Tag: Launch
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Two European satellites launch on mission to blot out the Sun—for science
Two spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency launched on top of an Indian rocket Thursday, kicking off a mission to test novel formation flying technologies and observe a rarely seen slice of the Sun’s ethereal corona. ESA’s Proba-3 mission is purely experimental. The satellites are loaded with sophisticated sensors and ranging instruments to allow…
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Northrop Grumman Activates the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission Capabilities with EPS-R Payloads
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully handed over mission operations of Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) satellites and completed activation of U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) two Enhanced Polar System – Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads, hosted aboard ASBM. The mission launched in August from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The two ASBM satellites…
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Muon Space Secures Space Force Contract to Enhance Environmental Monitoring from Space
Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates mission-tailored low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by SpaceWERX through Space Systems Command (SSC) to advance space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM) capabilities. This award will support Muon Space’s development of…
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ISRO’s PSLV Successfully Launches ESA’s Proba-3 Solar Eclipse Mission
ISRO launched the ESA’s Proba-3 on a four-stage PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. It successfully sent the Occulter and Coronagraph spacecraft pair forming the Proba-3 mission into the desired orbit. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S. Somanath congratulated both the PSLV project and Proba-3 teams following the separation of…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Upcoming Launch for Synspective Satellite Deployment
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced a launch window for an upcoming Electron mission to deploy the latest satellite in Synspective’s growing Earth observation constellation. The “Owl The Way Up” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch…
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Intuitive Machines Partners with Johns Hopkins APL for Lunar Communications and Navigation
Intuitive Machines, a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, has announced it has entered into a Cooperation Agreement with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to advance safe, secure, and reliable lunar communications and navigation infrastructure in cislunar space. Cislunar space encompasses the region of space that extends from Earth’s gravitational influence…
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CesiumAstro and Axiom Space Collaborates to Develop Advanced Spacesuit Technology
CesiumAstro, a company in advanced space connectivity solutions, has teamed up with Axiom Space to develop key systems for their next-generation lunar spacesuit. This collaboration will equip astronauts with essential capabilities for upcoming Moon missions. CesiumAstro to provide critical communications and computing systems for Axiom Space’s Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) lunar spacesuit. Located in…
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Maxar Secures $290 Million NGA Contract for Advanced Geospatial Intelligence
Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence, announced that it has been selected by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide advanced geospatial insights and automated object detections through NGA’s Luno A, a $290 million, five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Under this contract, Maxar will leverage its highly refined computer vision…
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BAE Systems Completes Environmental Testing for NASA’s Pioneering SPHEREx Observatory Mission
BAE Systems has completed environmental testing of NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) Observatory. This mission will conduct all-sky spectral surveys for the first time and provide scientists with new insights into the formation of the universe and the galaxies that inhabit it. Over the course…
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Over the weekend, China debuted a new rocket on the nation’s path to the Moon
China’s new Long March 12 rocket made a successful inaugural flight Saturday, placing two experimental satellites into orbit and testing uprated, higher-thrust engines that will allow a larger Chinese launcher in development to send astronauts to the Moon. The 203-foot-tall (62-meter) Long March 12 rocket lifted off at 9:25 am EST (14:25 UTC) Saturday from…