Tag: Launch
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Planet Set to Launch Pelican-2 and 36 SuperDove Satellites for High-Resolution Imaging
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced that its high-resolution Pelican-2 satellite & 36 SuperDoves of Flock 4G are scheduled to launch on the Transporter-12 Rideshare mission with SpaceX on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX’s launch window opens at 10:49 a.m. PT,…
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BlackSky Secures USSF Rapid Procurement Contract to Support TacSRT Mission
BlackSky Technology, a space-based intelligence company that provides real-time imagery, analytics, and monitoring of critical locations and events, has won multiple rapid procurement contracts for its high-margin, core analytics services through the U.S. Space Force’s online Global Data Marketplace (GDM) supporting a variety of Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT) missions. “One year in operation,…
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Redwire Delivers Fourth Set of Roll-Out Solar Arrays to Power the International Space Station
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced the successful delivery of the fourth pair of Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for the International Space Station (ISS), also known as the IROSA program. The wings were developed and delivered through a follow-on contract with Boeing, NASA’s prime contractor for…
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L3Harris Secures U.S. Space Force Contract to Develop Resilient GPS Satellite Concepts
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to design concepts for Phase 0 of the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) program. The R-GPS program involves procuring cost-effective small satellites to augment the existing 31-satellite GPS constellation, providing resilience to military and civil GPS users. Space Force plans to…
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Starlab Space Establishes European Subsidiary for Global Collaboration on Commercial Space Station
Starlab Space LLC announced the opening of its first overseas subsidiary, Starlab Space GmbH. Located in Bremen, Germany, it will extend the company’s capabilities and demonstrates its commitment to its international partners, maintaining global cooperation and permanent human presence, and expanding microgravity research opportunities in a commercial LEO economy. “Successful and sustainable operation of a…
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L3Harris Completes Design Review for Himawari-10 Geostationary Meteorological Satellite Components
L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of key components for the Japan Meteorological Agency’s (JMA) new geostationary meteorological satellite, Himawari-10, which Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will manufacture. The PDR confirms the baseline designs for the Himawari-10’s advanced imager and hyperspectral infrared sounder, instruments that will improve forecasts for typhoons and other extreme…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Set to Launch NASA Science to the Moon
Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting launch Wednesday, Jan. 15. The mission will lift off on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center…
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NRO and U.S. Space Force Successfully Launch NROL-153 Mission with SpaceX Falcon 9
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-153 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Jan. 9, 2025, at 10:53 p.m. EST. This mission is the seventh launch…
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Dragonfly Aerospace and LatConnect 60 Partners for Advanced SWIR Imaging Satellites
Dragonfly Aerospace, a leading provider of high-performance electro-optical payloads and satellite solutions, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Australian Earth observation company, LatConnect 60. The collaboration will see Dragonfly supply three state-of-the-art Chameleon SWIR (shortwave Infrared) imagers to LatConnect 60 for their upcoming SWIRSAT satellites, scheduled for launch in 2026. LatConnect 60 is supported…
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Rocket Lab Selected to Provide Neutron Launch Services for NASA Under VADR Contract
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced a mutual agreement with NASA has been reached to include Neutron launch services to the agency through Rocket Lab’s existing VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract. Rocket Lab’s new medium-lift reusable rocket Neutron allows the opportunity for Rocket Lab to…