Intelsat has selected Maxar Technologies to build the final satellite for its C-band transition, and has contracted with SpaceX and Arianespace to launch its new C-band satellites. The Thursday announcement marked Intelsat finalized its required contracts with satellite manufacturers and launch-vehicle providers to move forward and meet the accelerated C-band spectrum clearing timelines established by…

The Scouting Mission for Luxembourg-based data-as-a-service company Kleos Space is set to launch on the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-C49 Mission, targeted for early November. The PSLV-C49 Mission will take off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), at the Sriharikota Range (SHAR) in Andhra Pradesh in India.   Kleos’ said in a Sept. 11 release…

Astra made its first orbital launch attempt on Sept. 12, and Rocket 3.1 failed to make it to orbit. Astra said it appears that that early in the flight, the guidance system introduced some slight oscillation into the flight, which caused the vehicle to drift from its planned trajectory and led to a commanded shutdown…

The University of Colorado Boulder and Lockheed Martin are working on a smallsat mission called Janus to capture the first-ever closeup look at binary asteroids. In 2022, the Janus team will launch two identical spacecraft that will travel millions of miles to individually fly close to two pairs of binary asteroids, which are pairs of…