Tag: Ground
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ISRO’s Aditya-L1 Solar Observatory Spacecraft Successfully Achieves Halo-Orbit Insertion
ISRO’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory spacecraft accomplished Halo-Orbit Insertion (HOI) at 16.00 Hrs (approx) on January 6, 2024 (IST). The final phase of the maneuver involved firing of control engines for a short duration. The orbit of the Aditya-L1 spacecraft is a periodic Halo orbit which is located roughly 1.5 million km from Earth on the…
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UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre to Provide Airlock for NASA’s Gateway Program
NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced plans for the space center to provide an airlock for Gateway, humanity’s first space station that will orbit the Moon. The lunar space station will support NASA’s missions for long-term exploration of the Moon under Artemis for the benefit of…
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Kratos and Rancher Partner for Virtual Ground Systems Deployment Using OpenSpace Platform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in Defense, National Security, and Global Markets, and Rancher Government Solutions, the provider company of enterprise Kubernetes management solutions to the U.S. Government, announced a strategic partnership to enable customers to seamlessly deploy and scale virtual ground systems using Kratos’ software-based OpenSpace Platform. With increasingly complex and…
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Rivada Space Networks Collaborates with Wiseband for Network Expansion in the Middle East
Rivada Space Networks, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit satellites (LEO) to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, is partnering with Wiseband, an Emirati satellite services company, to bring secure connectivity solutions to the Middle East region. Based in UAE and operating across the Middle East and Africa, Wiseband…
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NASA Announces 2024 Phase I Awardees for Innovative Concept Studies
NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could innovate for the benefit of all and transform future agency missions. From proposals to explore low Earth orbit to the stars, the 13 concepts chosen stem from companies and institutions across the United States. The NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts)…
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NSIL to Undertake its Second Demand Driven Satellite Mission GSAT-20
As part of Space Sector reforms announced by the Govt. of India in June 2020, NSIL was mandated to build, launch, own, and operate satellites in “Demand-driven mode” to meet the service needs of the user. As part of this, NSIL successfully undertook its 1st Demand-driven satellite mission, GSAT-24 in June 2022, wherein the capacity…
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Orion Space Solutions Completes Critical Design Review on SSC’s Tetra-5 Program
Orion Space Solutions and its teammates recently completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) on the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Tetra-5 program. The Tetra-5 mission will demonstrate multi-agent autonomous Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) for on-orbit refueling. “Having completed a successful CDR, Orion Space Solutions and…
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Top Satellite Bus and Platforms in 2023
Satellite Bus and Platforms serve as the backbone of space missions, providing the structural framework and essential systems that enable the functionality of various payloads and instruments in orbit. It serves as the infrastructure that facilitates the spacecraft’s operation, maneuverability, and communication with ground control. Satellite Platforms support a diverse array of scientific, communication, Earth…
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Key Infrared Telescopes that Set the Stage for NASA’s James Webb
On Dec. 25, NASA celebrated the two-year launch anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope – the largest and most powerful space observatory in history. The clarity of its images has inspired the world, and scientists are just beginning to explore the scientific bounty it is returning. Webb’s success builds on four decades of space…
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JAXA Announces Launch Schedule of Second H3 Launch Vehicle
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced the launch schedule of the second H3 Launch Vehicle (H3TF2: Test Flight No.2. The H3TF2 will carry the Vehicle Evaluation Payload-4 (VEP-4) to conduct the flight demonstration. In addition, we will capitalize on the excess launch capability of the H3TF2 by providing launch and orbit insertion opportunities…