Tag: Launch
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Starlab and Saber Astronautics Partners to Advance Commercial Space Station Project
Starlab Space LLC announced a strategic partnership with Saber Astronautics, establishing the Australian and U.S-based company as both a channel and implementation partner for payload services aboard the Starlab commercial space station. Under this agreement, Saber Astronautics will play a dual role: driving business development by engaging new customers for Starlab’s microgravity platform and providing…
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Boeing Provides Second ViaSat-3 Satellite to Viasat
Boeing has delivered ViaSat-3 F2, the second spacecraft in Viasat’s next-generation, ultra-high-capacity constellation. The Boeing 702MP+ platform, optimized for high power and all-electric propulsion, was integrated with Viasat’s payload at Boeing’s satellite factory in California and is proceeding toward launch in the second half of October aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas rocket. “Our goal…
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Axiom Space and Resonac Join Forces for Space-Based Semiconductor Innovation
Axiom Space, a leader in commercial space infrastructure, and Resonac Corporation, a leading provider of cutting-edge materials solutions in the semiconductor industry, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the research, development, and manufacturing of high-performance semiconductor materials in the environment of space. This collaboration paves the way toward leveraging microgravity to…
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Firefly Aerospace Acquires SciTec to Advance National Security
Firefly Aerospace, a market-leading space and defense technology company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SciTec, a leader in advanced national security technologies, for approximately $855 million through a combination of $300 million in cash and $555 million in Firefly shares issued to SciTec owners at a price of $50 per share. “The acquisition…
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AAC Clyde Space’s YMIR-1 Mission Objectives Successfully Validated
AAC Clyde Space, together with its AOS consortium partners Saab TransponderTech and ORBCOMM, announces that the mission objectives for the YMIR-1 satellite have been successfully achieved. The mission has now proven that ships can both send and receive data via satellite anywhere on the globe, marking a major step towards safer and more efficient maritime…
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Momentus to Launch Demo Mission for Pulsar Fusion’s Hall Effect Thruster Propulsion
Momentus Inc., a U.S. company offering satellites, satellite components and transportation and on-orbit services, announced that it has signed a contract to perform a demonstration mission showcasing Pulsar’s cutting-edge Hall Effect Thruster (HET) technology. The contract is part of a strategic partnership between Momentus and UK-based propulsion innovator Pulsar Fusion. The mission, scheduled for launch…
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Sierra Space Completes Critical Design Review for SDA Tranche 2 Missile Tracking Satellites
Sierra Space, a Defense Tech company delivering solutions for the nation’s most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, announced the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer (T2TRK), affirming technical readiness to begin production of advanced missile tracking satellites for…
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Astranis and Impulse Space Sign Agreement for 2027 Mission
Impulse Space, the leader for in-space mobility, and Astranis, manufacturer of advanced high-orbit satellites, signed a contract for an upcoming mission to GEO. Targeting a 2027 launch, the mission will utilize a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch to low Earth orbit (LEO), where it will deploy Impulse’s Helios kick stage. Leveraging chemical propulsion via its…
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GEESATCOM Completes Sixth Orbital Launch with 12 Satellites
The sixth orbital plane of GEESATCOM was successfully launched in China, deploying 12 satellites in a single launch. This marked the third consecutive launch within two months, with all satellites entering their designated orbits and operating normally. Following this launch, with 64 satellites now in orbit, GEESATCOM has completed Phase I networking. The constellation delivers…
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Varda and Southern Launch Announce Agreement for 20 Reentries from Orbit Through 2028
Varda Space Industries, a microgravity-enabled life sciences and reentry company, and Southern Launch, a space mission service provider, announced that they have reached an agreement to extend their partnership for 20 reentries into the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia through 2028. Since Varda’s W-2 and W-3 missions reentered in February and May 2025, Varda…