Tag: Launch
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Kepler Communications Launches First Tranche of Optical Relay Satellites
Kepler Communications announced the successful launch of the first tranche of its optical relay satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The satellites will now begin commissioning as Kepler transitions its optical data relay network into operational service. The tranche consists of 10 satellites, each approximately 300 kilograms in…
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Mindrum Precision Highlights Space Services and Manufacturing Capabilities
Mindrum Precision, a US-based precision manufacturing company, is highlighting the space-focused services and capabilities that support the development, qualification and production of flight-critical hardware for spacecraft, launch vehicles and space systems. The company’s space services are already in active use across aerospace and defense programs, with a focus on delivering mechanically precise, repeatable and qualification-ready…
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Muon Space Highlights Constellation Stack as an Integrated Foundation for Satellite Missions
Muon Space, a US-based space systems company specializing in end-to-end satellite mission delivery, is highlighting the Constellation Stack, an integrated architecture that brings together spacecraft, payloads, ground systems and operations into a unified mission framework. The Constellation Stack reflects Muon Space’s approach to building scalable, mission-specific satellite constellations that address the growing demand for timely,…
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PowerBank Updates the Collaboration with Smartlink AI
PowerBank Corporation, a leader in North American energy infrastructure development and asset ownership, provides an additional update on its collaboration with Smartlink AI (“Orbit AI”). The Genesis-1 satellite launched on December 10, 2025, is confirmed by Smartlink AI to now be both operational and operating an artificial intelligence model directly in orbit. The successful operation…
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MDA Space’s Aurora: A Cloud-Based Platform for Satellite Operations and Data Services
MDA Space highlights MDA Aurora, a service-based offering designed to support end-to-end satellite mission operations and data services through a modern, cloud-native architecture. Already in operational use, Aurora reflects MDA Space’s approach to simplifying how satellite operators task spacecraft, manage ground operations, process mission data and deliver products to end users without the need to…
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Ariane 6 VA266: Arianespace Successfully Deploys Galileo L14 Navigation Satellites
Arianespace successfully launched the pair of satellites, Galileo L14, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission, called VA266, was the fifth flight of Ariane 6, Europe’s heavy-lift launcher. It was performed with an Ariane 6 with two boosters, the Ariane 62, which has been successful since its inaugural flight in 2024. The satellites designated SAT…
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Space BD Completes Launch Support for 10 Satellites in 2025 via SpaceX Falcon 9
Space BD, a leading Japanese space business operator, has announced the successful completion of three satellite launch missions in 2025 through SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rideshare program. The missions enabled the deployment of ten small satellites developed by both domestic and international partners, marking a significant achievement in Space BD’s ongoing efforts to provide stable and…
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Inside L3Harris: The Crucial Countdown Before Artemis II Crewed Mission
As NASA prepares for the historic Artemis II mission — the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket — the spotlight isn’t only on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center. In Canoga Park, California, inside the L3Harris Rocket Operations Support Center (ROSC), engineers are bracing for the most critical six seconds before…
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Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026
Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking vistas of other worlds, and a multitude of breakthroughs and setbacks. 2026 is shaping up to be another thrilling year in the cosmos. For the first time in more than 54 years, astronauts are training to…
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Sierra Space Announces Early Completion of First 9 Satellites for SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer
Sierra Space, a proven defense-tech company delivering solutions for the nation’s most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, announced the completion of the first nine satellite structures, Plane 1 of the 18 total satellites Sierra Space is contracted to deliver for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer (T2TRK)…