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Maxar, West Virginia Technology Center Work on Robotic On-Orbit Assembly
Maxar Technologies is teaming with the West Virginia Robotic Technology Center (WVRTC) in its proposal to build and fly Dragonfly, a robotic in-space assembly system. According to the release, the […]
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Government/Military
Hughes Jupiter Powers New Indonesian Satellite
Hughes Network Systems‘ Jupiter System was chosen as the ground network platform for a new satellite over Indonesia. The contract for construction and operation of the 150 Gigabits Per Second […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Lost Contact With 3 Starlink Satellites
Starlink satellites were launched in a large stack on a Falcon 9 rocket. Photo: SpaceX/Forbes says that three of its 60 controversial Starlink satellites have failed in orbit, as the […]
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Launch
Indian Satellite Debris Still Orbiting Earth
Three months ago, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise announcement that India successfully took down a redundant satellite with an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile from Earth. A new report […]
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Phase Four Introduces Maxwell Propulsion Solution
Phase Four introduced Maxwell, the first turn key plasma propulsion solution for small satellites. According to the release, Maxwell combines a complete propellant management system and Phase Four’s proprietary Radio Frequency […]
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Imagery and Sensing
China Launches 2nd BeiDou Satellite Into Inclined GEO
China launched another BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 2:09 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Launched on a Long March-3B carrier […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX Successfully Launches NASA Satellites
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying 24 satellites as part of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program-2 (STP-2) mission launched from Launch Complex 39A, Tuesday, June 25 […]
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Maxar-Built Intelsat 39 Satellite Arrives at Launch Base
The Intelsat 39 geosynchronous communications satellite safely arrived at the Arianespace launch base in Kourou, French Guiana, after completing final delivery checkouts at Maxar’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility. Intelsat […]
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Arianespace Launches EUTELSAT 7C and T-16 Satellites
Arianespace successfully launched an Ariane 5 rocket on June 20 at 6:43 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch vehicle carried […]
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Ball Aerospace’s Satellite for NASA GPIM Mission Arrives in Florida
A Ball Aerospace satellite used for NASA‘s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) is ready for launch, scheduled for no earlier than June 24 on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Ball built […]
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Government/Military
US Naval Research Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute Partner on NASA Mission
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers partnered with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to shine a light on the impact of the solar atmosphere on the interplanetary medium between the Earth and […]
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Government/Military
SpinLaunch Wins Launch Prototype DoD Contract
SpinLaunch was awarded a responsive launch prototype contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). SpinLaunch is developing a kinetic energy-based launch system that aims […]
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How Launch Providers are Standing Out in a New Commercial Market
Six global launch providers are drawing the same conclusion as they address a panel audience on a muggy spring afternoon in Washington, D.C.: Not all of their rockets will be […]
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Launch
Reusable Rockets: Where are They Going Next?
At the 2019 SATELLITE Show in May, which drew 16,000 or so attendees, it was impossible to miss Blue Origin’s life-size New Glenn photos plastered to the rectangular columns outside […]
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Launch
“Canned Inspiration:” Encouraging Space Skills
On a windy April day in England, a team of 17-year-old students from Allestree Woodlands School in Derby awaited the 20 second launch forming the climax of their six-month engineering […]
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Government/Military
South Korea, Japan to Plus-Up Position, Navigation, and Timing Satellite Systems
The governments of South Korea and Japan are each in the midst of building up their respective position, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite constellations to provide more accurate service to […]
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Government/Military
Newtec Works With QinetiQ, Moves Toward ESA Certification
Newtec is working with QinetiQ on two key projects as it enters the Belgian space market. QinetiQ is a science and engineering company operating primarily in the defense, security, space and […]
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Launch
Viasat, Arianespace Modify ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch Contract
Viasat and Arianespace modified their original ViaSat-3 satellite launch contract, signed in 2016. Under the new agreement, the two companies agreed to move the ViaSat-3 satellite from an Ariane 5 […]
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Launch
Orbit Fab Supplies ISS With Water
Within a year of securing venture funding, Orbit Fab launched their hardware twice to the International Space Station (ISS) and supplied the station with water. Orbit Fab was awarded a contract […]
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Launch
Reusable Rockets: Where are They Going Next? | July 2019
At the 2019 SATELLITE Show in May, which drew 16,000 or so attendees, it was impossible to miss Blue Origin’s life-size New Glenn photos plastered to the rectangular columns outside […]
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Reusable Rockets: Where are They Going Next? | July 2019
At the 2019 SATELLITE Show in May, which drew 16,000 or so attendees, it was impossible to miss Blue Origin’s life-size New Glenn photos plastered to the rectangular columns outside […]
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How Launch Providers are Standing Out in a New Commercial Market | July 2019
Six global launch providers are drawing the same conclusion as they address a panel audience on a muggy spring afternoon in Washington, D.C.: Not all of their rockets will be […]
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Launch
Arianespace, ESA Announce New Launch Contract
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a launch services contract with an Ariane launch vehicle for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE). JUICE is the first large-class mission in ESA’s […]
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Finance
Tom Choi’s AirspaceIX Launches Saturn Satellite Networks
Airspace Internet Exchange (AirspaceIX) wireless technology company, founded by Thomas Choi, launched Saturn Satellite Networks (Saturn). Based in Delaware, the company is building the world’s first space qualified small Geostationary Orbit (GEO) […]
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Imagery and Sensing
SpaceX launches Canada’s RADARSAT Satellites
SpaceX launched three RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites, developed by MDA for the Canadian Space Agency, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. According […]
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Launch
Spaceflight’s 1st Rocket Lab Launch Readies
Spaceflight will launch seven spacecraft from five organizations later this month on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 at the southern tip of Mahia Peninsula, on the east […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Software, Harris Delivers Payload
Lockheed Martin delivered the GPS III Contingency Operations (COps) software upgrade to the U.S. Air Force‘s current GPS ground control system on May 22. The upgrade aims to help enable […]
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Government/Military
Relativity Builds New Factory, Expands Testing Facilities at NASA
Relativity secured an agreement with the NASA and an incentive package from the Mississippi Development Authority to expand facilities and infrastructure at NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, […]
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Finance
My Takeaways from SATELLITE 2019
As Chair of the SATELLITE conference, I am privileged to get an exciting behind-the-scenes view into the planning process that happens in the months leading to the event. The following […]
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Finance
Jeff Bezos Discusses New Satellite Investments at re:Mars
At its re:Mars conference, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage today to be “interviewed” by Jenny Freshwater, Amazon’s director of forecasting. As any AWS machine learning tool could have […]



























