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GomSpace, Lockheed and Orbital Micro team up for microwave sensing nanosatellite project
Dec 19, 2019 (SPX)
OMS has developed a proprietary microwave sensor with significant potential to add value to weather forecasting and climate understanding to the benefit of user...
D-Orbit closes a new round of investment led by Seraphim Capital
Dec 17, 2019 (SPX)
The Silicon Valley-based asset management firm specializes in transforming high-potential companies into market leaders, with a focus on the space market. Co-in...
Sandbox satellite to test operations innovations in space
Dec 16, 2019 (ESA)
OPS-SAT is ESA's latest technology CubeSat - a small satellite based on standardised 10 cm boxes, much cheaper and quicker to build than traditional missions. T...
Kepler Communications selects SpaceX to launch two batches of its nanosatellite constellation
Dec 13, 2019 (SPX)
Kepler has procured 400 kg of launch capacity from SpaceX for the deployment of multiple satellites. These spacecraft incorporate both a high-capacity Ku-band c...
Spaceflight Inc. closes 2019 with 3 successful launches in one week across three continents
Dec 12, 2019 (SPX)
The company ended last year with its historic dedicated rideshare mission, SSO-A, and continued to execute many more firsts in 2019. This includes the most rece...
Rocket Lab launches shooting star satellite from New Zealand
Dec 08, 2019 (UPI)
The satellite, made by Japan-based Astro Live Experiences or ALE Co. Ltd, was packed on board an Electron rocket made by new space company Rocket Lab. It was th...
Spaceflight's SEOPS-2 mission to launch multiple spacecraft from ISS
Dec 04, 2019 (SPX)
The payloads will travel to the ISS through a NASA Commercial Resupply (CRS) mission aboard a SpaceX Dragon scheduled to launch atop a Falcon 9 from Cape Canave...
Mexican students launch a small satellite to the International Space Station
Dec 04, 2019 (SPX)
The project is part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, which offers universities, high schools and non-profit organizations the opportunity to fly small satel...
NASA selects trisept to support new round of cubesat missions
Dec 03, 2019 (SPX)
As part of a five year, $18 million NASA indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, TriSept will be considered for CubeSat mission integration ser...
NASA's briefcase-size MarCO satellite picks up honors
Nov 28, 2019 (JPL)
Designed and built at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, as a technology demonstration, MarCO launched to the Red Planet last year with N...
Nanoracks books CubeSat Rideshare and Habitat demo for single Falcon 9
Nov 19, 2019 (SPX)
Recently, Nanoracks announced the Company's first in-space Outpost demonstration mission in a letter from CEO Jeffrey Manber. Nanoracks, in collaboration with M...
NanoAvionics to build 12U Nano-satellite for Singapore's CaLeMPSat research mission
Nov 12, 2019 (SPX)
"The propulsion technology that SpaceSATS and its collaborators will demonstrate on CaLeMPSat will open the door to new mission opportunities for nano-satellite...
SSTL Ships Target Satellite to Tokyo for Astroscale's ELSA-d Mission
Nov 11, 2019 (SPX)
The ELSA-d mission is designed to simulate capture of orbital debris and validate key technologies for end-of-life spacecraft retrieval and disposal services. T...
SSTL announces NovaSAR-1 data deal with the Philippines
Nov 11, 2019 (SPX)
The agreement gives DOST ASTI tasking priorities over the Philippines and the ability to access the raw data directly from the satellite, with a license to use ...
China launches Sudan's first ever satellite: official
Nov 06, 2019 (AFP)
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads Sudan's sovereign council, announced the launch of the satellite at a meeting of his top security officials held in Kh...
Spaceflight's 3rd Rideshare mission with Rocket Lab will launch ALE's entertainment satellite
Nov 06, 2019 (SPX)
Like the previous missions, Spaceflight managed the launch capacity procurement, integration, and mission management services for the rideshare spacecraft. The ...
D-Orbit and Astrocast sign new agreement for the launch of ten nanosats
Oct 31, 2019 (SPX)
This batch of nanosatellites will make up the Astrocast IoT Nanonsatellite Network's equatorial plane. The Astrocast constellation will consist of eight orbital...
SpaceSelfie Satellite Crashes in Michigan, Samsung Says Just as Planned
Oct 30, 2019 (Sputnik)
A family in Michigan woke up to a noisy racket in their garden on Saturday morning to find a space satellite stuck in the branches of a tree on their property, ...
York Space Systems accelerates satellite production with facility expansion
Oct 30, 2019 (SPX)
The increased production will also enable York Space Systems to accelerate tailored satellite delivery to its commercial and government customers from one year ...
India, China to co-exist in billion-dollar smallsat market, says analyst
Oct 24, 2019 (Sputnik)
China gears up to compete in the lucrative global space launch market with its new generation of commercial carrier rockets, which can carry up to 1.5 tonne pay...
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