Tag: Ground
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Blue Origin’s First Blue Ring Mission to Showcase Space Domain Awareness with Scout Space Sensor
Blue Origin announced an agreement with Scout Space to integrate one of its flagship next-generation space domain awareness (SDA) Owl sensors onboard the first mission of Blue Ring, our highly maneuverable multi-mission spacecraft for payload delivery, hosting and infrastructure services. Blue Ring’s first mission is expected to launch in spring 2026 with initial injection into…
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Arianespace Launches Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D and CNES’s MicroCarb Satellites
Arianespace successfully launched Airbus Defence and Space‘s CO3D satellites, as well as the CNES‘s MicroCarb satellite, on Friday July 25th, 2025, at 11:03 p.m. local time (02:03 a.m. UTC, 04:03 a.m. CEST, on July 26th, 2025). This mission, called “VV27” was performed using an Arianespace-operated Vega C rocket, launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.…
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NASA to Provide Launch Coverage for Earth-Tracking NISAR Satellite
NASA will provide live coverage of launch activities for NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), which is set to lift off at 8:10 a.m. EDT (5:40 p.m. IST), Wednesday, July 30, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s southeastern coast. A collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first-of-its-kind satellite will lift…
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Thales Alenia Space to Develop First Lunar Surface Habitat Under Artemis Accord
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to perform the preliminary design phase, including development of critical enabling technologies, of the pressurized Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) module for the lunar surface. Planned for launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 2033, the…
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BAE Systems Delivers NOAA’s SWFO-L1 and NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Satellites
BAE Systems has successfully delivered two spacecraft in support of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) missions from its Boulder, Colorado campus to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On – L1 (SWFO-L1) are scheduled to launch together this fall,…
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Spire Launches New Space-Based Radio Frequency Intelligence Capabilities for Defense and Security
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced the expansion of its Space Reconnaissance portfolio with new radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities. Designed to support both U.S. and international missions, the enhanced offering delivers persistent monitoring, real-time geolocation, and multi-layered situational awareness. With this expansion, Spire aims to…
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Spaceflux Raises £5.4 Million to Accelerate Global Role in Space Domain Awareness
Spaceflux, headquartered in London, has successfully closed a £5.4 million (€6.2 million) seed funding round, enabling the company to fast-track the growth of its proprietary global telescope network and push forward innovative space situational awareness (SSA) technologies. The funding comes as calls grow for stronger commercial and sovereign space surveillance capabilities, with recent reports warning…
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Sidus Space Unveils LunarLizzie Satellite for Advanced Lunar and Cislunar Missions
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced LunarLizzie, its newest and most advanced satellite platform engineered for lunar and cislunar missions. This powerful spacecraft is expected to support payloads up to 800kg, integrate LiDAR, hyperspectral imaging, AI-powered autonomous navigation, encryption, and multi-sensor data fusion to provide near-real-time lunar terrain intelligence and environmental…
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Viasat Joins DIU’s Hybrid Space Architecture Program for Defense Network Solutions
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced it was selected by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the prototyping and demonstration of technologies for the next phase of its Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) project. This groundbreaking initiative aims to integrate civil, commercial, and military space assets into a unified network environment and deliver…
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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…