Tag: Launch
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Airbus Launches Pléiades Neo Next Program to Expand its Earth Observation Constellation
Airbus has launched the Pléiades Neo Next program to expand its very high-resolution Earth observation constellation. This new program will result in new satellite assets and capabilities, including enhanced native resolution. As a first step of Pléiades Neo Next, Airbus is developing a new satellite which will be launched in the next few years. “The Pléiades…
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Neuraspace Launches Free SYNC and PRO Tiers for its Space Traffic Management Platform
Neuraspace, a European-born global leader in space traffic management (STM), has launched SYNC, a free version (tier) of its end-to-end STM platform, and the subscription-based PRO tier. Both tiers are software-as-a-service (SaaS) and feature a new real-time and collaborative exchange between satellite operators. This enables them to better manage their STM operations and instantly discuss…
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NASA to Provide Coverage for Boeing Starliner’s First Crewed Launch and Docking
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 10:34 p.m. EDT on…
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Rocket Lab Prepares Consecutive Electron Launches for NASA’s Climate Change Mission
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it is preparing two back-to-back Electron launches to deploy NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission. The two dedicated missions will each deploy one satellite to a 525km circular orbit from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New…
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Astroscale Reveals First-Ever Image of Space Debris Captured Through Rendezvous Operations
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, a global company in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has unveiled the first publicly released image of space debris captured through rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO). The image was taken by its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), from…
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Agile Space Industries to Provide Propulsion Capability for True Anomaly’s Orbital Vehicle
Agile Space Industries announced that it is providing advanced propulsion technology for a variant of True Anomaly’s Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle (AOV). True Anomaly is a Denver-based technology company developing advanced hardware and software for the sustainable security of space. Space security and sustainability missions require True Anomaly’s Jackal AOV to maneuver in any orbit.…
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Gravitics Secures $1.7M Space Force Contract for Tactically Responsive Space Development
Gravitics announced it has been awarded a $1.7M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct-to-Phase II contract from SpaceWERX. In partnership with Space Systems Command’s Space Safari Program Office, this effort will focus on a new mission area for Gravitics, Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS). Under this contract, Gravitics will leverage its commercial space station product architecture…
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Gravitics Secures $1.7M Space Force Contract for Tactically Responsive Space Development
Gravitics announced it has been awarded a $1.7M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct-to-Phase II contract from SpaceWERX. In partnership with Space Systems Command’s Space Safari Program Office, this effort will focus on a new mission area for Gravitics, Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS). Under this contract, Gravitics will leverage its commercial space station product architecture…
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EUSPA Takes Over the Latest Galileo Satellites After Successful SpaceX Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission to medium Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2024, at 8:34 p.m. ET. This launch of two Galileo satellites into orbit marked another successful mission in the collaboration between the European Commission,…
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EUSPA Takes Over the Latest Galileo Satellites After Successful SpaceX Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission to medium Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2024, at 8:34 p.m. ET. This launch of two Galileo satellites into orbit marked another successful mission in the collaboration between the European Commission,…