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ESA and GomSpace sign contract to adapt and improve smallsat subsystems for deep space
May 14, 2019 (SPX)
The contract value is 3.900.000 euro over 18 months. (3.300.000 euro for GomSpace Denmark and 600.000 euro for GomSpace Sweden). The contract is carried out und...
Maritime microsatellite ESAIL to test the waters as launch contract is signed
May 10, 2019 (ESA)
ESAIL is part of ESA's Partnership Projects and has been developed to enhance the next generation of space-based services for the maritime sector. The spacecraf...
First flight for microsatellite separation system by RUAG Space on Electron rocket
May 05, 2019 (SPX)
The Electron launcher will carry three small satellites into orbit through the U.S. Air Force's Rapid Agile Launch Initiative on the STP-27RD mission. One of th...
TRISAT satellite joins the first European rideshare mission on the SSMS
May 03, 2019 (SPX)
The ceremony took place in Maribor at the presence of the Prof. Kacic, Rector of the University of Maribor; the Slovenian Minister of Economy Mr. Zbravko Pociva...
What Are CubeSats?
Apr 24, 2019 (SPX)
Although bunches of CubeSats have been launched on dedicated rockets, they are most often put into orbit in small numbers via the International Space Station or...
AST and Science announces successful launch of its first satellite
Apr 24, 2019 (SPX)
The BlueWalker 1 nano-satellite was launched into orbit on a PSLV-C45 launch vehicle from the Datish Dhawan Space Center in India April 1. The satellite is func...
Nepal says its first ever satellite launched
Apr 23, 2019 (XNA)
Nepali Prime Minister Oli expressed happiness over Nepal's entry into the global space age while thanking all those involved in developing the first ever Nepali...
The Satellite Applications Catapult partners with Infostellar to provide improved ground station access
Apr 23, 2019 (SPX)
As a result of these partnerships, StellarStation has been deemed compatible with several widely used ground station hardware options. Those ground station owne...
CubeSats prove their worth for scientific missions
Apr 17, 2019 (SPX)
During the American Physical Society's April Meeting 2019, being held April 13-16, in Denver, Colorado, Christopher S. Moore, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harva...
Kepler and Magellan to fly innovative smart radiator device on satellite mission
Apr 17, 2019 (SPX)
The unique SRD, designed to significantly improve temperature management on-board future satellites, is being developed by MPB Communications in partnership wit...
Virginia Tech cubesat ready for launch into space
Apr 16, 2019 (SPX)
One small step closer to reaching space, a group of Virginia Tech undergraduate students recently delivered their small satellite to Houston to be incorporated ...
Space Flight Laboratory Reaches Century Milestone in Microspace Operations
Apr 16, 2019 (SPX)
SFL was established in 1998 as a self-sustaining specialty lab at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) to provide end-to-end micros...
Virgin Orbit adds Guam as low inclination launch site for Launcherone Smallsat launch service
Apr 12, 2019 (SPX)
With its remote location and close proximity to the equator, Guam serves as an excellent base of operations from which the company's unique, 747-launched rocket...
NASA Demos CubeSat Laser Communications Capability
Apr 10, 2019 (SPX)
The light originated from the laser communications system onboard one of two Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) spacecraft. The laser flash ...
UAE invites schools to be part of first Arab Emirati astronaut mission to ISS
Apr 05, 2019 (SPX)
This initiative is under the umbrella of the UAE Astronaut Programme, where schools can apply to participate in conducting scientific experiments to study the i...
SSTL and OSS Collaborate on Disruptive Smallsat SAR Payload
Apr 04, 2019 (SPX)
This new technology delivers a truly disruptive solution and is a key enabler for the next-generation of SAR services from orbit where there are currently no lo...
ESA's 'Cubesat central' for smaller missions into space
Apr 03, 2019 (ESA)
A fast-growing sector of Europe's space economy, CubeSats are small satellites based on standardised 10 cm cubic units - compact enough to fit inside a backpack...
Space Flight To Build HawkEye 360 Next-Gen Satellite Cluster
Mar 28, 2019 (SPX)
SFL built the platforms and integrated the HawkEye 360 Pathfinder cluster which was launched into low-Earth orbit in December 2018 and commissioned early this y...
Spaceflight Prepares to Send 21 Rideshare Satellites Aboard PSLV C45
Mar 26, 2019 (SPX)
The launch is scheduled for Mon., April 1, 2019 Indian Standard Time (Sun., March 31 PDT). Payloads aboard the mission include the Astrocast-02 3U cubesat from ...
Mitigating the loss of satellite data by using CubeSat remote sensing tech
Mar 21, 2019 (SPX)
Dr. Jun Li, a distinguished scientist at the Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison, led a study to answer...
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