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Rocket Lab Successfully Sends NRO’s Top Secret Satellite to Orbit via the Electron Launch Vehicle
Rocket Lab has successfully launched their dedicated ‘Birds of a Feather‘ mission carrying a top secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), with the […]
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) […]
Recent SmallSat News
February 26, 2020The ASU Phoenix CubeSat team successfully launched its satellite from the International Space Station on February 19, …
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February 26, 2020SpaceX has now launched 242 of the 42,000 total satellites planned for the Starlink constellation, according to their latest filing and it is …
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February 26, 2020LAST MONTH, SpaceX became the operator of the world’s largest active satellite constellation. As of the end of January, the company …
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February 21, 2020Combining their talents and business acumen Advantech Wireless Technologies Inc. (“Advantech”), has signed a sales and distribution …
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