Tag: Ground
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Satcom Direct and Gilat to Develop Electronically Steered Antennas for In-flight Connectivity
Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, and Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, have signed a strategic agreement to develop and supply new ultra-low profile electronically steered antennas (ESA) to support in-flight connectivity (IFC) for business, government, and defense. Available from 2025 and designed for optimized compatibility…
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AAC Clyde Space Moves into the Final Phase 3B of the xSPANCION Project
AAC Clyde Space and its partners have agreed to move into phase 3B of the xSPANCION project, in which the project will be completed with the manufacturing of 10 novel spacecraft of which four will be launched within the project’s framework. The UK Space Agency, through the ESA Pioneer Partnership Projects, will co-fund the Group’s…
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NASA’s Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission Lifts Off Carrying Science and Hardware Cargo to ISS
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo after launching from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the spacecraft’s rendezvous with the…
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ESA’s Trailblazing Aeolus Mission Comes to a Historic End
Aeolus, ESA’s wind mission reentered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 July at around 21:00 CEST above Antarctica, confirmed by US Space Command. The reentry comes after a series of complex manoeuvres that lowered Aeolus’ orbit from an altitude of 320 km to just 120 km to reenter the atmosphere and burn up. Crucially, these manoeuvres –…
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NASA Conducts Successful Tests of Solid Rocket Motors for Mars Ascent Vehicle
NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) recently reached some major milestones in support of the Mars Sample Return program. The Mars Ascent Vehicle would be the first launch of a rocket from the surface of another planet. The team developing MAV conducted successful tests of the first and second-stage solid rocket motors needed for the launch. …
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Astroscale Partners with Astro Digital for Innovative Docking Plate Integration
Astroscale, one of the global leaders in on-orbit servicing, announced a new partnership with Astro Digital US, a global provider of complete space-based systems and mission support. This partnership will see Astroscale’s Generation 2 Docking Plate incorporated into Astro Digital’s modular satellite bus for end-of-life servicing preparation, in a move towards responsible satellite operations. Establishing…
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L3Harris Completes the Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
L3Harris Technologies, a trusted disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, a world-recognized aerospace and defense company providing propulsion and power systems for rockets, spacecraft, and other space vehicles. The acquisition marks the forming of a fourth business segment at the company. L3Harris signed a definitive agreement…
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Momentus Deploys All Payloads from Vigoride-6 Orbital Service Vehicle
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, has deployed all customer payloads from its Vigoride-6 Orbital Service Vehicle launched in April 2023 aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission. To date, Momentus has deployed a total of 15 customer satellites over three missions conducted over the past year and has…
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Umbra Releases Over $1 Million of Synthetic Aperture Radar Data to Public
Umbra, one of the leaders in advanced space radar technology, announced that it has made over $1 million of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data available to the public via its Open Data Program, which launched on March 15, 2023. In the span of only four months, Umbra has already released more open data than all…
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ISRO Successfully Launches Seven Singaporean Satellites as Part of Commercial Mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced the successful launch of PSLV-C56 carrying the DS-SAR satellite, along with 6 other satellites from the first launch pad of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota on July 30, 2023. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), PSLV-C56 was configured in its core-alone mode, similar to that of C55. It launched DS-SAR, a…