Vector Space System’s Driving Force With An Iceye Payload
They have just managed a successful launch of their P-20 rocket, a sub-scale test vehicle for the Vector 1, in advance of orbital launches in 2018.
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A Sounding Move By Japan For Smallsat Launches
The SS-520 sounding rocket is expected to slash launch expenses to a tenth of those for the agency's major vehicles.
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Satellite Steering… And Without Fuel
A newly invented motor that’s both tiny and powerful provides compact spacecraft with the ability to adjust their position without using a drop of fuel.
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Alberta’s Smallsat Upcoming Weather Effort
Students at the University of Alberta have been working on a CubeSat that will be launched into orbit with 50 other CubeSats as part of the QB50 mission.
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The Design Viability Of Smallsats—The Proof Is In The Proving
Straub said he and his students managed to reduce the price to around $3,000 using mainly less-expensive consumer parts.
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US Smallsat Market Described As “Most Attractive” In New Report
Transparency Market Research has found that players within the global nanosatellite and microsatellite market have been offering a number of turnkey solutions
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Goonhilly & SSTL Gearing Up For Pathfinder Payload Missions To The Moon
The first mission will also provide a new opportunity to transport commercial payloads to lunar orbit.
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University of North Dakota Smallsat Should Soon See Space
The OpenOrbiter Small Spacecraft Development Initiative was born and the satellite's progress has been advanced by hundreds of students over the years.
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The Prospects For Smallsats T’ain’t Small— New Report From Euroconsult
The total market value of these satellites is anticipated to be $22 billion (manufacture and launch), a 76 percent increase over that of 2006-2015.
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Perfect Precision For MinXSS CubeSat Supplied By Blue Canyon Technologies—It’s All About Attitude
Integrating an array of high-performance miniaturized space sensors and actuators, the XACT unit provides state-of-the-art attitude control for small spacecraft like MinXSS.
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