Tag: Launch
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Rocket Lab Delivers Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA’s Mars Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global company in launch services and space systems, has successfully packed and shipped two Mars-bound spacecraft to Cape Canaveral, FL in preparation for launch. These twin spacecraft for the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) heliophysics mission were designed, built, integrated, and tested by Rocket Lab for the…
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HawkEye 360’s Cluster 10 Satellites Successfully Deploy to Orbit
HawkEye 360 Inc., a leading company in space-based radio frequency (RF) data analytics, is pleased to announce that its Cluster 10 satellites have successfully deployed to orbit after launching aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-11 Rideshare mission via launch integrator Exolaunch. HawkEye 360’s operations team has established communication with the satellites. This trio of satellites will increase the…
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Terran Orbital Schedules the Launch of Pathfinder-R and Pathfinder-4 Mission
Terran Orbital Corporation, a global company in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the scheduled launch of its Pathfinder-R (PTD-R) and Pathfinder-4 (PTD-4) spacecraft. These 6U Triumph class space vehicles are set to launch aboard the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on August 16.…
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ICEYE Launches Four New Satellites Expanding World’s Largest SAR Constellation
ICEYE, the global company in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions, has successfully launched four new SAR satellites on August 16, 2024. The new satellites further expand the world’s largest SAR constellation, owned and operated by ICEYE. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted…
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Spire Global Successfully Launches Seven LEMUR Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-11 mission
Spire Global, Inc., one of the global providers of space-based data, analytics, and space services, successfully launched seven satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-11 mission, which launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on August 16, 2024. This marks Spire’s third launch of 2024 and the 41st in the company’s history, bringing the total number…
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BAE Systems Ships Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Post Testing
BAE System, a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, has announced the successful shipment of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI) to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, signaling the completion of integration and testing of the state-of-the-art instrument. The WFI is the primary scientific instrument for…
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Lockheed Martin Announces Acquisition of Terran Orbital to Expand its Satellite Capabilities
Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Terran Orbital, a global company in satellite-based solutions primarily supporting the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital brings a high throughput, robotic manufacturing capacity and high-performing modular space vehicle designs. Combined with Lockheed Martin’s record of performance and innovation, this transaction will usher in…
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Apex Space Releases its GEO Aries Satellite Bus
Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft bus platform manufacturing company, announced the introduction of GEO Aries, a productized ESPA-class satellite bus designed for geostationary orbit (GEO) missions. Apex will begin delivering GEO Aries buses to customers in 2026. GEO Aries, a version of Apex’s Aries bus platform, is a high delta-v satellite bus designed to support…
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York Space Systems and SDA Demonstrates Link 16 Network Connection from Tranche 0 Satellites
York Space Systems (York), the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, in collaboration with the Space Development Agency (SDA), proudly announces the first-ever successful Link 16 network entry from Tranche 0 (T0) satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to a U.S. Navy ship in international waters. This historic…
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Maxar’s Third and Fourth WorldView Legion Satellites Operating Successfully Post-Launch
Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence, confirmed that its third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites are performing well after being launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The satellites are successfully communicating with Maxar’s ground teams. They are now going through the commissioning process, with…