Tag: Launch
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KONGSBERG and Helsing Collaborates to Advance European Space Capabilities
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, the Norwegian defence technology company, and Helsing, the German defence technology company, have signed a teaming agreement to accelerate the realisation of critical European space capabilities. The companies aim to deploy a sovereign, space-based intelligence, surveillance, and targeting (IST) constellation with an interconnected comms layer for Europe by 2029. HENSOLDT, the…
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SkyFi and ICEYE Launch “ICEYE US Direct” to Streamline Access to Advanced SAR Imagery
SkyFi, the leading Earth Intelligence Platform and ICEYE US, America’s leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data, announced the launch of ICEYE US Direct, a new, white-labeled platform. The platform, built and operated by SkyFi, provides ICEYE US customers with direct, on-demand global access to ICEYE’s cutting-edge Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation, simplifying the…
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LeoLabs to Deliver Scalable Space Surveillance Data for Safety and Security Missions
LeoLabs, the world’s leading mission partner for persistent Orbital Intelligence, announced it was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Joint Commercial Operations cell (JCO) to license access to the company’s Object Catalog. The contract, awarded on 30 September 2025, marks…
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AnySignal Secures Funding to Boost Space Connectivity and Build New LA Manufacturing Facility
AnySignal, a vertically integrated platform for wireless connectivity, sensing, and national security infrastructure, announced that it has raised $24 million in Series A funding. The company will use the investment to scale production of its space communications platform, expand its national security products, and build a new facility in the Los Angeles area that consolidates…
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Planet Labs Releases First Light Imagery from Pelican-6 High-Resolution EO Satellite
Planet Labs, a leading provider of near-daily data and insights on Earth’s changing landscape, has released first-light images from its Pelican-6 satellite of Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, China. The image was taken on December 4, from an altitude of approximately 519 km. Image quality is expected to improve as the spacecraft completes the…
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D-Orbit Launches Two ION Satellite Carrier Missions on SpaceX’s Transporter-15
D-Orbit, a global leader in space logistics and orbital transportation, launched We Need More Space and Ride With Me, the 20th and 21st commercial missions of the orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), ION Satellite Carrier (ION), aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission. The two ION vehicles were launched from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force…
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Balerion Space Ventures Funds Three US Companies Leading the Next Industrial Revolution
Balerion Space Ventures announced investments in three frontier technology companies positioned at the centre of a fundamental shift in how America builds, powers, and operates critical infrastructure beyond Earth’s surface. Balerion’s investments in Antares Industries, Samara Aerospace, and Valar Atomics signal the intensifying convergence of space, defence, and industrial-scale energy systems, sectors increasingly recognised as…
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Rocket Lab Certifies Hungry Hippo Fairing for Inaugural Neutron Launch
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced that the Neutron launch vehicle’s innovative “Hungry Hippo” captive fairing has successfully completed qualification testing and is en route to Virginia for Neutron’s first launch. Dubbed the Hungry Hippo, Neutron’s fairing halves remain attached to the rocket’s first stage throughout launch and…
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Flexitech Aerospace Provides Advanced Antenna Portfolio for Satellite Communications
Flexitech Aerospace, a US-based provider of precision-engineered satellite subsystems, highlights the expanding portfolio of space-qualified antenna solutions designed to support a wide range of modern orbital missions. The company specializes in the development of deployable antennas, fixed high-gain apertures and custom RF structures, offering configurations suitable for small satellites, deep-space scientific missions, commercial communication platforms…
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ispace Confirms HAKUTO-R Lunar Program to Officially End in December 2025
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced that the HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program launched in September 2018, will conclude upon the expiration of contracts with all 22 partner companies on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. HAKUTO-R was the initial realization of “Expand our planet. Expand our future. Expanding humanity’s habitat into space, toward a sustainable world” —aiming…