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UNSW Canberra launches first satellite into space
Nov 28, 2017 (SPX)
The Buccaneer cube satellite, which was jointly developed by UNSW Canberra and Defence Science Technology scientists, is now undergoing preliminary testing in o...
ESA's latest technology CubeSat cleared for launch site
Nov 27, 2017 (ESA)
The cereal box-sized GomX-4B has been passed as ready to travel along with its twin from manufacturer GomSpace in Denmark in early December to begin launch prep...
NASA to test advanced space wireless network and returning small spacecraft to Earth
Nov 27, 2017 (SPX)
TechEdSat-6 was released into low-Earth orbit from the NanoRacks platform on Nov. 20, to begin a series of wireless sensor experiments which will be the first s...
NanoRacks completes 13th CubeSat Deployment Mission; first Doublewide satellites
Nov 27, 2017 (SPX)
Additionally, NanoRacks is pleased to share that this mission marks the first deployment of the industry standard 6U CubeSats in the 2U x 3U form factor from th...
ELaNa XIV CubeSats Launch on JPSS-1 Mission
Nov 22, 2017 (SPX)
The ELaNa XIV mission is an auxiliary payload on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) mission, a collaborative effort between the National Oceanic and Atmosp...
NASA CubeSat Missions are pushing the boundaries of microsats
Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)
The Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) mission will showcase the first-ever high-speed data downlink from a CubeSat to a ground station usin...
Aerospace CubeSats launched for optical communications memo mission
Nov 12, 2017 (SPX)
CUMULOS is a compact, 3-camera system that will study the utility of passively cooled commercial infrared cameras for weather and environmental monitoring missi...
Spaceflight Awarded First NASA Contract for Launch of U-Class Payloads
Oct 06, 2017 (SPX)
U-Class payloads are miniature space research satellites that typically utilize commercial, off-the-shelf electronic components. The U-Class payloads flown by N...
GomSpace and AISTECH sign supply deal for 100 nanosatellite platforms
Oct 02, 2017 (SPX)
The Agreement will be executed in the form of batch orders with delivery of several platforms at a time. AISTECH committed to the first of these orders today fo...
Kymeta Government Solutions Receives Two NASA SBIR Grant Awards
Sep 26, 2017 (SPX)
"These grants will allow Kymeta Government Solutions (KGS) to supply NASA with our proprietary metamaterials-based low SWaP flat panel solutions for satellite-t...
Small satellite promises big discoveries at NASA
Sep 21, 2017 (SPX)
CubeSats consist of standardized cubed units, or U's, typically up to 12U. A 1U CubeSat is 10 cubic centimeters and can weigh as little as three pounds. They la...
NASA Invites CubeSat Launch Initiative Applications
Sep 04, 2017 (SPX)
"The CSLI provides CubeSat developers with a low-cost pathway to conduct research in space that advances NASA's strategic goals in the areas of science, explora...
NASA technologist develops self-calibrating, hybrid space magnetometer
Aug 28, 2017 (SPX)
A technologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, now is developing a self-calibrating magnetometer that would be ideal for measuring...
RAVAN CubeSat measures Earth's outgoing energy
Aug 14, 2017 (SPX)
The Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes (RAVAN) CubeSat was launched into low-Earth orbit on Nov. 11, 2016, in order to test new technologi...
New CubeSat propulsion system uses water as propellant
Aug 09, 2017 (SPX)
Low-cost "microsatellites" and "nanosatellites" far smaller than conventional spacecraft, have become increasingly prevalent. Thousands of the miniature satelli...
SwRI's small satellite mission moves forward
Aug 04, 2017 (SPX)
The PUNCH program proposes a constellation of four suitcase-sized satellites or "smallsats" that will orbit the Earth in formation to study how the Sun's atmosp...
Norwegian microsatellite deploys Yagi Antenna for VHF data exchange from space
Jul 26, 2017 (SPX)
Based at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), SFL built the two microsatellites for maritime traffic monitoring, communications an...
Norway Launches Microsatellites built by Toronto's Space Flight Laboratory
Jul 18, 2017 (SPX)
Shortly after launch both satellites were contacted from ground stations in Svalbard and Vardo, Norway. Both satellites are healthy based on initial telemetry, ...
$30 Billion Market Value for Small Satellites over Coming Decade
Jul 17, 2017 (SPX)
"The total market value of these smallsats could reach $30.1 billion in the next ten years, up from $8.9 billion over the previous decade," said Maxime Puteaux,...
We Have Liftoff: Soyuz Carrier Rocket Blasts Off From Baikonur
Jul 17, 2017 (Sputnik)
The rocket is expected to deliver over 70 satellites to Earth's orbit, including the Kanopus-V-IK orbiting spacecraft equipped with Earth-viewing cameras to map...
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