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Hughes Readies for NextGen Satellite Internet with EchoStar 19 Launch
[Via Satellite 12-19-2016] A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket carrying Hughes Network Systems’ EchoStar 19 satellite successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida on […]
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NASA Reschedules CYGNSS Air-Launch
[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] NASA has rescheduled the launch of its Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) spacecraft for no earlier than Wednesday, Dec. 14, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station […]
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Inmarsat Switches EAN Launch from SpaceX to Arianespace
[Via Satellite 12-12-2016] Inmarsat has signed a contract with Arianespace to launch its S-band satellite for the European Aviation Network (EAN) on an Ariane 5 heavy lift launch vehicle. EAN […]
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ULA Successfully Launches WGS 8 Coms Satellite for US Air Force
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Generation Orbit Talks Plans for Weekly Launches, Hypersonic Travel
[Via Satellite 11-30-2016] Generation Orbit Launch Services is making progress with its air launch system that aims to enable nanosatellite launches nearly as often as an aircraft flies. Generation Orbit […]
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SpaceX Returns to Flight with First Iridium Next Launch this Month
[Via Satellite 12-02-2016] Iridium Communications has announced the date for the first launch of its next-generation global satellite constellation, Iridium Next. Iridium will be launching on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket […]
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Orbital Completes ISS Resupply Mission for NASA
[Via Satellite 11-28-2016] Orbital ATK has completed its sixth cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station for NASA the company announced on Nov. 28. Known as OA-5, the mission […]
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NASA Taps SpaceX to Launch Surface Water Survey Satellite
[Via Satellite 11-23-2016] NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. NASA targets launch for April 2021 on a SpaceX […]
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China Launches Tianlian I-04 Satellite, Bolsters Data Relay Network
[Via Satellite 11-23-2016] China successfully launched its Tianlian I-04 satellite on Nov. 22, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, according to the country’s state-run news […]
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Vector Accelerates Micro Launcher Development with $1.25 Million Investment
[Via Satellite 11-21-2016] Vector Space Systems, a micro-satellite launch company currently trialing 12-foot prototypes of the company’s planned 42-foot launch vehicles, has received an additional $1.25 million in angel funding […]
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NOAA’s GOES-R Launch Promises New Era in Weather Forecasting
[Via Satellite 11-21-2016] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) spacecraft, successfully took to the sky on Nov. 19, as the first satellite in […]
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Finance
Vector, Atlas Look to Simplify Smallsat Launch and Tracking
[Via Satellite 11-11-2016] Vector Space Systems, a micro-satellite launch company currently trialing 12-foot prototypes of the company’s planned 42-foot launch vehicles, is now moving into tracking capabilities with the aim […]
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DigitalGlobe Doubles Capacity with WorldView 4 Launch
[Via Satellite 11-14-2016] DigitalGlobe has successfully launched its WorldView 4 satellite, the company’s newest high-resolution commercial imaging satellite. DigitalGlobe has acquired signals from the Lockheed Martin-built satellite indicating its proper […]
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Air Force Slowly Reacting to Reusable Rockets, Cheap Launch
[Via Satellite 11-10-2016] Despite a vision from top Air Force officers that reusable rockets can play roles in future military missions, a conservative safety culture on launch ranges and institutional […]
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Vector, Atlas Develop New Satellite Ground Architecture
[Via Satellite 11-03-2016] Vector Space Systems has finalized a strategic partnership agreement with Atlas Space Operations to integrate Atlas’ network of capabilities into Vector Space Systems’ existing product offerings, diversifying […]
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Launch Abort Engine Hot Fire Tests for Starliner
[Via Satellite 11-01-2016] Aerojet Rocketdyne announced it has successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on two Launch Abort Engines (LAE) featuring new propellant valves for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation […]
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Spire CEO: We are Launching Satellites Every Month
[Via Satellite 10-26-2016] Satellite data company Spire is vying to get as many of its satellites in orbit as possible after launch delays curbed the company’s ability to reach a […]
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NSR: Smallsat Market to More than Double Over Next Decade
[Via Satellite 10-24-2016] The market for 1 to 100 kilogram satellites will more than double to reach 375 satellites launched per year, according to NSR, with cumulative manufacturing and launch […]
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Vector Space Systems Awarded $60 Million Launch Contract
[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Microsatellite launch company Vector Space Systems has finalized an agreement with York Space Systems, an aerospace company specializing in small- and medium-class spacecraft, to conduct six satellite […]
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Orbital ATK’s Antares Returns to Flight Using RD-181 Engines
[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket lifted off Oct. 17 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, returning to flight after a nearly two-year hiatus. The upgraded […]
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Vector Space Systems Establishes HQ in Arizona
[Via Satellite 10-14-2016] Microsatellite launch company Vector Space Systems has decided to locate its manufacturing facility at the Pima County Aerospace, Defense and Technology Business & Research Park in Arizona. […]
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Eutelsat Becomes First Customer of ILS Proton Medium Variant
[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] Eutelsat has revealed that the third launch in its Multi-Launch Agreement (MLA) with International Launch Services (ILS) will use a Proton Medium rocket, making the operator the […]
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SpaceX to Launch Terra Bella Satellites Through Spaceflight Industries
[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] Terra Bella, a Google company, has signed an agreement with Spaceflight Industries to launch SkySats on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The company will be the co-lead […]
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MT Aerospace Building Ariane 6 Mechanical Systems for Kourou
[Via Satellite 10-10-2016] OHB SE subsidiary MT Aerospace received a contract on Oct. 7 from the French space agency CNES for the development, manufacturing, delivery and commissioning of the mechanical […]
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DigitalGlobe Planning WorldView 4 Satellite Launch for Late October/Early November
[Via Satellite 10-10-2016] DigitalGlobe is working with the U.S. Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to identify a new launch date for its WorldView 4 satellite after California wildfires […]
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Japan Resets Next ISS Mission Launch Date to December 9
[Via Satellite 10-07-2016] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have pushed back the sixth H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6) cargo mission to the International Space Station […]
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Orbital ATK’s Pegasus to fly with Statrolaunch Aircraft
[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] Orbital ATK has entered a multi-year production-based partnership with Stratolaunch Systems to provide several Pegasus XL air-launch vehicles for use with the Stratolaunch aircraft. The combination of Pegasus […]
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Ariane 5 Ties Ariane 4 Record with Dual Launch for ISRO and NBN
[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] Arianespace completed the 74th consecutive successful mission of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle Oct. 5, tying the record of its predecessor, the Ariane 4, with a mission […]
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard Survives Fifth Flight, Destined for Museum
[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] Blue Origin completed the fifth flight of the same New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle Oct. 5, recovering the booster after an in-flight escape test of the crew […]
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US Air Force Competing STP 3 Launch Contract
[Via Satellite 10-03-2016] The United States Air Force has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the launch of the Space Test Program 3 (STP 3) mission in June 2019. […]





























