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Space Domain Awareness Startup Spaceflux Raises Seed Round
Spaceflux has secured 5.4 million pounds ($7.31 million) in seed funding as it looks to expand its global telescope network and accelerate development of AI-powered space situational awareness solutions. The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) (managed by Future Planet Capital), Foresight Group, and Blackfinch Ventures co-led the funding round, announced July 25. Spaceflux’s…
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SPUTNIX Pioneers the Future of Affordable and Scalable Space Access
SPUTNIX LLC, headquartered in Moscow’s Skolkovo Technopark, is a private Russian company dedicated to the development and commercialization of nano- and microsatellite technologies. Specializing in scalable spacecraft platforms, payload integration, and advanced satellite devices, SPUTNIX has emerged as a comprehensive space systems provider. With expertise spanning from satellite design to launch logistics and mission control,…
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Millennium Space Begins On-Orbit Commissioning of NASA’s TRACERS Mission
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, has begun on-orbit commissioning of NASA‘s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS), following the mission’s launch on Wednesday, July 23. Millennium designed, built, and tested the two identical TRACERS spacecraft at its factory in El Segundo and is conducting mission operations from the company’s in-house Mission Operations…
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ThrustMe, Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace Partner to Demo World’s First Iodine Hall Thruster
ThrustMe, Marble Imaging, and Reflex Aerospace have formed a strategic three-way partnership for an in-orbit demonstration (IOD) of the JPT150, the world’s first low-power iodine Hall thruster system. The propulsion system will be integrated into MIRI, a high-performance Earth observation satellite developed by Reflex Aerospace for Marble Imaging, where it will provide the precise orbit…
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NAL Research, SGM Technology and Tschudi Shipping Partners on Robust Maritime Tracking Solution
NAL Research, a U.S.-based pioneer in Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) solutions, together with SGM Technology, a leader in maritime technology solutions for commercial shipping and fishing, and Tschudi Shipping Company, a leader in maritime-related services and logistics, announced a strategic collaboration to deliver a resilient navigation and tracking product line for the commercial…
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NASA Launches TRACERS Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetic Shield
NASA’s newest mission, TRACERS, will soon begin studying how Earth’s magnetic shield protects our planet from the effects of space weather. Short for Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, the twin TRACERS spacecraft lifted off at 11:13 a.m. PDT (2:13 p.m. EDT) Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4…
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Innalabs’ ARIETIS-NS Navigation System On the Airbus CO3D Satellites
InnaLabs, Irish Space Navigation System manufacturer, ARIETIS-NS space navigation system will play a key role in the upcoming launch of Airbus’ latest generation CO3D satellites, a high-profile collaboration between Airbus and the French Space Agency (CNES). The launch is scheduled for 25th/26th July 2025 aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket. The Innalabs ARIETIS-NS system provides radiation-tolerant,…
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Three Years Post KA-SAT Attack, Viasat Exec Talks Lessons Learned on Cybersecurity Posture
Viasat continues to be in the news when it comes to cybersecurity. Last month, the company confirmed a report of “unauthorized access” after Bloomberg reported the company was one of the victims in the Salt Typhoon hack against telecommunications providers. Space Security Sentinel (S3) recently interviewed Phil Mar, VP/CTO of Engineering for Viasat Government, about the company’s…
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Iridium Trims Service Revenue Outlook for 2025, Despite 8% Revenue Growth in Q2
Iridium Communications posted 8% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter of 2025, but trimmed its outlook for service revenue growth for the full year. Iridium had been projecting revenue growth of 5% to 7% for this year, and dropped that projection on Thursday to 3% to 5%. Iridium’s stock dropped 20% after the results…
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Roscosmos Ionosfera science mission launches atop Soyuz from Vostochny Cosmodrome
A Soyuz 2.1b rocket launched from Site 1S at Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia, carrying two Ionosfera-M satellites into a Sun-synchronous orbit. Launch took place on Friday, July 25, at 05:54 UTC and saw Soyuz fly on a northern trajectory over vast but sparsely populated territory. The Ionosfera-M no. 3 and no. 4 satellites are flying…