Tag: Launch
-
SATLANTIS Successfully Launches its GARAI A Seventh Earth Observation Mission
GARAI A, SATLANTIS’ seventh mission and fourth Earth Observation satellite, was successfully launched on Tuesday January 14th, 2025. The satellite will serve as the precursor to the Atlantic Constellation, established through the Iberian Space Partnership between SATLANTIS, Geosat, and Ceiia. Less than a year after the successful deployment of our third satellite, HORACIO, tha company…
-
NanoAvionics Achieves Successful Signal Acquisition for Two Satellites Launches on SpaceX Transporter-12
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), a global company in small satellite manufacturing and mission services, has announced the successful signal acquisition of two groundbreaking satellites launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission. Developed for Constellr and Absolut Sensing, the satellites took flight on January 14th, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carried by the SpaceX Falcon 9…
-
Flexential Partners with Lonestar to Enable First Commercial Space Data Center
Flexential, a leading provider of secure and flexible data center solutions, has partnered with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. (Lonestar), a company in lunar infrastructure and Resiliency as a Service (RaaS), to support Lonestar’s upcoming launch of Freedom, their second data center to the Moon with Intuitive Machines’ on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as a…
-
Dawn Aerospace Transforms Rideshare Propulsion with Advanced Nitrous-Based Technology
Dawn Aerospace is setting a new standard in the space industry with its innovative nitrous oxide-based propulsion systems, ideal for rideshare launches. These systems address the growing demand for scalable, safe, and efficient chemical propulsion, particularly for missions involving multiple payloads. Nitrous oxide propulsion addresses these needs by offering safer and simpler fueling processes, reduced…
-
LeoLabs Secures $50M in 2024 Contracts to Advance Orbital Intelligence and Space Security
LeoLabs, the world’s leading mission partner for persistent Orbital Intelligence, announced it secured more than $50M in contracts in 2024, closing out a year of record bookings for the company. LeoLabs achieved nearly 140% year-over-year revenue growth in 2024, as it doubled down on its commitment to Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions while continuing to…
-
OroraTech Launches FOREST-3 Thermal Satellite with SpaceX for Wildfire Detection
OroraTech successfully launched its latest fire-detection satellite, FOREST-3, onboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 (TR-12) mission on Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. By incorporating miniaturized infrared sensors and advanced on-orbit processing, the satellite will deliver near-real-time wildfire alerts to customers across the globe. “We’re very grateful to the German Space Agency at DLR and the…
-
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Reaches Orbit on NG-1 Mission Despite Booster Loss
Blue Origin’s New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during the NG-1 mission, accomplishing our primary objective. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on January 16, 2025, at 2:03 a.m. EST (0703 UTC) from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The second stage is in its final orbit following two successful…
-
Exolaunch Delivers 34 Satellites to Orbit on First Mission of 2025 with SpaceX
Exolaunch, a global company in small satellite launch services, mission management, and deployment solutions, has successfully delivered 34 satellites into orbit during the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX which launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on January 14, 2025 at 11:09 am PT. This marks Exolaunch’s first launch of 2025 and its 32nd…
-
Xplore Announces Successful Launch, Communications and Control of Hyperspectral Satellite
Xplore, a dual-use space company providing satellite data announced the successful launch, communications and control of XCUBE-1, its first hyperspectral satellite, which launched as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission mission with SpaceX via launch integrator Maverick Space Systems. XCUBE-1 was deployed to a mid-inclination orbit following its launch from Vandenburg Space Force Base in…
-
Sierra Space Achieves Key Milestone in Resilient GPS Satellite Program
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense-tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced a key development milestone for the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program, marked by the successful completion of Systems Requirements Review (SRR). The SRR completion…