First Eurostar Neo satellite reaches operational orbit
Wednesday, 29 March 2023 07:32
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The first Eurostar Neo satellite built under ESA’s Neosat Partnership Project has completed its electric orbit raising to reach its geostationary position some 36 000 kilometres above Earth.
Lockheed Martin subsidiary to offer commercial lunar communications and navigation services
Wednesday, 29 March 2023 03:07 Write a comment
Lockheed Martin is establishing a new company that will offer communications and navigation services for what it foresees to be a growing number of government and commercial lunar missions.
Ovzon gets deadline extension for debut satellite
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 22:43 Write a comment
Mobile satcom services provider Ovzon said March 28 it has secured a deadline extension enabling it to keep priority spectrum rights for its first broadband satellite, as long as it launches early enough in a July-September window SpaceX has set for the mission.
U.S. Space Force ramps up cybersecurity spending
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 18:42
Brightest gamma-ray burst illuminates our galaxy as never before
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 17:00 Write a comment
ESA space telescopes have observed the brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Data from this rare event could become instrumental in understanding the details of the colossal explosions that create gamma-ray bursts (GRBs).
Air Force Secretary: ‘Haven’t made a decision on U.S. Space Command’
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 16:59
China to begin constructing its own megaconstellation later this year
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 16:53
Ariane 5 rocket for the Juice launch being transferred to final assembly
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:22 Write a comment
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Ariane 5 rocket for the Juice launch being transferred to the final assembly building at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for payload integration and last preparation for flight VA260 Uncrewed Russian spacecraft that leaked coolant lands safely
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:05 Write a comment
A Russian space capsule safely returned to Earth without a crew Tuesday, months after it suffered a coolant leak in orbit.
The Soyuz MS-22 leaked coolant in December while attached to the International Space Station. Russian space officials blamed the leak on a tiny meteoroid that punctured the craft's external radiator. They launched an empty replacement capsule last month to serve as a lifeboat for the crew.
The damaged capsule safely landed Tuesday under a striped parachute in the steppes of Kazakhstan, touching down as scheduled at 5:45 p.m.
Maxar unveils 30-centimeter global basemap
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:00 Write a comment
Maxar Technologies unveiled an updated version March 28 of its popular global basemap.
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Flight simulations: putting Juice under pressure
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 12:31 Write a comment
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Sat in a windowless office beneath ESA’s Main Control Room in Darmstadt, Germany, two Simulations Officers have complete control over the Juice spacecraft and ESA’s deep space ground stations across the globe – and they take full advantage.
These aren’t the real 35-metre antennas or the actual spacecraft (currently in Kourou, French Guiana), but a complex simulator. For teams that will fly the mission for real, it all looks, feels and behaves just like the real thing. The ‘problem’ for them is, it keeps going wrong.
Down in the simulations bunker, the Officers are revelling in their dastardly plan
Proba-3 complete: Formation-flying satellites fully integrated and ready for testing
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 12:30 Write a comment
The two spacecraft forming ESA's Proba-3 mission for precise formation flying in orbit are now complete. All the instruments and sensors allowing them to maneuver to millimeter scale precision relative to one another have been integrated aboard, and the pair are fully wrapped in multi-layer insulation—ready to be tested in simulated space conditions.
ESA–EGU 2023 Excellence Award winners
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 12:12 Write a comment
Honouring individual scientists and teams of scientists that have contributed to the innovative use of Earth observation data, ESA and the European Geosciences Union (EGU) are happy to announce the winners of this year’s prestigious Excellence Award.
Isar Aerospace raises $165 million as it gears up for first launch
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 08:53 Write a comment
German launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace announced March 28 it raised $165 million to scale up production of its Spectrum rocket scheduled to make its first flight later this year.