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China’s LandSpace Successfully Tests TQ-12 Engine
Chinese private rocket company LandSpace successfully tested an 80-ton thrust liquid oxygen-methane engine, according to its developer Friday. The engine, named TQ-12, was independently developed by LandSpace and has the […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Launch Delayed Due to High Winds
1045pm ET Update: About 15 minutes before the Falcon 9 rocket was due to liftoff on Wednesday evening from Florida, the launch was scrubbed. The culprit? Unfavorable upper-level winds. Fortunately, […]
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Russian Blagovest Satellite Set to Launch in July
The space system of military communications Blagovest will be completed in mid-July when the fourth satellite is launched, a source in the space rocket industry told TASS on Tuesday. “The […]
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Connectivity
Introducing Our New Podcast, On Orbit
Via Satellite has launched the first three episodes of On Orbit, a new bi-weekly space technology podcast that asks listeners, “What’s your business in space?” Hosted by Via Satellite Executive Editor and […]
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Relativity Signs Agreement With Spaceflight for Rideshare Launches
Relativity signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Spaceflight. Under the LSA, Spaceflight will manifest missions to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first and only […]
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Connectivity
EUTELSAT 7C Completes Final Stages of Pre-Launch Preparation
Eutelsat revealed that a crucial stage has been completed in the production of its EUTELSAT 7C high-power broadcast satellite, serving markets across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey. As […]
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Blue Moon Rising Sparks Dramatic End to SATELLITE Week
Blue Origin CEO and founder Jeff Bezos announced the company’s new lunar lander, “Blue Moon,” in a dramatic end to SATELLITE week in Washington, D.C. this week. Blue Origin’s Blue Moon […]
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LeoStella Manufactures Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt
Cloud Constellation selected LeoStella to manufacture the SpaceBelt satellite constellation. Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service (DSaaS) aims to secure, global managed network services and cloud data storage in […]
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Government/Military
NASA Determines Cause of Taurus XL Launch Failures
NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) investigators have determined the technical root cause for the Taurus XL launch failures of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) and Glory missions in 2009 and […]
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Government/Military
FCC Approves Lower Orbit for SpaceX Starlink Satellites
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved SpaceX’s request to fly more than 1,500 of its Starlink satellites at an altitude of approximately 342 miles (550 kilometers) — an orbit […]
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Lockheed Martin Carries Out Successful AEHF-4 Test
Lockheed Martin completed its AEHF-4 spacecraft on-orbit test and available for Satellite Control Availability (SCA). The AEHF-4 on-orbit test (A4 OOT) successfully activated the payload, built by its subcontractor, Northrop Grumman, […]
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Kacific’s 1st Satellite Moves Into Final Construction Stage
Following the successful completion of payload and bus integration, Boeing will begin antenna range testing and core testing of Kacific‘s Kacific1 satellite. Kacific’s first satellite is a High Throughput Satellite […]
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Relativity’s Rocket to Launch mu Space’s LEO Satellite
Relativity, partnered with mu Space, a Thai satellite and space technology company, to launch a satellite to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first 3D printed […]
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Connectivity
Hughes, Xplornet Deliver Broadband to Rural Canada
Canadian rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications entered into a contract with Hughes Network Systems, agreeing to a lifetime capacity agreement on the next-generation JUPITER3 Ultra High Density Satellite (UHDS), designated EchoStar XXIV. […]
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Intelsat 29e Fails
Intelsat revealed that the anomaly previously disclosed on April 10 has resulted in the total loss of the Intelsat 29e spacecraft. A failure review board has been convened with the […]
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Nepal Launches NepaliSat-1
Nepal Thursday successfully launched its first satellite into space from the US to gather detailed geographical information of the Himalayan nation, evoking unbridled excitement among the people and scientists. Developed […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches NASA Mission
Northrop Grumman successfully launched its Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft yesterday at 4:46 p.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. […]
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Uncategorized
Kepler, Magellan to Fly Smart Radiator Device
Kepler Communications, a Canadian satellite telecommunications provider, and Magellan Aerospace have signed a letter of intention to fly an Smart Radiator Device (SRD) on Kepler’s third satellite, scheduled for launch later […]
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Alta Devices Powers ThinSats on Upcoming NASA Launch
Alta Devices‘ gallium arsenide solar cells are powering 60 small satellites, called ThinSats. These small satellites will launch on the NG-11 mission from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the […]
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Connectivity
Historic Arabsat-6A Launch is a Success
The Arabsat-6A satellite is on its way to its intended orbit at 30.5 degrees East after its successful launch on SpaceX‘s Falcon Heavy rocket, the Saudi operator confirmed. Built by […]
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The 15-Year Backstory of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy
As SpaceX sends Arabsat‘s massive 14,000-pound Lockheed Martin-built Arabsat 6A communications satellite to orbit on its massive Falcon Heavy rocket, we reflect on the remarkable 15-year journey this “new” heavy-lift […]
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Government/Military
NASA Funds Research on 18 Game-Changing Space Technologies
NASA will fund research and development for 18 space technology concepts, including solar sails, smart space suits, and a Lunar-polar propellant mining outpost, as part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) […]
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Government/Military
Northrop’s OmegA Rocket Set for May Test Fire
Northrop Grumman is moving ahead on schedule to field its new OmegA rocket by 2021 in hopes that the U.S. Air Force will select it as one replacement to the […]
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Rocket Lab Begins Building Satellites
Rocket Lab will begin building a satellite platform called Photon, with the intent of launching small satellites into low-Earth orbit within four months of an order. The end-to-end mission solution […]
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Arianespace Successfully Launches O3b Satellites
Arianespace successfully launched four O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites on a Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on April 4. The Soyuz launch marks a […]
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Relativity Provides Launch Services for Telesat
Relativity contracted with Telesat to provide launch services for Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. Telesat will now have access to faster, more frequent and more flexible launches at […]
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Imagery and Sensing
GHGSat Plans to Launch Iris Satellite This Summer
GHGSat, a private company which owns and operates a satellite for monitoring Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from industrial sources, revealed that its second satellite will be known as Iris. The […]
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ISRO Successfully Launches PSLV-QL
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota, India at 9:27 IST on Apr. 1. […]
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Government/Military
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches DARPA Satellite
A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula at 23:27 UTC on March 28. The mission launched a prototype reflect […]
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Airbus Prepares Cheops Satellite
Airbus Defense and Space completed construction of the Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite (Cheops) satellite. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently gave the green light at the Qualification and Acceptance Review. Representatives from ESA, […]





























