Tag: Ground
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Terran Orbital’s CAPSTONE Nanosatellite Surpasses 450 Days of Lunar Operations
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global company in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced that its 12U nanosatellite built for Advanced Space’s CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) mission in support of NASA, has surpassed 450 days in orbit around the moon. Launched June 28, 2022, the space…
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Above to Launch Proprietary Materials to the ISS for Experiments and Tests
Above: Space Development Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Above: Orbital, will be testing the performance and durability of its proprietary materials in low orbit, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the upcoming Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-19) mission in March, flown by SpaceX Dragon resupply mission, SPX-30. Above: Orbital is developing…
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Antaris Expands Space Technology with More Clients Using the Antaris Cloud Platform
Antaris, one of the leading software platforms for space missions, had a pivotal 2023, launching its first demonstration satellite, raising additional capital, expanding its customer base, and solidifying its position as an innovative player in the space industry. JANUS-1 Mission: A Proven Success In February 2023, Antaris marked a historic moment with the successful launch…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Returns Varda Space Industries’ Spacecraft Capsule to Earth
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, announced its custom spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, an in-space manufacturing, and hypersonic reentry logistics company, successfully returned to Earth the world’s first space manufacturing mission conducted outside of the International Space Station. Rocket Lab conducted in-space operations, deorbit, and reentry positioning maneuvers for its spacecraft,…
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Space Tango Receives $5 Million Award from NASA to Provide Support for Artemis II Mission
Space Tango, one of the leaders in microgravity hardware, software, and automation proudly announced its award of approximately $5 million to support the Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) division within the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) for the historic Artemis II mission. As part of this collaboration, Space Tango has been entrusted by NASA to…
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ClearSpace Secures UK Space Agency Contract to Develop Satellite Refuelling Capabilities
ClearSpace announced that it has secured a contract with the UK Space Agency to investigate the feasibility of an in-orbit satellite refueling mission, an exciting new market for in-orbit services. The REFUEL.ME study, which will run until September 2024, will involve establishing the key mission requirements and defining the mission concept of operations, leading to…
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Hughes Awarded a Contract by SES Space & Defense for Multi-Orbit Auto-PACE Solution
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, announced that SES Space & Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, awarded Hughes a contract to provide a flexible, software-defined, multi-orbit, auto-PACE solution and associated modems in support of SES Space & Defense’s and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program. …
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UnseenLabs to Launch Two New Satellites with SpaceX
UnseenLabs, a pioneer and global company in space-based RF detection for maritime domain awareness, announced an expansion through two new satellites. The new UnseenLabs BRO-12 and BRO-13 satellites will be launched next March, as part of the Transporter-10 mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket via Exolaunch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. “UnseenLabs…
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Sidus Space Completes Systems Requirements and Design Review for Navigation Payload
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space, and Data-as-a-Service company, announced that it has successfully completed its Systems Requirements Review (SRR) and System Design Review (SDR) for an innovative customer solution being integrated into its LS-3 satellite. The SRR and SDR are important program milestones marking the baselining of the requirements for the mission and design of…
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JAXA Announces the Launch Result of the Second H3 Launch Vehicle
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the second H3 Launch Vehicle (H3TF2) at 9:22:55 (JST) on February 17, 2024, from the Tanegashima Space Center. The Launch Vehicle flew as planned, and the second stage of the H3 Launch Vehicle was injected into the predetermined orbit. Approximately 16 minutes and 43 seconds after the liftoff,…