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Momentus to deliver Lunasonde technology demonstration payload to orbit
May 31, 2023 (SPX)
The Picacho CubeSat is a technology demonstration of Lunasonde's sensors. It will measure the power spectral density of low-frequency radio signals in the ionos...
Mainland, Macao put 2 satellites into orbit
May 24, 2023 (XNA)
The Macao Science Satellite 1A and 1B were carried by a Long March 2C carrier rocket that lifted off at 4 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwe...
Imaging satellite takes piggyback ride on spacecraft
May 12, 2023 (SPX)
Developed by the university in the coastal city of Dalian, the Dalian 1-Lianli is a 17-kilogram mini Earth-observation satellite and is tasked with demonstratin...
Rocket Lab completes custom-built Photon spacecraft for Varda Space Industries
May 10, 2023 (SPX)
The Rocket Lab-designed and built Photon spacecraft will provide power, communications, propulsion, and attitude control to Varda's 120kg capsule that will prod...
NASA, Rocket Lab launch first pair of storm observing cubesats
May 08, 2023 (SPX)
The first pair of the agency's TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) lifted off ...
Sidus Space's external flight test returns radiation and structural integrity data for AU Experiment
May 07, 2023 (SPX)
In November of 2019, twelve 3D-printed ceramic samples were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Sidus Space External Flight Test Platform (...
Momentus signs contract to carry hosted payload for Hello Space
May 04, 2023 (SPX)
Hello Space is a satellite IoT service provider company capable of creating hardware and software for 'pocketqube' satellites that measure 10cm x 5cm x 5cm in s...
First pair of Terran Orbital developed spacecraft now operating in GEO orbit
May 04, 2023 (SPX)
The two spacecraft were built for Lockheed Martin and successfully completed their on-orbit demonstration of the Lockheed Martin In-space Upgrade Satellite Syst...
SmartSat sends stellar PhD students to NASA JPL for career-boosting internships
May 03, 2023 (SPX)
Aspiring space leaders Anne Bettens, from the University of Sydney, and Emily Ahern, from the University of Adelaide, have been paired with an expert mentor fro...
Exo-Space hardware delivered to Sidus Space for LizzieSat
May 01, 2023 (SPX)
As previously announced, Sidus Space will integrate Exo-Space's FeatherEdge Data Processing Platform into its hybrid 3D printed satellite, LizzieSat. Through co...
Terran Orbital receives milestone payment for 300 spacecraft with Rivada
Apr 28, 2023 (SPX)
Terran Orbital, through its wholly owned subsidiary Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. ("Tyvak"), will design, build, and deploy 288 low-Earth orbit satellites ...
Another giant leap into space: Successful launch of Lumelite-4 to enhance maritime communications
Apr 26, 2023 (SPX)
NUS' STAR designed and built the Lumelite-4 microsatellite using the university's patented modular and scalable satellite's bus system with fault tolerant featu...
Blue Canyon Technologies to provide microsatellites for INCUS Mission to JPL
Apr 19, 2023 (SPX)
The INCUS mission - led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory - aims to better understand the complex dynamics of thunderstorms and their impact on Earth's climat...
SFL announces launch of nine satellites supporting four microspace missions
Apr 16, 2023 (SPX)
The Transporter-7 launch included: HawkEye 360 Cluster 7, based on SFL's 30-kg DEFIANT platform, is comprised of three formation-flying, radio frequency geoloca...
ispace Mission 1 completing key milestones after launch
Apr 16, 2023 (SPX)
The Mission 1 Lander performed the final orbital control maneuver in accordance with the mission operation plan, at 10:08 (JST), on April 13, 2023, under the di...
TrustPoint launches first commercially-funded, purpose-built PNT microsat
Apr 16, 2023 (SPX)
"This launch marks a pivotal moment for aerospace innovation," said Patrick Shannon, CEO of TrustPoint. "TrustPoint's new platform is the first commercially-fun...
AAC Clyde Space SDaaS satellite successfully launched by SpaceX
Apr 16, 2023 (SPX)
The satellite lifted off on the Falcon 9 rocket on April 14, 2023 from the Space Launch Complex 4E in Vandenberg, California. The Transporter 7 mission is a ded...
DEWA launches DEWA SAT-2 to better manage UAE utilities
Apr 16, 2023 (SPX)
DEWA SAT-2, a 6U nanosatellite, features a high-resolution camera (4.7 metres) that will be used for Earth observation missions. The high-resolution camera prov...
Kenya launches first operational satellite into orbit
Apr 15, 2023 (AFP)
The launch, originally scheduled for Monday night in the United States, was postponed several times this week due to bad weather. On Saturday, a SpaceX Falcon-9...
Exolaunch deploys 21 satellites on Transporter-7 rideshare mission
Apr 14, 2023 (SPX)
On its second Transporter mission this year, Exolaunch launched a combined mass of over 550 kilograms for multiple international customers hailing from the USA,...
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