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LAUNCHING A DEDICATED MICROGEO COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE FOR ARGENTINA
We are excited to announce today our new partnership with Orbith, a fast-growing, Latin American Internet Service Provider, to provide a dedicated MicroGEO communications satellite for Argentina.
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TERRAN ORBITAL UNVEILS NEXT-GENERATION SMALLSAT GEO™ SOLUTION
BOCA RATON, Fla., March. 14, 2024—Today, Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) (“Terran Orbital” or the “Company”), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and d...
SPACEX LAUNCHES GIANT STARSHIP ROCKET INTO SPACE
Starship returned to integrated flight testing with its third launch from Starbase in Texas. While it didn’t happen in a lab or on a test stand, it was absolutely a test. What we achieved on this flig...
ROCKET LAB SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES 45TH ELECTRON MISSION
Mahia, New Zealand. March 13, 2024 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today launched its 45th Electron rocket,...
JAPAN'S SPACE ONE KAIROS ROCKET EXPLODES JUST AFTER LIFT-OFF
Space One's maiden rocket launch failed on Wednesday in a setback for the company as it looks to become the first private venture in Japan to put a satellite into orbit and secure a slice of the fast-...
SIERRA SPACE AXELERATOR UNVEILED: PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY WITH GROUNDBREAKING INNOVATIONS
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – Mar. 12, 2024 – Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and emerging defense tech prime building a platform in space to benefit and protect life on Earth, announced today ...
SPACEX WILL PUSH BOUNDARIES DURING THIRD STARSHIP TEST FLIGHT
During the upcoming third test flight of a fully assembled Starship rocket from SpaceX, the successful space company is going to push new boundaries. For example, during this third test flight, the Am...
1200 MHZ RADAR BANDWIDTH IN-ORBIT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR ENHANCES ICEYE'S EXPANSICE SAR SATELLITE CONSTELLATION
ICEYE, the global leader in persistent monitoring and natural catastrophe solutions, successfully launched three additional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites on March 4, 2024, including a 1200...
PLANET AWARDED CONTRACT FOR VESSEL DETECTION AND MONITORING BY NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE CENTER PACIFIC
SAN FRANCISCO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced its fully owned subsidiary, Planet Labs Federal Inc., was award...
EXOTRAIL BECOMES A SPACE SERVICES PROVIDER WITH SUCCESSFUL IN-ORBIT DELIVERY OF A COMMERCIAL SATELLITE
After the critical first step of becoming a satellite operator at the end of 2023, Exotrail
is continuing to gain meaningful space heritage with a first “last-mile” in space
delivery on February 28t...
RHEA SPACE ACTIVITY EXPANDS LUNAR INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS WITH TWO LUNAR PAYLOADS
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2024—Rhea Space Activity recently received a $750,000 grant to test its novel autonomous navigation technology, the Jervis Autonomy Module, in cislunar space. The grant is part of...
TERRAN ORBITAL AWARDED A $15.2 MILLION CONTRACT FROM THE US SPACE FORCE
BOCA RATON, Fla., March 5, 2024 – Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) (“Terran Orbital” or the “Company”), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense ...
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