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PLANET TO PROVIDE CARBON MAPPER, INC. WITH HYPERSPECTRAL DATA UNTIL 2023
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced it has signed a multi-year data-license agreement with Carbon Mapper, Inc. to provide hyperspectr...
DAWN AEROSPACE EXPANDS INTO NEW 1700SQM EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS
Delft, Netherlands: Dawn Aerospace, a space transportation company based in Delft, Netherlands and Christchurch, New Zealand has completed their move into their new European headquarters, adding 40% m...
SIERRA SPACE SOLAR PANELS PROVIDING POWER FOR LIZZIESAT IN LOW EARTH ORBIT
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – Mar. 20, 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, has achieved yet...
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...
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