SpaceX brings Maxar’s WorldView mission back in view again
Reports indicate that SpaceX may launch Maxar's Worldview Legion 1 & 2 mission on May 1 from Vandenberg SFB, California at 11:30 AM - 12:24 PM PDT. Prior to this there were several postponements of the launch. The telescopes are ...
SpaceX launches Europe’s Galileo satellites the first time from U.S. and retires a record breaking Falcon 9 workhorse
Photo of Galileo L12 launch captured by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission to medium Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, April ...
SSC achieves operational acceptance of OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) on FORGE
Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing program executive office, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, has delivered the first of two software deliveries to operations in the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) at ...
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Neuraspace unveils free SYNC + subscription-based PRO tiers for the firm’s Space Traffic Management platform
Neuraspace recently launched SYNC, a free version (tier) of its end-to-end STM (Space Traffic Management) platform, as well as the subscription-based PRO tier. Both tiers are software-as-a-service (SaaS) and feature a new real-time and collaborative exchange between satellite operators. This ...
Satcom Global enhances AuraNow VSAT coverage via a new Intelsat agreement
Satcom Global and Intelsat (PDF) recently announced a new global agreement, driving expansion and further enhancing the global Ku-band network behind the flexible and scalable AuraNow VSAT solution. Vessels with AuraNow on board will now benefit from the combination of ...
Bright Ascension + Nominal Systems announce partnership
Bright Ascension Ltd. and Nominal Systems have signed an MoU that is the start of a collaborative effort between the two companies to integrate their respective systems and offerings in order to provide and enhance the end-customer value proposition. As ...
SpaceX ‘two-fer-two’ with second Florida launch in two days as Starlink soars on Sunday
Photo captured by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. On Sunday, April 28 at 6:08 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink small satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ...
Arlula’s EO application now hosted on Saber Astronautics’ Space Application Marketplace
Saber Astronautics has integrated Arlula’s Earth Observation (EO) Data Application into Saber’s Space Application Marketplace (SAM), a significant milestone marking the first time third-party EO data is available on the Space Cockpit platform. Originating from Australia, Arlula allows users from ...
SpaceX ready for the second Florida launch this weekend first Galileo and then Starlink smallsats
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral that marked the 300th Falcon booster landing on April 23. Photo by Satnews captured from SpaceX video stream. SpaceX is targeting Sunday, April 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites ...
Gravitics Awarded USSF contract for Tactically Responsive (TacRS) space development
Gravitics, Inc. has been awarded a $1.7 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct-to-Phase II contract from SpaceWERX. In partnership with Space Systems Command’s Space Safari Program Office, this effort will focus on a new mission area for Gravitics, TacRS. Under ...
Hughes opens a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility + private 5G incubation center
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), has opened a cutting-edge manufacturing facility and private 5G incubation center in Germantown, Maryland. The Hughes Manufacturing Facility (EXM) produces U.S.-made hardware that powers the networks on which people, enterprises, ...
SpaceX’s update for Galileo L12 Mission the first of two Florida launches this weekend
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, April 27 at 8:34 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission to medium Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If needed, there ...
Red Cat passes field testing with Doodle Labs vs. EW tech in Ukraine
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) has successfully passed electronic warfare (EW) testing in Ukraine with Doodle Labs. The successful test is part of a continuous innovation cycle that began in May of 2023 with a partnership between the companies for the ...