Tag: Launch
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Oman Unveils Spaceflight Framework to Enable Launch Operations
Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has introduced a framework to approve commercial space launch activities, marking the first initiative of its kind in the Middle East. Etlaq Spaceport, the region’s first commercial spaceflight hub, has welcomed the announcement, highlighting its significance in positioning Oman as a regional leader in the growing space economy, which aims…
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Beyond Gravity Technology Powers European Environmental Satellite Sentinel-1D Launch
Beyond Gravity has announced its crucial technological role in the upcoming launch of the European environmental satellite, Sentinel-1D. Scheduled to lift off on November 4, 2025, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana, the satellite is a key component of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program. The Sentinel-1D mission will provide radar imagery…
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ViaSat Confirms Launch Schedule of ViaSat-3 F2 Satellite
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, confirmed the scheduled launch date of its ViaSat-3 F2 satellite is November 5, 2025, during a window opening at 10:24 PM ET. The satellite will be launched aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V551 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.…
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ICEYE Unveils Tactical Access for Guaranteed Real-Time Satellite Tasking
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, announced the launch of Tactical Access, a new commercial SAR product. Tactical Access is a subscription tasking product for customers with large annual imagery volumes requiring short tasking timelines, high planning flexibility, and prompt imagery delivery. Tactical Access includes an optional customer ground station,…
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Momentus Signs Contract with DPhi Space for Shared Satellite Payloads
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses, satellite components, and in-space transportation services, announced its latest partnership with DPhi Space, a provider of software and hardware hosted payload opportunities on shared satellites equipped with high-performance edge computers. Momentus plans to launch DPhi’s Clustergate-2 payload aboard its Vigoride 7 orbital service vehicle, targeted for launch in…
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WISeSat.Space Teams Up with INNOSPACE for Post-Quantum Satellite Launches
WISeKey International Holdings, a leading global cybersecurity, AI, and IoT company, alongside its subsidiaries WISeSat.Space, the pioneering provider of secure satellite communications, and SEALSQ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to establish a strategic partnership with INNOSPACE, a South Korean satellite launch service company. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing secure…
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Thales Group to Develop AURORE Radar for Space Surveillance
As part of the ARES program (Action and Space Resilience), Thales has been notified of a contract from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to develop, deliver, and deploy a new ground-based low-orbit space surveillance radar system. Called AURORE, it will watch the satellites and debris in low orbit from the Earth. This ground-breaking radar…
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Pramatra Space and Infostellar Partner to Advance Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Ground Station Services
Pramatra Space, an emerging leader in quantum-secure satellite solutions, and Infostellar Inc., Japan’s pioneering Ground Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner to establish and conduct joint development for networks to link Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) ground stations that offer secure space communications. The agreement was formally signed on October…
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Axelspace Signs MoUs with African Governments to Tackle Social Issues via Satellite EO Data
Axelspace Corporation, which develops and operates microsatellites and conducts business to promote a society where space is accessible to people around the world, announces the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two governmental organizations of African countries on cooperation for addressing social challenges through the utilization of satellite-based Earth observation (EO) data. Axelspace signed MoUs individually…
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stc and AST SpaceMobile Partners for Space-based Cellular Broadband Connectivity
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, and stc group, a leading digital enabler in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, announced the signature of a 10- year commercial agreement to enable direct-to-device satellite mobile…