L-1 Update ULA’s Atlas V progressing towards launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper Protoflight mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-10-05 00:00
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket is launching the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. Liftoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Today’s forecast shows an 80 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. The Atlas V 501 rocket, designated AV-104, stands 196 feet (59.7 meters) tall and will weigh 748,149 pounds (339,355 kg) when fully fueled.
USSF awards Booz Allen million$$$ systems engineering + integration contract – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-10-05 00:00
Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a seven-year, $630-million, single-award contract with the U.S. Space Force. The contract will leverage Booz Allen’s capabilities and mission expertise in digital engineering, mission integration, agile software development, cybersecurity, change management, AI, and machine learning.
Astroscale ships world’s first debris inspection satellite to Rocket Lab Launch Complex – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-10-05 00:00
Astroscale Japan has shipped its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), from its satellite manufacturing facility in Tokyo, Japan, to Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The ADRAS-J spacecraft was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration program.
Planet gains business across Canadian provincial governments – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-10-05 00:00
Planet has expanded contracts with existing customers across the Canadian provincial governments. British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Quebec, and Alberta. Planet data and solutions will be used to support critical disaster response efforts during the Canadian fire season. Using Planet SkySat tasking satellites, the governments are gaining situational awareness with high-resolution imagery.
Spire Global receives million$$$ NASA contract – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-10-05 00:00
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been selected for a Multiple-Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by NASA. Spire will provide Earth Observation (EO) data for the agency’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program.
OSIRIS-REx Delivers NASA’s First Asteroid Sample to Earth
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