hat Advanced Space Computing Technology
A cutting-edge orbital data center is set to launch to the International Space Station (ISS), marking an important step forward in advancing space-based computing. The project, sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory, will test the system’s ability to provide increased data storage and real-time data processing in space, crucial capabilities for future commercial space stations.…
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SpinLaunch Secures $30 Million to Advance Meridian Space LEO Broadband Constellation
SpinLaunch, a pioneer of disruptive space solutions, announced it has closed $30 million in funding to accelerate the development and commercialization of Meridian Space, its highly differentiated low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband constellation. The funding includes new investment from existing investors, including lead investor ATW Partners, as well as the previously announced strategic investment from…
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Mercury Signs Production Agreement with AV to Support U.S Space Force’s SCAR Program
Mercury Systems, a technology company that delivers mission-critical processing to the edge, announced a new production agreement with AeroVironment to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program. AV was awarded the $1.4 billion SCAR contract in 2022 by the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), a direct reporting unit of the Space…
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Siemens Xcelerator Drives Skyroot Aerospace’s Digital Transformation
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that Skyroot Aerospace, a leading private space launch service company in India, has adopted Polarion software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to digitally transform its software development processes and enhance efficiency, as it aims to accelerate access to space for its customers worldwide. Founded in 2018 by Pawan Kumar Chandana…
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Mission Space’s ZOHAR Payload Receives 2025 Global Tech Award in Space Technology
Mission Space, the space weather intelligence company, announced that its ZOHAR payload has been awarded the 2025 Global Tech Award in Space Technology, recognizing its unique position as the only compact, low-power space weather detector with five months of proven flight heritage. Launched earlier this year, ZOHAR-I is a next-generation instrument equipped with spectrometers and…
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BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure Contract with HEO to Expand Gen-2 Space Domain Awareness Services
BlackSky Technology has signed a seven-figure Gen-2 space domain awareness expansion contract with HEO to provide fully automated, low-latency, non-Earth imaging (NEI) services for defense, intelligence, and commercial use. The imagery data services deal is now entering its fourth phase, following the completion of the automation of the entire task-to-delivery process. “BlackSky’s high-resolution Gen-2 high-cadence…