NanoRacks Kaber Pushed Largest Smallsat — Kestrel Eye IIM — from ISS to Orbit
NanoRacks Kaber Deployment Program allows for a larger EXPRESS class of satellites to be deployed from the International Space Station, up to 100...
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Fastest Electric Satellite Orbit Raising Ever Accomplished by the Airbus-Built EUTELSAT-172B
EUTELSAT 172B was launched by Ariane 5 from Kourou, in French Guiana, on June 1. The Airbus spacecraft control center in Toulouse took...
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“Rules of the Road” for On Orbit Servicing of Satellites Being Established
This question plays directly into why DARPA has initiated their Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS)...
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DARPA Develops ‘Rules of the Road’ for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing
The lack of clear, widely accepted technical and safety standards for responsible performance of on-orbit activities involving commercial satellites remains a major obstacle ...
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The Next Funding Phase of NASA’s Dragonfly On Orbit Program Shunted to SSL
The contract modification to move forward with the detailed design of a semi-autonomous robotic system for in-space satellite assembly confirms...
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Progress Continues with Orbital ATK’s MEV-1 Satellite Servicing Spacecraft
Orbital ATK will introduce on orbit commercial satellite servicing with MEV-1 which is based on the company’s GEOStar™ spacecraft platform...
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Space Systems Loral – PDR Success for LEO Satellite Servicing Mission
The design review took place over a three-day period at SSL’s facilities and demonstrated that the Restore-L design meets system requirements.
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International Astronautical Congress 2017 – From Big Data To On Orbit Servicing
This event will feature an intense Plenary Program composed of 8 Plenaries, 3 Highlight Lectures as well as two late breaking news...
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EchoStar – EchoStar III Losing Its Way
The satellite, manufactured by Lockheed Martin and operated by EchoStar, was launched in 1997 and has significantly exceeded its 15 year design life...
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ASTROSCALE’s Satellite is a Kind of Magnetic Garbage Can
"Space is filled with trash, and if things continue as they have, space exploration will no longer be sustainable."
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