Tag: Launch
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Europe Advances Weather Resilience with Successful Launch of MTG-S1 Satellite
Europe has taken a major step forward in strengthening its resilience to extreme weather events with the successful launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite. MTG-S1 will deliver new streams of atmospheric data, enabling earlier, more accurate warnings that protect lives, property and infrastructure. Extreme weather events like storms, flooding, and heatwaves…
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Atomic-6 Secures $2 Million Space Force Grant for Light Wing Solar Array
Atomic-6, a manufacturer of the world’s finest composite solutions, has won a $2 million TACFI (Tactical Funding Increase) from the United States Space Force Space Systems Command to mature and flight-qualify the Light Wing solar array for both commercial and defense sectors. The company also announced that former ISS Commander Chris Hadfield has joined its…
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Momentus Secures Contract in U.S Space Force SpaceWERX Maneuver Challenge
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services, announced it has signed a $1.86M Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. The award supports the in-space flight demonstration of a novel, low-cost multi-spectral sensor suite for Rendezvous…
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Rocket Lab Completes Critical Design Review for SDA’s T2TL-Beta Satellite Program
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the successful completion of its Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta (T2TL-Beta) program. The milestone follows Rocket Lab’s successful Preliminary Design Review in late 2024, confirms…
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Teledyne CIS120 Sensors Launch on Japanese GOSAT-GW Climate Change Observation
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a leading provider of advanced imaging solutions, announces that two CIS120 sensors designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging will play a major part in the third in a series of Japanese climate change and Earth observation satellite missions. The Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle (GOSAT-GW) launched on…
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Scientific Microwave Corporation Unveils High-Performance RX Satellite Feed Assembly
Scientific Microwave Corporation, a leading innovator in satellite communication technologies, has introduced its latest advancement, a high-performance K-band circularly polarized receiver (Rx) Satellite Feed Assembly. Designed to optimize signal integrity and polarization accuracy, this product showcases the company’s commitment to supporting reliable and efficient satellite data transmission. This RX Satellite Feed Assembly operates in the…
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Sidus Space and VORAGO Partner to Advance Radiation-Hardened Compute Capabilities
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced a strategic collaboration with VORAGO Technologies to validate and integrate next-generation radiation-hardened microcontroller (MCU) technology through VORAGO’s Alpha Customer Program. They believe this partnership positions Sidus at the forefront of resilient space and defense systems, enabling the Company to test and integrate VORAGO’s new high-performance…
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Oxford Space Systems Redefines the Future of Deployable Space Structures
Oxford Space Systems (OSS) was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. OSS aims to become the global leader in deployable antennas for space, delivering lightweight, cost-effective, and stowage-efficient solutions for satellite-based services. The company focuses on enabling next-generation spaceborne services, such as Earth observation, to address global challenges like weather…
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Momentus Secures NASA Contract to Demonstrate In-Space Power System
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space firm specializing in satellite solutions, transportation, and in-space infrastructure, has been awarded a contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The agreement will support the demonstration of a Power Processing Unit (PPU) for Hall Thrusters based upon CisLunar Industries’ Modular Configurable Electric Power Converter (MCEPC) technologies, designed…
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SatSure and Dhruva Space Join Forces for Integrated Space Solutions
SatSure, a full-stack satellite Earth Observation (EO) and Decision Intelligence company, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space, a leading full-stack Space solutions provider with proven expertise in satellite platforms, launch services, and ground station infrastructure. This strategic partnership aims to unify the two companies’ end-to-end,…