E-letter: Briefs

BAE Systems has completed a critical design review (CDR) on a program to design and manufacture an advanced military GPS receiver and next-generation semiconductor.  The Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE)...

Eutelsat has ended operations on the Eutelsat 113 West A satellite after the satellite experienced an anomaly on Jan. 31. The satellite launched in 2006 and was approaching the end...

Kongsberg NanoAvionics US (NanoAvionics) has secured a new contract from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). It will be the second satellite it has ordered from NanoAvionics. The company announced...

Northrop Grumman on Monday said its Passive Refueling Module (PRM) has been selected by Space Systems Command (SSC) as the first refueling interface standard to refuel satellites in space to...

Q-KON, a satellite service provider based in Africa, has implemented Eutelsat OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity at a site in Africa as part of a broader roll-out.  Q-KON integrated Eutelsat...

The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Momentus a contract modification valued at around $1.2 million to continue developing its Vigoride orbital service vehicle to meet Department of Defense mission requirements....

BlackSky Technology won a contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) for the third phase of the Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) program.  BlackSky has won previous...

Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2024 on Wednesday, launching four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Spire Global and NorthStar Earth & Space. The Electron mission took off...

Starlab, the future commercial space station, will launch on a SpaceX Starship rocket under a new launch agreement announced Wednesday. Starlab Space, a joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus,...

SKY Perfect JSAT has established a new business, Orbital Lasers, focused on space debris removal and satellite LiDAR.  The company plans to incorporate LiDAR technology into satellites to provide high-precision...