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Mini satellite helps Macao students learn about space
Dec 22, 2022 (XNA)
The 12-kilogram satellite, named Macao Student Science Satellite 1, was released into orbit by the Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft on Sunday, Ho Iat-seng, chief exe...
Momentus announces 2nd Services Agreement with CUAVA
Dec 22, 2022 (SPX)
The Waratah Seed WS-1 mission will carry payloads from the winners of a competition to support NSW-based Australian space start-up companies in demonstrating th...
Spire Global to launch six satellites on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission
Dec 15, 2022 (SPX)
Spire will launch two demonstration satellites carrying next-generation Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads, which collect aircraft posi...
Spaceflight Inc. to Wrap Up 2022 with Transporter 6, its 10th Launch of the Year
Dec 14, 2022 (SPX)
"In 2022, we executed groundbreaking missions on behalf of our clients, improved customer success and showcased innovation with the expansion and early success ...
Proposal for picogram-scale probes to explore nearby stars
Dec 13, 2022 (SPX)
"One design is a highly reflective light sail, traveling a long straight line toward the gravitational well of a destination star, and the photo-deflected to th...
New nanosatellite tests autonomy in space
Dec 12, 2022 (SPX)
AMS's primary mission is to test automated maneuvering capabilities in the tumultuous very low-Earth orbit (VLEO) environment, starting at 525 kilometers above ...
Precious Payload partners with Maritime Launch
Dec 09, 2022 (SPX)
Maritime Launch is developing Spaceport Nova Scotia and will serve small satellite market clients including broadband, earth observation, and remote sensing con...
The future market for small satellites
Dec 08, 2022 (SPX)
Germany's Small Satellite Initiative - promoting commercialisation and research Small satellites (satellites weighing up to 500 kilograms) are highly versatile ...
Space Software provider Antaris announces launch readiness of world's first cloud-built demonstration satellite
Dec 06, 2022 (SPX)
The project was completed in just 10 months from concept to launch readiness with a cost savings of 75% over comparable satellite missions. Based on data captur...
Momentus to Fly JINJUSat-1 for CONTEC
Dec 06, 2022 (SPX)
JINJUSat-1 is spearheaded by three entities: Jinju City, Korea Testing Laboratory, and Gyeongsang National University. The satellite is targeted to launch aboar...
ONERA acquires two satellite platforms from NanoAvionics for its nanosat FlyLab mission
Dec 01, 2022 (SPX)
The contract includes the supply of all the components necessary for the operation of the satellites, but also the integration of the payloads and the environme...
Momentus signs contract with Australian Research Centre to place satellite in orbit
Nov 29, 2022 (SPX)
CUAVA is the Australian Research Council Training Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, and their Applications. CUAVA is a partnership centered at the ...
Phantom Space wins 4 new NASA Task Orders
Nov 26, 2022 (SPX)
NASA's VADR missions (for Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) missions intend to meet the agency's needs for NASA payloads while also fosterin...
Sidus Space signs MOU with Capital C for maritime satellite development
Nov 23, 2022 (SPX)
As part of the agreement, Sidus will assist in developing, delivering, and maintaining surveillance and tracking systems with software that utilizes satellite i...
Hall of mirrors for Proba-3 laser testing
Nov 23, 2022 (ESA)
"Due to launch in 2024, Proba-3 is ESA's precision formation flying mission," comments Damien Galano, ESA's Proba-3 project manager. "By maintaining their relat...
NOAA adopts Finland's CubeSat-proven space weather monitor
Nov 21, 2022 (ESA)
This stripped-down version of the full-scale XFM instrument, formally known as XFM-CS, has since amassed more than a year's worth of data, observing hundreds of...
Antenna to link up CubeSat chains
Nov 17, 2022 (ESA)
CubeSats are mini-satellites built up from standardised 10 cm boxes, initially developed for educational uses but increasingly finding operational uses, such as...
Spire Global unveils next-generation 16U satellite bus
Nov 16, 2022 (SPX)
Spire, which operates the world's largest multipurpose satellite constellation, designs and builds its satellites entirely in house at its manufacturing facilit...
Kanyini CubeSat coming together in Adelaide
Nov 10, 2022 (SPX)
It's the multi-million-dollar satellite that will collect invaluable data from space once it takes off into the cosmos. But the pieces of the puzzle that make u...
Zimbabwe launches first nano-satellite
Nov 07, 2022 (AFP)
A rocket carrying the tiny satellite, dubbed ZIMSAT-1, successfully launched from Virginia in the United States alongside Uganda's first satellite as part of th...
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