Spire enables optical inter-satellite links with reduced data latency
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 09:33
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has made contact with two satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission carrying optical inter-satellite link (OISL) payloads that will significantly reduce data latency and strengthen security of communication.
The 6U satellites are equipped with optical communications terminals (OCT) to send information between them securely and almost instantaneously, re Aerospacelab's Gregoire satellite launched on Spacex's Falcon 9 Via Exolaunch
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 09:33
Aerospacelab, the fast-growing small satellite Belgian manufacturer, and Exolaunch, the German-US global supplier of mission management and integration services, are pleased to announce the launch of Aerospacelab's Gregoire satellite, the company's second private small satellite to travel into space. Two years after Aerospacelab's first satellite mission (Arthur-1) flew into space on SpaceX's se NASA laser communications terminal delivered for Artemis II lunar mission
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 09:33
The laser communications system for NASA's Artemis II mission arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for integration with the Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo missions.
On November 16, 2022, NASA launched the Artemis I mission, an uncrewed flight test that took the human-rated Orion spacecraft farther into space th SpaceX Transporter-8 delivers 6 NanoAvionics satellites to orbit
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 09:33
Kongsberg NanoAvionics recently announced a significant accomplishment in the field of space technology as SpaceX's Transporter-8 mission successfully placed six of its satellites into orbit. Among these, the Tiger-4 stands out, given its key role in bolstering the 5G Narrowband-IoT constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO). This constellation, overseen by telecoms operator OQ Technology, has expan D-Orbit launches 11th orbital transportation mission in years
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 09:33
Space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit launched "Above the Sky", the 11 th commercial mission of their proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) ION Satellite Carrier (ION). The OTV lifted off on June 12 th , 2023, at 2:19 p.m. PT (21:19 UTC) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and was successfu Satellogic earth observation constellation continues expansion with SpaceX Transporter-8 Mission
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 09:33
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), reports that four NewSats Mark-V spacecraft successfully reached low-Earth orbit following a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on June 12th from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This marks Satellogic's 15th mission and its first payload comprised exclusively of its latest generation spacecraft with advanced Earth Observation ("EO") capabilities.
Each spacecra Deloitte calls on companies to draft long-term space strategies
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 09:00
A Deloitte Space report released June 14 encourages companies in all industries to draft long-term space strategies.
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Discharge test for launcher antenna
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 08:40
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Discharge test for launcher antenna World Economic Forum offers new debris mitigation guidelines
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 07:32
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a new set of guidelines intended to reduce the creation of orbital debris with the support of some, but not all, major satellite operators.
Ariane 5 flight VA261: follow the launch
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 07:00
Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket is being prepared for its final flight. You can follow the launch live on ESA Web TV. Flight VA261 will lift off as soon as 16 June at 23:26 CEST, pending suitable conditions for launch.
Broadcast begins 22:55 CEST/21:55 BST on ESA Web TV
Liftoff scheduled for 23:26 CEST/22:26 BST/21:26 UTC/18:26 Kourou
BepiColombo braces for third Mercury flyby
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 07:00
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is gearing up for its next close flyby of Mercury on 19 June, when it will pass the planet’s surface at an altitude of about 236 km.
Ariane 5 flight VA261: launch delay
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 07:00
The Ariane 5 flight scheduled for 16 June has been delayed. Launch operator Arianespace announced on Twitter: "It has come to light that there is a risk to the redundancy of a critical function on the Ariane 5. Consistent with safety requirements, Arianespace has decided to postpone the roll-out of the VA261 launch vehicle. Analyses are underway to determine a new launch date."
More information to come.
U.N. opens “window of opportunity” to improve space governance
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 06:35
A United Nations official says there is an opportunity over the next 15 months to improve how nations manage space activities to address emerging issues ranging from orbital debris to space resources.
Satellite execs call for more data to improve space sustainability
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 00:30
A lack of data and collaboration continues to hold back efforts to ensure a sustainable orbital environment, satellite operator executives said June 13.
DARPA downsizes Blackjack space experiment
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 00:00
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on June 12 launched four satellites for a technology demonstration in low Earth orbit.