Tag: Launch
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Starlab Space Signs Payload Agreement with United Semiconductors for In-Orbit Production
Starlab Space LLC, the commercial space station developer expanding access to low Earth orbit research, announced a payload reservation agreement with United Semiconductors LLC (USLLC) to support the transition of its space-based semiconductor crystal growth technology from demonstration aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to sustained commercial-scale production in low Earth orbit. Building on a successful…
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Ten Spire Global Satellites Arrive at Launch Site Ahead of Mission
Spire Global, a leading global provider of satellite data, analytics and intelligence, announced that all ten of its multipurpose satellites, integrated via Germany’s launch integrator Exolaunch, have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of their upcoming launch aboard the Transporter-16 rideshare mission with SpaceX. The satellites will support a mix of customer…
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Vast Raises $500 Million to Accelerate Haven Space Station Production
Vast, the company developing next-generation space stations, announced that it has raised $500 million in new funding to advance its mission of enabling humanity to live and work in space long-term. Vast’s strategic roadmap includes low-Earth orbit space stations, future habitats for the Moon and Mars, and crewed systems that will expand the commercial space…
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Liftero to Supply BOOSTER Propulsion Systems to OrbitAID for In-Orbit Servicing Mission
Liftero, the developer of space-proven green chemical propulsion systems, announced a contract with OrbitAID, India’s emerging leader in commercial in-orbit servicing, to supply BOOSTER propulsion systems for a proximity operations, docking, and Life extension / refuelling mission. Two BOOSTERs will power two systems: the chaser and target spacecraft’s full mission sequence from long-range rendezvous through…
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SES Expands Global Connectivity with New O3b mPOWER MEO Satellite Capacity
SES announced that it has added new Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite capacity to its network, with the latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites (launched in July 2025) now delivering commercial service and expanding high-throughput, low-latency connectivity across global markets. To date, SES launched 10 out of 13 O3b mPOWER satellites. The remaining three satellites in SES’s…
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Space Inventor and GATE Space Partners to Advance Defence Space with BEACONSAT
Nations across the world are facing a growing and largely invisible threat: the disruption and manipulation of satellite navigation signals through jamming and spoofing. To address this challenge, Danish satellite manufacturer Space Inventor is partnering with Austrian propulsion specialist GATE Space on the BEACONSAT mission – Austria’s largest domestically developed satellite and the country’s first…
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ICEYE Launches Deforestation Monitoring Tool to Combat Illegal Tropical Forest Loss
ICEYE, a global leader in disaster intelligence from space, announced the launch of its deforestation monitoring solution. This technology is designed to provide law enforcement agencies, government officials, and conservation organizations with near real-time visibility into forest loss, even in the most cloud-covered regions of the world. The launch comes amid sustained pressure to protect…
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Rocket Lab Signs Multi-Launch Deal with BlackSky for Gen-3 Constellation Deployment
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed another multi-launch deal with real-time space-based intelligence company BlackSky Technology – further expanding Rocket Lab’s service as the primary launch provider deploying BlackSky’s advanced, AI-enabled Gen-3 Earth observation constellation. The multi-launch deal secures four new dedicated Electron launches, bringing…
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PLD Space Receives €180 Million Series C for Global Access to Space
PLD Space, an international space transportation company, has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round led by the renowned Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, alongside with other investors. The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, through the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI) and its INNVIERTE fund, and the…
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Open Cosmos Unveils ConnectedCosmos: Europe’s Secure Space Connectivity Alternative
Open Cosmos, the company building satellites to understand and connect the world, has announced ConnectedCosmos – a new LEO constellation that will provide sovereign and secure communications and resilient capabilities for businesses and government bodies across the globe. Counteracting overreliance on transcontinental mega-constellations, ConnectedCosmos will also connect Open Cosmos’ Earth Observation (EO) capabilities deployed in…