Tag: Satellite
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Redwire Partners with Phase Four to Develop Advanced Thruster Tech for DoD’s SmallSat Supply Chain
Redwire Corporation, one of the global leaders in mission-critical space solutions and high-reliability components for the next-generation space economy, announced it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement (SCA) with in-space propulsion company Phase Four to build and deliver advanced thruster technology designed for reliable, high-volume production to meet the surge in demand across national security…
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Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Demonstration Satellite Completes First Fly-Around Inspection of Space Debris
Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, a market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announced that its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has successfully taken further images of a debris object in space and demonstrated the effectiveness of its collision avoidance system while…
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DARPA Selects Scout Space to Join BRIDGES Consortium for Space Superiority
Scout Space, an in-space observation service provider focused on space security and comprehensive Space Domain Awareness (SDA), has announced its selection to join the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems (BRIDGES) Consortium. DARPA selected Scout based on the company’s proposal outlining its approach to collaborating on “Advancing…
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MDA Space Selects Aerospacelab as Part of its MDA AURORA Supply Chain
Aerospacelab announced it has been selected by MDA Space one of the leading providers of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology. Aerospacelab will provide battery charge regulators…
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NASA to Provide Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s 20th Commercial Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on July 12, five and a half months after delivering more than 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA and its international partners. This mission was the company’s 20th commercial resupply…
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Boeing and NASA to Provide Next Update on International Space Station Crew Flight Test
Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT, July 10, to discuss the agency’s Crew Flight Test at the International Space Station. Participants include: Steve Stich, manager, of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Commercial Crew Program, Boeing Media interested in participating must…
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Ovzon 3 Satellite Enters Commercial Service, Providing Support to GIGN
Ovzon’s proprietary satellite Ovzon 3 has reached its orbital position in the geostationary arc. After a few weeks of final in-orbit testing, the satellite is now ready for commercial service. The first delivery of SATCOM-as-a-Service from Ovzon 3 will be to the French government organization GIGN (Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) who will use…
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ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter Successfully Completes Critical Design Review
ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter, the first spacecraft that will rendezvous and capture an object around another planet, passed a key milestone to bring the first Mars samples back to Earth. The critical design review for the spacecraft’s platform was completed with the involvement of European industry and NASA. A critical design review is one of…
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Airbus Secures German Armed Forces Prime Contract for Next Generation Military Satellite System
Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation secure military satellite system which includes geostationary satellites as well as ground segment, launch and operation for 15 years. The spacecraft are due to be deployed before the end of the decade and the contract value amounts to €2.1…
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Russian Satellite Breakup Creates Debris Cloud in Low Earth Orbit
A recent analysis by private space situational awareness providers indicates that a defunct Russian remote sensing satellite, Resurs P1, experienced a significant breakup event in low Earth orbit, resulting in the creation of over 100 fragments of debris. The incident, detected on June 26 and initially reported by LeoLabs, is believed to have been caused…