Tag: Launch
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L3Harris Selected to Supply Advanced Systems for South Korea’s Geostationary Weather Satellite
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from LIG Nex1 to provide the next-generation imaging payload for the Korea Meteorological Administration’s (KMA) geostationary weather satellite, which will improve the accuracy and timeliness of forecasting for the Korean Peninsula. The main payload for the Geostationary Earth Orbit Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5 (GEO-KOMPSAT-5) will be the new 18-channel L3Harris…
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Rocket Lab Reports Neutron Stage 1 Tank Rupture During Qualification Testing
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, has announced an update regarding the development of its Neutron rocket. As the Company pushes Neutron to the limits and beyond to qualify its systems and structures for launch, qualification testing of the Stage 1 tank overnight resulted in a rupture during a…
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WISeSat Partners with Spacetalk on Neutral Global Space Traffic Platform
WISeKey, a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company, announces that its subsidiary, WISeSat, an entity that focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications, and Spacetalk, a company developing the world’s first neutral, transparent, and collaborative digital platform dedicated to global space traffic coordination, signed an MoU as 1st step…
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Voyager Technologies Secures ISS Payload Contract with Space LiinTech to Advance Microgravity Drug Discovery
Voyager Technologies announced a new contract with Space LiinTech to manifest a new payload to the International Space Station, advancing microgravity-enabled drug discovery. “The most important breakthroughs in space-enabled medicine will come from consistent, high-fidelity access to orbit,” said Matt Magaña, president, Space, Defense & National Security at Voyager. “Microgravity changes crystallization, growth dynamics, and material properties…
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AST SpaceMobile Announces BlueBird 7 Orbital Launch and Advancing D2D Cellular Connectivity
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones for commercial and government use, announced the launch timing for its BlueBird 7 mission. The launch is scheduled for late February from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch…
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Teledyne’s Detectors Launched Aboard NASA’s BlackCAT CubeSat Mission
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a leading provider of advanced imaging solutions, is proud to announce that the Space Imaging division has successfully deployed the cutting-edge Speedster HyViSI (Hybrid Visible Silicon Imager) Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs) aboard NASA’s BlackCAT CubeSat Mission. The mission launched on January 11, 2026, aboard SpaceX’s “Twilight” rideshare mission. The BlackCAT mission, led…
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ULA Advances Atlas V as a Proven Launch System for Mission-Critical Spaceflight
United Launch Alliance (ULA) advances the Atlas V launch vehicle as a cornerstone of the mission-assured launch portfolio. Already well established in operational service, Atlas V continues to support a wide range of civil, commercial and national security missions that require high reliability, precise orbital insertion and flexible mission design. Atlas V is a two-stage…
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Starfish Space Wins SDA Contract for First-Ever Satellite Deorbit-as-a-Service Mission
Starfish Space announced it has been awarded a $52.5 million contract by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) to provide Deorbit-as-a-Service (DaaS) for satellites within the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), marking the first contracted mission for end-of-life satellite disposal service in history. Under the contract, Starfish Space will build, launch, and operate…
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Gilmour Space Technologies Secures Australian Investment to Scale Sovereign Space Capability
Gilmour Space Technologies has secured $217 million (US$145 million) in private equity investment to support the next phase of growth in Australia’s domestic space capability. The Series E round was jointly led by the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) and Hostplus, with participation from Future Fund, Blackbird, Funds SA, HESTA, NGS Super, Main Sequence, QIC, and Brighter…
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SWISSto12 Advances HummingSat Small Geostationary Satellite Platform
SWISSto12 highlights HummingSat, the small geostationary (GEO) satellite platform designed to deliver flexible, cost-efficient and faster-to-market communications capability for commercial and institutional operators. Already under contract for multiple missions, HummingSat represents a shift from traditional large GEO spacecraft toward a more agile architecture that aligns with evolving demand for regional coverage, targeted capacity and shorter…