Tag: Ground
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Momentus Launches Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle on SpaceX Transporter-16 Mission
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, announced the successful launch of its Vigoride 7 Orbital Service Vehicle to low-Earth orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission. The launch marks a major milestone for the Company as it begins its most advanced on-orbit demonstration campaign to date. The Vigoride…
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Exolaunch Deploys 57 Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-16
Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration and deployment services, has successfully deployed 57 customer satellites on SpaceX‘s Transporter-16 rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission marks Exolaunch’s 25th launch on Falcon 9 and reflects the company’s sustained role within SpaceX’s rideshare program as demand for reliable, high-cadence access to…
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York Space Systems Secures PExT Extension to 2027 After BARD Mission
York Space Systems, a leading, US-based national defense and commercial prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions, announced that NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have extended operations of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) demonstration through 2027, following the successful completion of BARD mission objectives in 2025. Launched in July 2025,…
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HawkEye 360 Successfully Deploys Cluster 14 Satellites on Falcon 9 Transporter-16
HawkEye 360 announced the successful launch and initial contact with its Cluster 14 satellites, deployed aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-16 rideshare mission. The satellites were inserted into a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) and are currently undergoing standard commissioning activities. The addition of Cluster 14 expands HawkEye 360’s space-based signals intelligence constellation…
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AAC Clyde Space Launches VIREON Earth Observation Satellites
AAC Clyde Space has successfully launched the first two satellites in its VIREON™ Earth Observation constellation. The satellites were launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission on Monday, 30 March. Both VIREON™-1 and VIREON™-2 have been deployed into orbit and will now begin their commissioning phase. Initial signals have been received from the satellites, confirming that both…
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Orbital Connect Advances Multi-Sector Satellite Connectivity Solutions
Orbital Connect is strengthening the position in the global satellite communications market through a comprehensive portfolio of satellite connectivity and managed communication services. The company delivers designed solutions across maritime, mobility, fixed infrastructure, voice communications, IoT and teleport services, enabling reliable and scalable connectivity in remote and mission-critical environments. With a focus on integrating satellite…
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ispace Announces ULTRA Lunar Lander Integrating Japanese and US Lander Models
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced ULTRA, its newest lunar lander model integrating the APEX 1.0 lander and the Series 3 lander, each of which had been in development in parallel at the company’s Japanese and U.S. entities. The ULTRA lunar lander, which will include a new engine will be used in each of…
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Varda Space Launches W-6 Vehicle on SpaceX Transporter-16 Mission
Varda Space Industries, the leader in orbital pharmaceutical processing and hypersonic reentry testbeds, announced the launch of its W-6 vehicle with SpaceX’s Transporter-16, marking the company’s sixth mission overall and its first launch of 2026. W-6 carries a suite of advanced payloads designed to expand the technical foundation for autonomous hypersonic flight and next-generation thermal protection…
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ispace Launches Lunar Connect Service for Cislunar Communication and Navigation
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced that it plans to launch a new business initiative, Lunar Connect Service involving communication, positioning, observation, and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) for customers seeking to engage in the cislunar economy. The initiative is intended to capture potential demand driven by plans for lunar infrastructure development under the U.S.-led…
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SATLANTIS and HEO Sign MoU for Government Space Domain Awareness
SATLANTIS and HEO are already executing joint non-Earth imaging demonstration campaigns, with a jointly productised sovereign space domain awareness service targeted for delivery to government customers across Europe and beyond. HEO and SATLANTIS are proud to announce a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on delivering sovereign non-Earth imaging and space domain awareness capabilities to government…