Tag: Launch
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Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Demonstration Satellite Completes First Fly-Around Inspection of Space Debris
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, a market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announced that its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has successfully taken further images of a debris object in space and demonstrated the effectiveness of its collision avoidance system while…
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DARPA Selects Scout Space to Join BRIDGES Consortium for Space Superiority
Scout Space, an in-space observation service provider focused on space security and comprehensive Space Domain Awareness (SDA), has announced its selection to join the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems (BRIDGES) Consortium. DARPA selected Scout based on the company’s proposal outlining its approach to collaborating on “Advancing…
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MDA Space Selects Aerospacelab as Part of its MDA AURORA Supply Chain
Aerospacelab announced it has been selected by MDA Space one of the leading providers of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology. Aerospacelab will provide battery charge regulators…
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NASA to Provide Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s 20th Commercial Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on July 12, five and a half months after delivering more than 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA and its international partners. This mission was the company’s 20th commercial resupply…
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Boeing and NASA to Provide Next Update on International Space Station Crew Flight Test
Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT, July 10, to discuss the agency’s Crew Flight Test at the International Space Station. Participants include: Steve Stich, manager, of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Commercial Crew Program, Boeing Media interested in participating must…
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Ovzon 3 Satellite Enters Commercial Service, Providing Support to GIGN
Ovzon’s proprietary satellite Ovzon 3 has reached its orbital position in the geostationary arc. After a few weeks of final in-orbit testing, the satellite is now ready for commercial service. The first delivery of SATCOM-as-a-Service from Ovzon 3 will be to the French government organization GIGN (Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) who will use…
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ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter Successfully Completes Critical Design Review
ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter, the first spacecraft that will rendezvous and capture an object around another planet, passed a key milestone to bring the first Mars samples back to Earth. The critical design review for the spacecraft’s platform was completed with the involvement of European industry and NASA. A critical design review is one of…
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ISRO’s Aditya-L1 Spacecraft Completes First Halo Orbit Around Sun-Earth L1 Point
ISRO’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft has completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point. The Aditya-L1 mission is an Indian solar observatory at Lagrangian point L1, launched on September 2, 2023 and was inserted in its targeted halo orbit on January 6, 2024. Aditya-L1 spacecraft in the Halo orbit takes 178 days to complete a…
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Airbus Secures German Armed Forces Prime Contract for Next Generation Military Satellite System
Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation secure military satellite system which includes geostationary satellites as well as ground segment, launch and operation for 15 years. The spacecraft are due to be deployed before the end of the decade and the contract value amounts to €2.1…
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NTS Technical Systems Reemerges as Element US Space & Defense
NTS Technical Systems—the global authority for independent testing services across multiple industries—has reemerged as Element U.S. Space & Defense, marking a new era in the company’s transformative 63-year legacy. As a trusted government testing partner and pioneer service provider in space exploration since the 1960s, this new brand identity underscores its commitment to space and…