Tag: Launch
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Starfish Space Successfully Conducts Rendezvous Between Otter Pup and D-Orbit’s ION Spacecraft
Starfish Space, in collaboration with D-Orbit, a space logistics company, announced a successful on-orbit rendezvous between Starfish’s Otter Pup and D-Orbit’s ION SCV006 satellite. The Starfish team calculated and directed precise maneuvers for ION that culminated in this successful rendezvous, with Otter Pup capturing images of the ION spacecraft as it maneuvered in close proximity.…
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iDirectGov Partners with Tampa Microwave to Develop MILSATCOM Mission Readiness Solution
iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a provider of satellite communications to the military and government, has announced a partnership with Tampa Microwave that combines iDirect Government’s Tactical Hub and Tampa Microwave’s Quad Band Satellite Simulator (QBSS) to deliver an easy-to-use, transportable and cost-effective solution to support all-encompassing mission-readiness scenarios, branded TerraNet. A turnkey solution, TerraNet can be used to…
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CesiumAstro to Provide Ka-Band Communications Payloads for SDA’s T2TL Constellation
CesiumAstro, one of the industry leaders in active phased array communications technology for space and airborne systems, announced that the company was selected by Rocket Lab to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) radio frequency (RF) communications payload for integration on 18 space vehicles (SVs) supporting the Space Development Agency’s (SDA’s) Tranche 2…
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Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Reveal FireSat Constellation for Global Wildfire Response
Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates mission-tailored low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, in partnership with Earth Fire Alliance (EFA), has announced the launch of FireSat Constellation. This groundbreaking initiative aims to transform global wildfire response and enhance climate resilience worldwide. FireSat has been developed over the last five…
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ICEYE Launches APIs to Make its SAR Satellite Constellation Accessible to Customers
ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations, has launched two new application programming interfaces (APIs). Through a self-driven, automated process, these interfaces provide faster access to imagery from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. The first API automates the satellite tasking process, enabling machine-to-machine interactions for this critical step. Customers who…
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Rocket Lab Completes Assembly of 3D Printed Archimedes Engine for Neutron Launch Vehicle
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has completed the first full assembly of its Archimedes engine, the new 3D-printed, reusable, rocket engine for the Company’s Neutron medium-lift launch vehicle. Rocket Lab has begun an intensive test campaign that will feature a number of engine system activations leading…
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SpaceX Unveils Extravehicular Activity Suit for Polaris Dawn Spaceflight Program
SpaceX unveiled the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit that the Polaris Dawn crew will wear during their mission. Approximately 700 km above Earth, the SpaceX EVA suit will support the Polaris Dawn crew in the vacuum of space during the first-ever commercial astronaut spacewalk. Evolved from the Intravehicular Activity (IVA) suit, the EVA suit provides greater…
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Rocket Lab Selects Redwire to Provide Antennas for SDA’s T2TL Satellite Constellation
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced it has been contracted by Rocket Lab USA, a leading provider of space launch services and advanced satellite technology, to provide antennas and RF hardware for the recently announced Space Development Agency (SDA) Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta variant satellites. …
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BrainChip and Frontgrade Gaisler to Integrate AI into Space-Grade Microprocessors
BrainChip Holdings, the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-based, neuromorphic AI IP, and Frontgrade Gaisler, a provider of space-grade system-on-chip solutions, announced their collaboration to explore the integration of BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic processor into Frontgrade Gaisler’s next generation fault-tolerant, radiation-hardened microprocessors. This collaboration represents a significant milestone as it aims to…
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HyImpulse Successfully Launches its First Commercially Viable Launch Vehicle
For the first time, a German company has achieved the “lift-off” of a commercially viable launch vehicle. At the Australian launch site in Koonibba, HyImpulse, a German manufacturer and system provider of commercial launch vehicles for satellite transport, successfully test-launched the 12-metre-long and 2.5-tonne single-stage rocket “SR75“, which can transport small satellites weighing up to…