Tag: Launch
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Morpheus Space Advances Satellite Mobility with GO-2 Electric Propulsion System
Morpheus Space is strengthening the position in satellite propulsion with the GO-2 electric propulsion system, a modular and highly redundant solution designed to support a wide range of mission profiles. Headquartered in California, USA, the company focuses on scalable propulsion technologies that enable efficient satellite mobility across Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. GO-2 is…
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Rocket Lab Introduces High-Accuracy Star Tracker for Radiation-Intense Environments
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced its next-generation High-Performance Star Tracker (ST-HP), designed to improve key performance metrics for longer duration spacecraft missions in low Earth orbit and beyond. The High-Performance Star Tracker combines enhanced resilience with a targeted pointing accuracy of better than 1 arcsecond, ideal for…
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Loft Orbital Expands On-Orbit AI Capabilities with Virtual Mission Platform
Loft Orbital is advancing space-based computing through the on-orbit AI technology and virtual mission platform, enabling customers to develop, test and deploy applications directly in space without the need to build or launch dedicated hardware. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, the company integrates sensing, compute and connectivity resources into a unified satellite infrastructure, supporting…
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Momentus Mission Clears Preliminary Design Review and Targets 2027 NASA Launch
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, announced they completed the Preliminary Design Review for the Vigoride 8 mission, a fully booked flight carrying the Spaceworks COSMIC payload and the NASA-commissioned Juno Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) payload. A Preliminary Design Review verifies that a mission or system’s…
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Halter Launches World-First Virtual Fencing via Satellite
Halter, the leading digital operating system for pasture-based ranches, announced the launch of direct-to-satellite connectivity for its smart cattle collars, a world-first that removes the need for cell towers or on-ranch infrastructure. Using Starlink, the new technology enables ranchers to manage cattle anywhere they can see the sky. Combined with a suite of new tools…
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Viasat Confirms Successful Launch and Initial Signal Acquisition of ViaSat-3 F3
Viasat, global leader in satellite communications, announced the successful launch and initial signal acquisition of the ViaSat-3 Flight 3 (F3) satellite. The satellite successfully separated from the launch vehicle’s upper stage just under five hours after liftoff, with initial signals acquired minutes later, confirming the satellite is healthy in orbit and ready for the next…
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Maverick Space Systems Expands Separation Systems and Space Mission Services
Maverick Space Systems is strengthening the role in spacecraft deployment and mission support through a portfolio of separation systems, engineering capabilities and integrated services designed for modern space missions. As launch cadences increase and satellite architectures evolve, reliable and precise separation mechanisms have become critical to mission success. Maverick Space Systems addresses this need with…
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AeroVironment Unveils Halo_Shield Tile-Based C-UAS Solution
AeroVironment, a global leader in multi-domain defence solutions, announced the release of Halo_Shield, a modular, distributed, and cost-effective counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) designed to predict, detect, track, identify and defeat advanced airborne threats including Group 1–5 UAS, coordinated drone swarms, and subsonic cruise missiles, protecting critical infrastructure and deployed forces worldwide. AV announced Modern Day Marine…
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RTX’s Raytheon Supplies Second Missile Warning Sensor to US Space Force
Raytheon, an RTX business, has delivered its second sensor to Lockheed Martin for the U S Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Block 0 satellite program. The satellites, commonly referred to as NGG, will provide enhanced missile warning and tracking to address evolving space-based threats. Raytheon’s sensor payloads use…
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Launch Capacity Hits Critical Bottleneck Despite Record Investment
Is launch capacity the new limiting factor for space commerce? Despite $8.2 billion in launch industry investment over the past three years, orbital access has become the primary constraint throttling commercial space growth. Satellite operators are now facing 18-24 month wait times for dedicated launches and 12-18 months for rideshare slots, creating a fundamental mismatch…