Tag: Launch
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Slingshot Aerospace Secures Contract to Expand UK’s Satellite Tracking Capabilities
Slingshot Aerospace, the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination and space modeling and simulation, announced it has been awarded the United Kingdom Space Agency Provision of Optical Delivery Partner contract to expand the UK’s satellite tracking capabilities. This award strengthens the UK’s sovereign space domain awareness, expanding the UK Space Agency’s…
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Frontgrade Technologies Unveils SBC-2A72 VPX Computer for Advanced Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, announced the launch of the SBC-2A72 VPX Single Board Computer, a next-generation computing solution designed to meet the demanding requirements of the most advanced space missions. As part of our MAMBA architecture, the SBC-2A72 VPX is engineered for efficiency, flexibility,…
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UARX’s OSSIE Spacecraft to Fly Dawn Aerospace’s Docking Port
UARX Space will carry Dawn’s Docking and Fluidic Transfer (DFT) Port for integration on UARX Space’s upcoming OSSIE OTV, launching in 2026. The DFT Port, developed by Dawn Aerospace, is the hardware foundation of the company’s Loop Network: a scalable in-orbit refuelling architecture designed and built in Europe. The mission marks a major step toward…
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AAC Clyde Space Starts Integrating First VIREON Earth Observation Satellite
AAC Clyde Space has begun integration of the first satellite in its VIREON constellation. This phase involves assembling the spacecraft and verifying that the onboard systems work together as designed. The constellation is designed to deliver actionable, high-quality data to multiple customers worldwide. VIREON is built to provide frequent, reliable data on land and vegetation.…
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Sidus Space Signs Pathfinder Mission Deal with Lonestar for LizzieSat-5 Mission
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced the execution of a Commercial Pathfinder Mission Agreement with Lonestar Data Holdings, for the design and integration of Lonestar’s high-capacity Digital Data Storage Payload, featuring edge processing capabilities, onto LizzieSat-5, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite within Sidus’ LizzieSat micro-constellation. Under the terms of the…
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Oxford Space Systems and SSTL Achieve Flight Readiness for CarbSAR Radar Mission
Oxford Space Systems (OSS) and Surrey Satellite Systems Limited (SSTL) announce the successful completion of the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for SSTL’s CarbSAR in-Orbit Demonstration mission. The mission combines SSTL’s Carbonite platform with OSS’s innovative Wrapped Rib Antenna (WRA) to provide synthetic aperture radar Earth observation capability from a compact low Earth Orbit satellite platform.…
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Open Cosmos Concludes MANTIS Mission by Redefining Earth Observation with AI and Agility
Open Cosmos, the leading space company using space data to solve global challenges, is celebrating the successful completion of its MANTIS mission – a two-year programme that delivered cutting-edge Earth Observation data and set a new benchmark for sustainable space operations. Launched on 11 November 2023 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-9, MANTIS was the first ESA InCubed satellite,…
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Beyond Gravity Rocket Nose Cone Celebrates Premiere on Japan’s H3 Rocket
On October 26, the H3 rocket developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan to the International Space Station (ISS). The rocket was loaded with the newly developed HTV-X supply spacecraft, which transported material to the ISS. Beyond Gravity was involved in this mission with two…
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Thales Alenia Space Supports Spain’s Space Leadership with Participation in SpainSat NG II Satellite
The Spanish secure communications satellite SpainSat NG II, successfully launche by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will provide services to the Armed Forces and international organizations such as the European Commission and NATO, as well as to the governments of allied countries. The SPAINSAT NG system will ensure secure communications for the…
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Requtech Launches SATCOM Hub Retrofit Program
Requtech AB has announced the launch of its SATCOM hub retrofit program, beginning with a full Ka-band upgrade in a NATO country. This initiative is being carried out in close partnership with a leading hub operator, marking a strategic expansion of our capabilities, from advanced antenna systems to full infrastructure support aimed at modernising SATCOM…