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Sierra Space Achieves Key Milestone in Resilient GPS Satellite Program
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense-tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced a key development milestone for the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program, marked by the successful completion of Systems Requirements Review (SRR). The SRR completion…
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Not Your Dad’s Space Domain Awareness, With Brien Flewelling of ExoAnalytic Solutions
We often hear space described as congested and competitive but Dr. Brien Flewelling likes to describe the situation in space as dense, dynamic, and deep. This means that space traffic is getting denser as there are more spacecraft in orbit; it’s deeper with spacecraft in more orbits; and more dynamic as spacecraft maneuver more frequently.…
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Pixxel Launches First Firefly Satellites Setting New Standard in Hyperspectral Earth Observation
Pixxel, a California-based space technology company building the world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation, has successfully launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. This marks a significant milestone for Pixxel as it…
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SFL Successfully Launches Norway’s NorSat-4 with Advanced Maritime Monitoring Capabilities
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has confirmed the successful launch and deployment of Norway’s NorSat-4 maritime monitoring microsatellite. The seventh spacecraft developed for the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) by SFL, NorSat-4 carries a fifth-generation Automatic Identification System (AIS) ship tracking receiver and a first-of-its-kind low-light imaging camera. Built on SFL’s space-proven 35-kg DEFIANT microsatellite bus, NorSat-4…
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SpaceX’s Dramatic 7th Starship Test Triggers FAA Investigation
SpaceX’s dramatic Starship test on Thursday afternoon has triggered a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mishap investigation after debris from the test impacted air travel and may have damaged public property in Turks and Caicos. SpaceX launched the seventh flight test for its massive Starship rocket on Jan. 16, testing extensive upgrades to the vehicle for…
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Rocket Lab’s Second Reentry Spacecraft for Varda Operating in Orbit for AFRL and NASA
Rocket Lab USA, a global leading company in launch services and space systems, announced its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, is successfully operating on orbit. The mission launched January 14, from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:09 PDT (19:09 UTC). Varda’s W-2 mission includes a Rocket Lab Pioneer spacecraft and a Varda re-entry…
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China launches Pakistani satellite, two others
China on Friday sent a Pakistani satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite, named PRSC-EO1, was launched at 12:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully. The rocket also carried two other satellites, namely Tianlu-1 and Lantan-1. This launch marked…