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June 14, 2024
Ovzon will soon be selling services based on its Ovzon 3 satellite. Its Ovzon 3 satellite has reached Geostationary Orbit (GEO) after a five-month journey in space. The satellite is expected to enter commercial service mid-year 2024. Ovzon announced the satellite reaching its orbital position, June 14. Initial tests have been conducted by the manufacturing…
June 14, 2024
Under an umbrella worth up to $5.6 billion over the next five years for at least 30 launches, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on June 13 made its first National Security Space Launch (NSSL), Phase 3, Lane 1 awards to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance (ULA). This is the first time Blue Origin is…
June 14, 2024
Vyoma signed a contract with Belgian small satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab for a second space situational awareness (SSA) satellite. The satellite is set for launch late 2025 at the earliest, according to a June 13 announcement. Vyoma ordered its pilot satellite from EnduroSat in 2023. That satellite is set to launch in February 2025. The company…
June 14, 2024
Spire Global is working with Thales and European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) to build a specialized satellite constellation for air traffic management. The companies announced a memorandum of cooperation on June 13. Spire will build more than 100 satellites that will collect Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) messages broadcast from aircraft. This data will provide real-time…