Tag: Satellite
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Xplore Announces Successful Launch, Communications and Control of Hyperspectral Satellite
Xplore, a dual-use space company providing satellite data announced the successful launch, communications and control of XCUBE-1, its first hyperspectral satellite, which launched as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission mission with SpaceX via launch integrator Maverick Space Systems. XCUBE-1 was deployed to a mid-inclination orbit following its launch from Vandenburg Space Force Base in…
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Sierra Space Achieves Key Milestone in Resilient GPS Satellite Program
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense-tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced a key development milestone for the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program, marked by the successful completion of Systems Requirements Review (SRR). The SRR completion…
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Pixxel Launches First Firefly Satellites Setting New Standard in Hyperspectral Earth Observation
Pixxel, a California-based space technology company building the world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation, has successfully launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. This marks a significant milestone for Pixxel as it…
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SFL Successfully Launches Norway’s NorSat-4 with Advanced Maritime Monitoring Capabilities
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has confirmed the successful launch and deployment of Norway’s NorSat-4 maritime monitoring microsatellite. The seventh spacecraft developed for the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) by SFL, NorSat-4 carries a fifth-generation Automatic Identification System (AIS) ship tracking receiver and a first-of-its-kind low-light imaging camera. Built on SFL’s space-proven 35-kg DEFIANT microsatellite bus, NorSat-4…
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Space Flight Laboratory Successfully Launched Gray Jay Arctic Monitoring Microsatellites
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announces the launch and deployment of Canada’s Gray Jay Arctic surveillance technology demonstration mission. Developed by SFL for Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), the three 30-kg formation-flying microsatellites launched January 14 aboard the SpaceX Transporter-12 rideshare from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Gray Jay spacecraft launched on the same SpaceX…
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ICEYE Deploys Four High-Resolution SAR Satellites Advancing Earth Observation Capabilities
ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-fidelity Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions, has successfully launched and deployed four new SAR satellites into orbit. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on January 14 aboard the Transporter-12 Rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space…
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NASA Launches Science and Technology to the Moon with Firefly Blue Ghost Lander and SpaceX
NASA‘s Blue Ghost Mission 1 launched at 1:11 a.m. EST aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is carrying science and tech on Firefly Aerospace’s first CLPS or Commercial Lunar Payload Services flight. The company is targeting a lunar landing on Sunday,…
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Varda Space Industries Launches W-2 Capsule with AFRL Payloads for Hypersonic Reentry Tests
Varda Space Industries, Inc. announced the successful launch of its second orbital processing and reentry capsule, W-2, which lifted off aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The W-2 capsule carries payloads from Varda partners, including a spectrometer from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and employs a…
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Planet Set to Launch Pelican-2 and 36 SuperDove Satellites for High-Resolution Imaging
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced that its high-resolution Pelican-2 satellite & 36 SuperDoves of Flock 4G are scheduled to launch on the Transporter-12 Rideshare mission with SpaceX on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX’s launch window opens at 10:49 a.m. PT,…
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Gilat Secures $3 Million in Orders for Gateway SSPAs to Support LEO Constellations
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leading company in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced orders exceeding $3 million from leading service providers for Gilat’s Gateway Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) to support Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. These orders are expected to be delivered in the coming 12 months. Gilat’s high-performance SSPAs are…