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Launch of formation-flying microsatellite constellation built by Space Flight Laboratory
Jan 08, 2019 (SPX)
The HawkEye 360 Pathfinder microsatellites will detect and geolocate radio frequency (RF) signals from VHF radios, maritime radar systems, automatic identificat...
ESA's Hera mission to carry pair of CubeSats to asteroid system
Jan 07, 2019 (UPI)
According to a new mission update, the two nanosatellites will be released into orbit around the pair of asteroids and eventually land on the two space rocks. "...
South Africa announces successful launch of Africa's most advanced nanosatellite
Dec 31, 2018 (XNA)
"[Today] marks another historic milestone for South Africa with the successful launch into space of the continent's most advanced nanosatellite to date, ZACube-...
Mission accomplished for ESA's butane-propelled CubeSat
Dec 27, 2018 (ESA)
"This multifaceted little mission has performed extremely well in flight," says Roger Walker, overseeing ESA's Technology CubeSats. "What its results demonstrat...
NanoRacks announces first customer contract for India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Dec 21, 2018 (SPX)
Spire's CubeSats offer data and analytics for parts of the world where collecting data is notoriously difficult, tracking ships, planes, and weather in remote r...
GomSpace and ESA sign contract to initiate work on new GOMX mission
Dec 21, 2018 (SPX)
"We are happy that we with the support from ESA can continue with the next chapter of our very succesfull GOMX flight demonstration program. With the GOMX progr...
Groundbreaking nanosatellite imaging technology will revolutionize how we manage climate change
Dec 21, 2018 (SPX)
The hyperspectral camera is a trailblazing innovation from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The Reaktor Hello World nanosatellite was launched into spa...
ALBus hopes to increase power availability for CubeSats
Dec 18, 2018 (SPX)
Completely designed and led by a team of 12 early career scientists and engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the Advanced Electrical Bus, or ...
NASA Sends CubeSats to Space on First Dedicated Launch with US Partner Rocket Lab
Dec 16, 2018 (SPX)
An Electron rocket lifted off at 1:33 a.m. EST (7:33 p.m. NZDT) from the company's launch complex on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, marking the first time ...
Kleos Space dual-lists on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)
Andy Bowyer, CEO of Kleos Space said: "While we are delighted to have many Australian investors already on board, we have dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exc...
Harris launches its first smallsat
Dec 10, 2018 (SPX)
Harris Satellite (HSAT) is a briefcase-size 6U cubesat that provides an affordable solution for defense and commercial customers with very high-speed satellite ...
US Air Force Academy and Texas AM University leverage Zero-G's weightless lab ahead of SpaceX launch
Dec 05, 2018 (SPX)
ZERO-G Weightless Lab provides a unique opportunity allowing researchers to conduct hands-on testing at a level matching NASA's rigorous standards and procedure...
SpaceX launches 64 satellites at once
Dec 04, 2018 (AFP)
And the company headed by US tech billionaire Elon Musk marked another milestone in its bid to make rockets more re-usable, like airplanes: the blast-off used a...
ESEO student satellite successfully launched to space
Dec 04, 2018 (ESA)
Launch occurred at 19:34 CET aboard the Spaceflight's SSO-A SmallSat Express dedicated rideshare mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher from the Vandenberg Air F...
India's First Fully Private Satellite Placed in Orbit by SpaceX
Dec 04, 2018 (Sputnik)
Euphoria gripped India's southern city of Hyderabad on Tuesday after SpaceX announced that all 64 satellites on board the Falcon-9 rocket had been successfully ...
Lift off for Pioneering nanosats
Nov 30, 2018 (ESA)
The shoebox-sized satellites were launched at 04:27 GMT into low Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation's PLSV launcher, and opened their first c...
Pint sized Scottish satellites launched into orbit
Nov 29, 2018 (SPX)
The two 'first of a kind' 5kg satellites which were designed and built by Spire Global are unique due to their function, tiny size, low cost and quick build tim...
Fleet Space Technologies' Centauri I launched by ISRO
Nov 29, 2018 (SPX)
Centauri I is the third commercial satellite launched in the past three weeks by the global IoT startup, after having deployed two CubeSats, Proxima I and II, w...
NASA Hears MarCO CubeSats Loud and Clear from Mars
Nov 28, 2018 (JPL)
Nicknamed "EVE" and "WALL-E" after the stars of the 2008 Pixar film, MarCO-A and MarCO-B used experimental radios and antennas, providing an alternate way for e...
NanoRacks provides historic triple-altitude delivery for customers in single Space Station launch
Nov 23, 2018 (SPX)
The first delivery will be a research experiment to the astronauts on station. The experiment, "Experimental Chondrule Formation at the International Space Stat...
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