Tyvak International, a Terran Orbital Company, Completes Critical Design Review of Deep Space Bound Milani Satellite
The nanosatellite will support the European Space Agency’s Hera Mission Terran Orbital Corporation today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tyvak International SRL, has together with its partners, achieved full Critical Design Review of the Milani spacecraft. A critical component of the Hera planetary defense mission, Milani will be the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first deep-space nanosatellite. […]
Globalstar Announces Successful Launch of Spare Satellite
Globalstar, Inc. announced the successful launch of the FM-15 spare satellite from Cape Canaveral’s Kennedy Space Center. FM-15 is the 25th and final satellite of Globalstar’s second-generation constellation, which was manufactured and stored by Thales Alenia Space. The satellite is expected to remain as an in-orbit spare and will only be raised to its operational orbit […]
Sidus Space’s Development of LizzieSat Progresses as Phase 1 Safety Review is Conducted with NASA Earlier This Month
Sidus Space, Inc. announced that it conducted the LizzieSat Phase 1 Safety Review with NASA on June 2, 2022. The Phase 1 Safety Review is an important milestone in the overall development process as it is designed to identify the hazards related to the satellite being packaged as cargo as part of the ISS Commercial Cargo […]
Airbus-built Earth Observation Satellite (SARah-1) Ready for Launch
World-class Earth observation satellite system developed for the Bundeswehr The Airbus-built “SARah-1” Earth observation satellite, under subcontract to OHB System AG, has been transported from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Vandenberg, California, USA, and is currently being prepared for launch in June 2022 and subsequent operation by Airbus in space. SARah is a new operational reconnaissance system […]
International Satellite to Track Impacts of Small Ocean Currents
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will explore how the ocean absorbs atmospheric heat and carbon, moderating global temperatures and climate change. Though climate change is driving sea level rise over time, researchers also believe that differences in surface height from place to place in the ocean can affect Earth’s climate. These highs and […]
Virgin Orbit to Expand Fleet with Modification of Second Airborne Satellite Launchpad
– Virgin Orbit signs agreement to secure two new airframes to meet U.S. national security and its allies’ launch demands – – L3Harris will modify one aircraft, aims to deliver Virgin Orbit’s second airborne launcher by 2023 – – New cargo configuration expected to enable foreign spaceport launch and transport of rockets, support equipment – […]
Terran Orbital Ships CAPSTONE Satellite to New Zealand to Prepare for Integration Into Rocket Lab Launch Vehicle
Designed and built by Terran Orbital, CAPSTONE will support NASA’s Artemis program in reducing the risk for future Lunar bound spacecraft while propelling space exploration for all humankind Terran Orbital has shipped its CAPSTONE satellite to a launch site on the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand. CAPSTONE will launch on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket […]
Global Plastic Watch: Satellite Eyes Pinpoint Waste From Space to Reduce Ocean Pollution
A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space. Global Plastic Watch (globalplasticwatch.org) is a tool that combines earth observation with artificial intelligence to create the first-ever near-real-time high-resolution map […]
COMNET and SES Extend Network Services Across Central America via SES-17 Satellite
Guatemalan service provider first to tap into high-throughput services delivered by SES’s new, fully-digital geostationary satellite, addressing network requirements for multiple enterprise segments’ SES and COMNET today announced that the two companies have extended their long-term partnership to jointly deliver high-performance, next-generation broadband services to enable applications supporting agriculture, trade, tourism, energy, financial, health and […]
Weather satellite prepares for lightning
As one of the last milestones before liftoff at the end of the year, the first Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite is being fitted with its Lightning Imager. From geostationary orbit, 36 000 km above Earth’s surface, this state-of-the-art European instrument will continuously monitor lightning over more than 80% of Earth’s disc for early warnings […]
