Tag: LEO
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Rocket Lab’s 85th Mission Marks European Space Agency’s First Dedicated Launch
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully completed its first dedicated launch for the European Space Agency (ESA), demonstrating Electron’s key and growing role in supporting space agency missions with repeatable and reliable commercial launch services. The launch, named “Daughter Of The Stars”, lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch…
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Momentus Launches Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle on SpaceX Transporter-16 Mission
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, announced the successful launch of its Vigoride 7 Orbital Service Vehicle to low-Earth orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission. The launch marks a major milestone for the Company as it begins its most advanced on-orbit demonstration campaign to date. The Vigoride…
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York Space Systems Secures PExT Extension to 2027 After BARD Mission
York Space Systems, a leading, US-based national defense and commercial prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions, announced that NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have extended operations of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) demonstration through 2027, following the successful completion of BARD mission objectives in 2025. Launched in July 2025,…
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WISeSat.Space Successfully Launches Its 21st Satellite to LEO with SpaceX
WISeKey International Holding, a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain and IoT company, announces that its subsidiary WISeSat.Space Corp. (“WISeSat”), which specializes in space-technology and secure satellite communications for IoT applications, has successfully launched its 21st satellite this time equipped the QS7001 chip from its other subsidiary, SEALSQ which focuses on semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum technology products,…
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Varda Space Launches W-6 Vehicle on SpaceX Transporter-16 Mission
Varda Space Industries, the leader in orbital pharmaceutical processing and hypersonic reentry testbeds, announced the launch of its W-6 vehicle with SpaceX’s Transporter-16, marking the company’s sixth mission overall and its first launch of 2026. W-6 carries a suite of advanced payloads designed to expand the technical foundation for autonomous hypersonic flight and next-generation thermal protection…
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Thales Alenia Space’s IOD-2 Satellite Launched from New Zealand
Two satellites, part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste in orbit demonstration mission, were launched at 10:14 CET, atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from New Zealand. The two satellites separated from the launcher about an hour later. This marks the beginning of their early operations phase, during which mission control gets them ready for…
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GMV-Developed Satellite Celeste Launched Successfully
Celeste IOD-1, developed by GMV and Alén Space under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste In-Orbit Demonstrator (IOD) program, was successfully launched on March 28 from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The two satellites – built respectively by GMV and Thales Alenia Space – were launched at 10:14 CET and separated from…
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Frontgrade Technologies Launches MAMBA Processing and Connectivity Solution for Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, announced two complementary products delivering scalable, high-performance processing and high-speed connectivity for next-generation missions: the RPMG1-SVPX Reconfigurable Processing Module and the FIOM-RPMG1 Fiber Optic Mezzanine Card. Together, these products form the MAMBA (Modular Approach for Mission Processing in a Bifurcated Architecture)…
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Kymeta Introduces KuKa Multi-Band Terminal for Multi-Orbit Connectivity
Kymeta Corporation, the world-leading flat-panel satellite terminal manufacturer, reveals specifications for its first multi-band, multi-orbit, single aperture antenna as part of a revolutionary new user terminal set to make other SATCOM technologies secondary when mission comes first. Named in development as the ‘Kymeta KuKa 8 Series’, this next-generation electronically steered user terminal has the…
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Novi Space Advances AI-Driven Satellite Technology with Edge Computing
Novi Space is advancing satellite technology through a vertically integrated approach that combines on-board computing, smart satellite platforms and in-space AI processing. By shifting data processing from ground systems to space-based infrastructure, the company enables faster insights, reduced data transmission requirements and more efficient satellite operations across a wide range of missions. With a focus…