Isar Aerospace’s maiden satellite mission failed ending in Spectrum’s fiery explosion
The Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space Center in Norway was a beautiful setting for Germany's Isar Aerospace's first attempt to launch Spectrum. The launch took place on Saturday, March 29, at 11:30 UTC after earlier efforts this week ...
SpaceX’s Dragon to launch four astronauts in Fram2 mission observing Earth from Polar orbit
The four astronauts of the Fram2 mission stand atop the crew access tower at Launch Complex 39A during a pad visit in mid-February. From left to right: Eric Philips, Chun Wang, Rabea Rogge, Jannicke Mikkelsen. Image: Fram2 SpaceX is targeting ...
Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program
Artistic rendition of Rocket Lab's Neutron in flight, post-launch. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for the National Security Space ...
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SpaceX sends off 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 6-80
Good timing in predicting Florida's weather as SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully sent 28 smallsats of Starlink of Group 6-80 on Monday, March 31 to low-Earth orbit after being scrubbed on Sunday from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral ...
Forrester’s Digest: European satellite giants in merger talks
Airbus, Thales Alenia and Leonardo, three giants in terms of satellite manufacture, are in “preliminary talks” to merge their operations—rumors of a potential merger have been reported for some months—the talks would not involve the Airbus aircraft manufacturing business. French ...
Qorvo launches Ku-band beamformers for high-performance SATCOM terminals
Qorvo® (Nasdaq: QRVO) has unveiled the firm's newest silicon, Ku-band, SATCOM beamformer, IC family for phased array-based user terminals—these next-generation ICs set a new benchmark for SATCOM user terminals, reducing DC power consumption by 25% for transmit arrays and 14% ...
Global Konet intros their Dualsat ESA antenna APP during the recent DC satellite show
Global Konet revealed groundbreaking technology at Satellite 2025 in DC recently that allows simultaneous service of two satellites through a single ESA antenna, making this firm the first global company to achieve this feat. Satellite IoT GA24 terminal At this ...
HawkEye 360 Joins Space Forces—Space (S4S) Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) to enhance SDA
HawkEye 360 is participating in the U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) Commercial Integration Cell (CIC)—this partnership reinforces HawkEye 360’s commitment to supporting the U.S. Space Force’s mission and national security through seamless and rapid operational collaboration. The CIC, operating under the ...
Airbus to design and build ESA’s ExoMars rover lander platform to be designed + built by Airbus
Image of the lunar rover is courtesy of Airbus and European Space Agency Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS - a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)), the ExoMars ...
SpaceX delays Starlink Group 6-80 smallsats launch until Monday
Starlink example of flood relief in Germany SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 31 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit after being scrubbed on Sunday from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space ...
Kanyini satellite delivers its first images from space
Kanyini satellite photo of Adelaide. Credit: South Australian Government South Australia’s satellite, Kanyini, has delivered its first images from space. Deployed on SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission last August, Kanyini has spent 194 days in Low Earth Orbit. The satellite has been ...
ETL Systems acquires IRT Technologies to strengthen their SATCOM portfolio
ETL Systems HQ ETL Systems earlier this year acquired IRT Technologies, a Canadian innovator in satellite communication products. This strategic move is part of ETL Systems' ongoing commitment to growth and innovation within the global satellite communications market. IRT Technologies ...
SWISSto12 releases HummingLink-SOTP user terminal for continuous GEO connectivity
Photo of HummingLink-SOTP, courtesy of Swissto12. SWISSto12 has debuted HummingLink-SOTP, a new type of terminal for GEO connectivity that combines a small form factor, high portability, quick deployment as well as high-throughput. HummingLink-SOTP leverages SWISSto12’s proprietary Additive Manufacturing processes to ...
