Millennium Space Systems, New Zealand-based launch provider Rocket Lab, and TriSept, one of the commercial space industry’s original rideshare and mission management service providers, have partnered to send small satellites into orbit that will de-orbit dangerous space debris in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). Several 25-kilogram (kg) Millennium-built “Raptor” small satellites will launch on a TriSept-managed rideshare…

Maxar Technologies reported its financial results for its Second Quarter (Q2) 2019 ended June 30, in which revenues took a decline. Revenues were reported at $490 million, a decrease of about 15.4 percent compared to Q2 2018. The decrease was primarily attributed to a $73 million decrease in the Space Systems segment and an $11 million…

Thaicom had a difficult quarter with revenues falling in the three months to the end of June. The operator reported revenues $38.8 million (1.2 billion baht) — down close to 19 percent compared to the same stage last year, and nearly 7 percent from the First Quater (Q1) this year. Thaicom said this was due…

As global space activity expands and accelerates, our space environment, naturally, becomes more congested. There have been nearly 9,000 satellites launched to date. Out of those 9,000, only 5,000 are currently maintaining orbit, and out of those, only 1,950 are operational – leaving a lot of unknowns. Efforts to maintain our orbital environment aren’t keeping…