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Skyroot Aerospace Makes History for India With First Launch Success

Skyroot Aerospace successfully reached orbit in the first launch of its Vikram-1 rocket over the weekend, making history as the first private orbital launch from India.  The company launched the Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on the Sriharikota island in Andhra Pradesh, India. The mission lifted off at 12:05 p.m. local time in India on Saturday, July 18.  Skyroot confirmed after launch that Vikram-1 reached 450 km at a 60-degree inclination  and deployed technology demonstration payloads from Grahaa Space, Cosmoserve and DCubed, as well as Skyroot's own SCOPE satellite.  Skyroot is now the first private company to…[continued]
Technology

ThinKom ThinAir GT Antenna Secures Government Certification for O3b mPower

ThinKom’s ThinAir GT2517 terminal is the first airborne antenna to complete SES’s Government Technology Certification (GTC) to operate on SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation. The ThinAir…[continued]
Finance

UK Government to Invest Further Millions to Boost Space Sector

The U.K. government is to invest a further 62 million pounds ($83.4 million) to help boost the space sector in the country. This funding will…[continued]
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People

Spire Hires Mantech Exec Eric Mellinger as COO

Spire Global has hired Eric Mellinger, a Mantech International Corporation executive, as COO to lead business development and go-to-market strategy.  Mellinger was with Mantech for…[continued]
Government/Military

ICYMI: Space Force Chief Nominee Schiess Counts Moving Target Indication Among Top Priorities

Building U.S. space-based moving target indication systems and the capability to disrupt Chinese military space systems is a top deterrence priority for U.S. Space Force…[continued]
People

40 People Who Shaped the Satellite Industry: Part Two

As Via Satellite marks its 40-year anniversary in 2026, we’re celebrating with a special feature: 40 People Who Shaped the Satellite Industry, to mark visionaries…[continued]
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