Tag: Launch
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Northrop Grumman Wins the Robert J. Collier Trophy for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope industry team, led by Northrop Grumman has won the prestigious National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Robert J. Collier Trophy for revolutionizing the field of astrophysics with the team’s pioneering design and exceptional performance of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, world’s first space deployable telescope and includes 10 new technologies. Northrop Grumman…
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ISISPACE Introduces New Three-point Launch Adapter for Microsatellites
ISISPACE one of the leading companies in the small satellite market, specialized in realizing innovative turn-key small satellite missions including launch and operations for in-orbit delivery has designed and developed a new launch adapter for microsatellites. The ISIS Micro Satellite Separation System (M3S) is a three-point microsatellite launch adapter, suitable for a wide range of…
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SpaceX Transporter-10 Mission to Mark Apex’s Aries Spacecraft Maiden Flight
Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft mass manufacturing company, announced its flagship product, the Aries satellite bus, will fly for the first time on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission, which is targeted for no earlier than January 2024. Apex builds productized satellite buses, starting with their flagship Aries spacecraft, capable of a maximum 200kg wet mass. Apex spacecrafts…
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China Deploys 4 InSAR Satellites and a New Yaogan Reconnaissance Satellite
China conducted a pair of launches sending interferometric synthetic aperture radar and reconnaissance satellites in orbit. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:50 a.m. Eastern, March 30, carrying four PIESAT-1 constellation satellites.The satellites are named PIESAT-1 (A-01) and PIESAT-1-B (01 through 03). The four X-band interferometric synthetic aperture…
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ISTSat-1 Nanosatellite Successfully Passes Thermal Vacuum Tests
ISTSat-1, the first Portuguese CubeSat, has completed its crucial structural qualification and thermal-vacuum tests as part of the Fly Your Satellite! Program, and is now one step closer to its launch. The CubeSat ISTsat-1 is the first-ever nanosatellite designed by students from the University of Lisbon’s Instituto Superior Técnico and is part of the second…
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Momentus Successfully Test-Fires Electrothermal Thrusters on Vigoride-5
In-space transportation company Momentus announced that it has successfully started tests of the propulsion system on its Vigoride tug launched earlier this year. The company said it completed an initial test sequence of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) on its Vigoride-5 vehicle launched in January on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 rideshare mission. The MET uses microwaves to…
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BlackSky’s New Satellites Begin Revenue Generation Within 18 Hours of Commissioning
BlackSky Technology Inc. successfully commissioned two new satellites that began revenue-generating commercial operations within 18 hours of “The Beat Goes On” launch mission. BlackSky achieved a baseline operational constellation of 14 low earth orbit small satellites in 2022. The satellites launched Friday temporarily bring the total number of operational spacecraft to 16. The new satellites will…
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ESA’s Proba-3 Mission Spacecrafts Fully Integrated and Ready to be Tested
The two spacecraft forming ESA’s Proba-3 mission for precise formation flying in orbit are now complete. All the instruments and sensors allowing them to maneuver to millimeter scale precision relative to one another have been integrated aboard, and the pair are fully wrapped in multi-layer insulation – ready to be tested in simulated space conditions.…
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Israel launches radar spy satellite into retrograde orbit
Israel’s Ofek 13 radar spy satellite lifted off aboard an Israeli-built Shavit 2 launch vehicle. Credit: Israel Ministry of Defense Israel’s military launched a radar spy satellite March 28 from an air base south of Tel Aviv, adding an all-weather observation sentinel to the country’s fleet of intelligence-gathering spacecraft. A solid-fueled Shavit 2 launcher delivered…
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Sidus Space Successfully Completed Command and Data System Testing Ahead of LizzieSat Launch
Sidus Space has successfully completed critical command and data system testing required for mission success of its LizzieSat™ constellation. With this testing complete, LizzieSat is one step closer to its manifested 2023 launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Sidus Space partnered with Kongsberg Satellite (KSAT), a Norwegian-based company that provides ground…