Tag: Launch
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NASA Awards Multi-Center Administrative Support Contract to FedSync-BFS
NASA has selected FedSync-BFS, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, to provide administrative services for multiple NASA centers. The Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract is a firm-fixed-price and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a value not to exceed $200 million during a five-year ordering period. The performance period begins on April 1, 2025. Contracted work will take place in…
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Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Attains Historic 15-Meter Approach to Space Debris
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, a leading company in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has announced that its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), successfully approached a large piece of space debris, a rocket upper stage to approximately 15 meters. This is the closest…
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Trending Spacecraft Valves in 2024
Spacecraft valves are mechanical devices used to control the flow of fluids or gases within a spacecraft’s systems. They play a crucial role in managing propulsion, thermal regulation, life support, and other critical subsystems. By opening, closing, or regulating flow, these valves ensure precise operation of engines, fuel delivery, and pressure control in space environments.…
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Reflex Aerospace Ships First Commercial Satellite for Launch
Reflex Aerospace is proud to announce the shipment of its first commercial satellite, SIGI, to Vandenburg Space Force Base on December 11th, 2024. This ambitious mission to deliver a payload to orbit for Media Broadcast Satellite (MBS) has culminated in the rapid deployment of a customized 109 kg satellite, and the realization of Reflex Aerospace’s…
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Iridium Launches Certus 9704 Module for Advanced Satellite IoT Applications
Iridium Communications Inc., a provider of global voice and data satellite communications, launched the Iridium Certus 9704, its newest IoT module, and Iridium Certus 9704 Development Kit. This transformational new module, featuring Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT) technology, is the smallest and most powerful created by Iridium, ideal for supporting satellite IoT applications that require real-time…
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SWISSto12 Opens New Mission Command and Control Facility in Georgia
SWISSto12, Europe’s fastest-growing satellite company, has announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art command and control facility in Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. The new facility will oversee the launch and manage the orbit raise to the right position of SWISSto12’s geostationary small satellites before handover to the company’s customers. News of the Georgia facility follows an announcement in…
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Northrop Grumman’s Next-Gen Polar Missile-Warning Satellites Enters Manufacturing Phase
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract extension for Phase 2 of its Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The multi-year award supports space vehicle (SV) manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing, and launch of two NGP satellites. Both NGP SVs will operate in Highly Elliptical Orbits…
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Mavenir and Terrestar Conduct First NB-IoT Live Data Sessions via GEO Satellite
Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider building the future of networks, and Terrestar Solutions Inc. (TSI), Canada’s premier mobile satellite operator, have achieved a major milestone by successfully conducting the first NB-IoT live data sessions via the TSI Echostar T1 satellite, a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN). Unlike simulations, these sessions were conducted…
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HyImpulse Introduces HyMOVE OTV with Spacemanic for Small Satellite Missions
HyImpulse Technologies GmbH, a European provider company of hybrid propulsion systems and small satellite launch solutions, unveils HyMOVE, its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV). Designed to serve the rapidly expanding small satellite market expected to grow to $30 billion globally by 2030. HyMOVE is designed to enhance the capabilities of small satellite missions, delivering tailored in-space…
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LeoLabs Enhances Space Activity with 7th Operational Radar Site in Arizona
LeoLabs, the world’s leading mission partner for persistent Orbital Intelligence, announced its seventh operational radar site. Located in Arizona, United States (U.S.), this is the first installation of LeoLabs’ next-generation Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radar technology, which will unlock the advanced capabilities required to discover and respond to growing threats in space. LeoLabs’ new UHF…