Rocket Lab’s ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission launch window is open and ready for business
All is ready for the window of opportunity to occur during a 14-day launch window that opens on April 24th in order to launch Rocket Lab's Beginning of the Swarm mission for South Korea and NASA. Rocket Lab Launch Complex ...
SpaceX’s successful Wednesday Starlink satellite launch but No-Go for Maxar’s WorldView mission
Photo by Satnews captured from SpaceX video stream On Wednesday, April 17 at 5:26 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A beautiful Florida ...
SpaceX launches DoD’s next-generation operational environmental intelligence satellite
SpaceX launches USSF-62 mission Thursday. Photo by Satnews captured from SpaceX video stream On Thursday, April 11 at 7:25 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the USSF-62 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space ...
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BAE Systems-built CloudSat satellite completes nearly two decades-long mission
The BAE Systems-built CloudSat satellite has officially ended operations after more than 17 years on orbit — CloudSat launched in April 2006 as part of a NASA-led mission to develop global cloud profiles to better understand how water and ice ...
ABS appoints a new CEO
ABS recently appointed Mark Rigolle as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mark Rigolle Mark brings a wealth of experience in the satellite communications sector, having held positions with GEO, MEO and LEO satellite operators in various capacities including executive, ...
CACI awarded billions$$$ task order for comms + info tech to USEUCOM + USAFRICOM
CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI) has been awarded a five-year task order worth a total estimated value of $1.3 billion to provide communications and information technology expertise to U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM). This work continues ...
Strategic agreements integrate Topcon GNSS tech into Bentley Systems + Worldsensing solutions
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced strategic agreements with Bentley Systems and Worldsensing to integrate the company's advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technology into the companies’ innovative software and connectivity solutions. As part of the agreement with Bentley Systems, Topcon ...
ST Engineering + EY sign MOU in space tech + geospatial analytics
ST Engineering’s EO and geospatial analysis business, ST Engineering Geo-Insights Pte. Ltd. (ST Engineering Geo-Insights), and EY Corporate Advisors Pte. Ltd. (EY) have signed an MOU in space technology and geospatial analytics that is aimed at tackling pressing environmental challenges. Under ...
Lynred wins Sentinel-2 NG mission pre-development contract to design advanced multispectral infrared detector
Sentinel-2C ready for electromagnetic compatibility testing Lynred, a leading global provider of high-quality infrared detectors for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, today announces its selection, in an open bidding process, to develop an advanced multispectral infrared detector for the ...
SpaceX weather at the Cape delays Monday’s Starlink smallsats 6-53 mission
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, April 23 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 6:17 p.m. ET, with ...
D-Orbit announces on-orbit edge computing collaboration with SkyServe STORM
D-Orbit will be enabling edge computing capabilities with the SkyServe STORM platform aboard some of the ION Satellite Carriers that comprise the fleet of Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTVs) that the company already has on-orbit (specifically, ION SCV004 Elysian Eleonora) and ...
Satellogic signs Letter of Intent with O.N.E. Amazon
Satellogic (NASDAQ: SATL) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with O.N.E. Amazon to bring innovation to conservation — this announcement coincides with Earth Day, amplifying the importance of advancing geospatial sciences for planetary health and preservation. Satellogic will look to ...
MDA Space debuts their new SKYMAKER™ product line of space robotics
MDA Space has announced their MDA SKYMAKER™, a new suite of space robotics purpose-built to meet the diverse needs of customers’ most ambitious missions — unveiled recently at the Space Symposium conference in Colorado Springs, MDA SKYMAKER™ is now available ...