Tag: Ground
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ATLAS Space Operations Successfully Demonstrates Agility with Launch-Day Integration
SpaceX’s Transporter-10 launch was an exciting day across the space industry. The world watched and waited, cheering as spacecraft operators supported the variety of missions onboard. What the world does not often see, beneath the stars and below that glowing horizon where the contrails began, is the role that the ground segment plays in the…
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NOAA’s GOES-U Advanced Weather Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Successfully Launched
An advanced weather satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Lifted to space aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket, the GOES-U satellite successfully deployed its large solar array to generate electrical power and has established communications with mission operators. GOES-U is the…
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Simera Sense to Open Optical Payload Development Hub in Toulouse, Extending its Global Reach
Simera Sense, the frontrunner in end-to-end optical solutions for smaller satellites with headquarters in Belgium, is strengthening its global presence by opening an office in Toulouse, France. This move is a testament to its growth strategy, bolstered by the €13.5 million funding secured in an investment round earlier this year. The company already has 19…
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Firefly Aerospace Expands Alpha Launch Capability to Wallops Island, Virginia
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it is adding an Alpha launch capability at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Virginia. In support of Firefly’s responsive space missions, Pad-0A will be configured to launch Alpha as early as 2025 in addition to Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) Firefly…
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Ariane 6 Successfully Completes Wet Dress Rehearsal at Europe’s Spaceport
ESA‘s first Ariane 6 rocket, to launch into space, went through its last full ‘wet dress rehearsal’ at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – it provided an exciting sneak peek of what’s to come, stopping just a few seconds before engine ignition and of course, lift-off. Similar to rehearsals carried out with a test rocket…
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L3Harris’ Advanced Imager to Launch Onboard NOAA’s Weather Monitoring Satellite
The L3Harris Technologies high-resolution weather instrument, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), is set to launch June 25 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida onboard NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-U satellite, strengthening the nation’s ability to rapidly detect and monitor the environment and severe weather across the Western Hemisphere. The GOES-U satellite is the fourth…
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Space Norway’s ASBM Satellites to Launch Site
Northrop Grumman Corporation, one of the leading global aerospace and defense technology companies, delivered its two-satellite constellation to the launch site for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM). These satellites will bring commercial broadband and protected military satellite communications to the hard-to-reach northern polar region. ASBM uses Northrop Grumman’s GEOStar-3 hosting platform and to…
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CesiumAstro Secures $65M in Funding to Accelerate R&D and Expand Manufacturing
CesiumAstro, one of the leading providers of space communications technology, announced the closing of a $65 million Series B+ funding round. The round was led by Trousdale Ventures, with matching participation from the Development Bank of Japan and Quanta Computer. Renowned investors, including Kleiner Perkins, Lavrock Ventures, L3Harris Technologies, InMotion Ventures (JLR’s investment arm), Matter…
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Firefly Aerospace Announces Launch Window for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative Mission
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced its Alpha Flight 5 (FLTA005) mission, called Noise of Summer, is scheduled to launch no earlier than June 26. The 30-minute launch window will open at 9 p.m. PST. “The Firefly team has rapidly matured our Alpha rocket and our responsive launch operations to deliver the dependable…
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NASA Releases Summary of Fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise
For the benefit of all, NASA released a summary of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise. NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, in partnership with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and with the assistance of the U.S. Department of State Office of Space Affairs, convened the tabletop exercise to inform and assess our ability…