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FCC Gives OK To SpaceX for More Satellites
On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the application1 of Space Exploration Holdings, LLC (SpaceX) to further modify their previously authorized […]
Satellogic Acquires $50 Million in New Funding
Satellogic has received $50 million in funding from new and existing investors — this announcement comes on the heels of Satellogic’s $38 million Dedicated Satellite […]
Three Launches, Three Continents, for Spaceflight During a Successful 2019
Spaceflight successfully executed nine missions during 2019, the most rideshare launches the company has performed in a single year, representing a 300 percent growth from […]
A First for Rocket Lab with their Recent Running Out Of Fingers Mission
Rocket Lab has flown a fully Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) for the first time on an Electron launch vehicle. The AFTS flown on the […]
Bonding: TriSept and Satellite Applications Catapult
SA Catapult CEO Stuart Martin (l) and TriSept CEO Rob Spicer (r) seal the deal with a handshake. Photo is courtesy of Tom Deininger. TriSept Corporation […]
$50 Million from Intelsat to BlackSky
A $50 million senior secured loan from Intelsat (NYSE: I) has certainly enhanced BlackSky and has created a strategic relationship that pairs Earth Observation (EO) […]
Forrester Reports: Another Billion Being Sought by OneWeb
Journalist Chris Forrester. According to journalist Chris Forrester, filing at the Advanced Television infosite, satellite mega-constellation OneWeb is seeking to raise another $1 billion (€0.9bn) […]
The First Iodine-Propellant Smallsat is Launched
ThrustMe and Spacety have launched the first iodine-propelled smallsat. The satellite was sent into space by a Long March 4B (CZ-4B) carrier rocket from Taiyuan […]
Recent SmallSat News
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January 22, 2020Space propulsion firm Busek Co. Inc. confirmed the first two deliveries of the firm’s BIT-3 ion thruster, an all-iodine solar electric …
January 22, 2020The Space Development Agency (SDA) is responsible for defining and monitoring the Department’s future threat-driven space architecture and …
January 22, 2020Capella Space has unveiled their evolved satellite design to enable on-demand observations of any location on Earth. Capella Space SAR smallsat to …
January 21, 2020Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (Firefly) has executed a Launch Services Agreement with Innovative Space Logistics BV (ISILAUNCH), a launch services …
January 20, 2020Kleos Space S.A. (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1) has entered into a channel partner and data integrator agreement with UK geospatial intelligence and …
January 20, 2020Rocket Lab has been selected by the U.S.’ National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to assist with their mission, ‘Birds …
January 20, 2020Egypt is set to launch a program for the manufacturing of small satellites in universities across the country in a collaborative effort led the …
January 20, 2020HawkEye 360 Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Airbus and, through this partnership, the companies will deliver high-impact, geospatial …
January 16, 2020In-Space Missions Limited (In-Space) and ESA have signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) program worth 10 million euros to develop the Faraday 2nd …