Tag: Satellite Bus & Platforms
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Open Cosmos Awarded £5M UK Government Project to Deliver More Satellites in Its New Facilities
In a move that further cements its position as a leading pioneer in the UK’s burgeoning space sector, Open Cosmos has been awarded a £5 million project from the UK government’s Space Clusters and Infrastructure Fund (SCIF). Open Cosmos will use the funding to expand its manufacturing and R&D capability for microsatellite and constellation markets,…
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ESA’s Rapidly Developed Arctic Weather Satellite Enters Testing Phase
As its name suggests, the new Arctic Weather Satellite mission is expected to improve weather forecasts in the Arctic – a region that currently lacks data for accurate short-term forecasts. Today, satellites, both those in geostationary orbit and in polar orbit, provide a wealth of information that meteorologists use routinely to forecast the weather. However,…
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Planet Launches First Pelican and 36 SuperDoves Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-9 Mission
Planet Labs PBC, a provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced that Pelican-1, the first tech demonstration satellite for its next-generation, high-resolution Pelican fleet, along with 36 of its SuperDoves, Flock 4Q, were successfully launched to orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on November 11, 2023. The Planet team…
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Planet to Launch Pelican and 36 SuperDoves Satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 Mission
Planet Labs PBC, one of the leading providers of daily data and insights about Earth, announced that its Pelican tech demonstration satellite, Pelican-1, along with 36 SuperDoves, Flock 4Q, will be launching on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission on November 11, 2023, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX’s launch window will open at 10:49 a.m.…
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Momentus’ Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle Successfully Completes Vibration Testing
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services including transportation, hosted payloads, and other in-orbit services, announced that it has completed vibration testing of its Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission no earlier than March 2024. The vibration testing conducted at Experior Laboratories…
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Lockheed Martin Selects Terran Orbital to Build Satellite Buses for SDA’s T2TL Beta Constellation
Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital Corporation a contract to build 36 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta constellation. Terran Orbital will deliver the buses to Lockheed Martin, which will conduct payload integration and jointly operate the satellites with SDA. SDA’s T2TL Beta constellation will advance the…
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Telespazio and Reflex Aerospace Sign Agreement to Deliver Comprehensive Satellite Solutions
Telespazio Germany and Reflex Aerospace have signed a cooperation agreement for a shared provision of an end-to-end satellite solution. The announcement will see the companies pool their respective expertise in their segment, offering a seamless experience, with Reflex providing its payload-specific satellites and Telespazio its ground segment and mission control capabilities, delivered through its EASE-Rise…
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Blue Origin Unveils Multi-Orbit Space Mobility Platform for In-Space Logistics and Delivery
Expanding upon its mission to build a road to space for the benefit of Earth, Blue Origin has unveiled Blue Ring, a spacecraft platform focused on providing in-space logistics and delivery. Blue Ring serves commercial and government customers and can support a variety of missions in medium Earth orbit out to the cislunar region and…
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Maxar Built Psyche Spacecraft Performing Well After Launch
NASA’s longest mission to use commercial solar electric propulsion (SEP) is underway after the launch Psyche mission. Maxar Space Systems, a provider of comprehensive space technologies, built the unique spacecraft chassis based on the Maxar 1300 series bus, the world’s most trusted space platform. The Maxar Space Systems-built Psyche chassis spread its two solar arrays…
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Momentus Signs Contract with RIDE! Space for Orbital Delivery Services
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with RIDE! Space for transportation and orbital delivery services in the first quarter of 2024. RIDE! Space will be flying its Gaindesat and Djibouti payloads on a single mission. “We are thrilled to mark this…