Xenesis to send optical terminal to ISS platform
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-07 10:00
Xenesis is preparing to install an optical communications hub for customers of Bartolomeo. Illinois-based Xenesis plans to ship the Xen-Hub optical flight terminal to Airbus in November. Xenesis will begin providing communications services by the end of the second quarter of 2025.
Lockheed Martin opens new factory focused on small satellites
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 20:00
Lockheed Martin has opened a new facility to assemble small satellites. The 20,000-square-foot factory is located at the company’s Waterton campus near Denver. The first satellites to be made at the facility are for the U.S. Space Force.
ISS transition plans a work in progress
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 16:15
NASA, companies committed to transition from ISS to commercial stations by end of decade. Exactly how that process will work is still under discussion. Transition will involve some kind of transition period as activities move over. NASA also working on specific requirements it will levy on commercial space station providers.
LeoStella unveils its largest smallsat to target SDA contracts
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 11:01
LeoStella's LS300 satellite bus can reach the length of a small yacht at 10 meters across. Solar array improvements for delivering one kilowatt of power, 25 times more than LS200. LS300 could pave the way to building its first satellites dedicated to the communications market.
SpaceX’s Sunday Starlink launch sends 22 small satellites soaring – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 00:00
SpaceX was successful with the Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites today, Sunday, August 6 at 10:41 p.m. ET. This is the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, and one Starlink mission. To date SpaceX has launched 4,881 Starlink spacecraft.
SpaceX readies for Sunday Starlink launch – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, August 6 at 10:41 p.m. ET (02:41 UTC on August 7) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. This is the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. The first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Ovzon receives SaaS order from the Italian Border Police – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 00:00
Ovzon has received a 12 month order to deliver Ovzon SATCOM-as-a-Service (SaaS) to be used by the Italian Border Police. The service will be used in their important and difficult work to manage the surge in number of refugees arriving at the island of Lampedusa.
Advanced Space Selected for two NASA SBIR Phase I concepts – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 00:00
Advanced Space LLC. Has been selected by NASA for two of the new Phase I concepts under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The first project, won under the Flight Dynamics and Navigation Technologies subtopic, will support NASA’s future efforts to design spacecraft trajectories for vehicles flying in cislunar space using low-thrust propulsion. The second project, Advanced Space will develop deorbit technologies compatible with small satellites, which will reduce the threat of orbital debris posed by large satellite constellations.
Hawkeye 360 contracted to develop greater Pacific Islands maritime visibility – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 00:00
HawkEye 360 Inc. Awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia for a pilot program to provide greater maritime domain awareness. The contract was awarded by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for the provision of HawkEye 360’s satellite RF maritime analytics and training through 2023.
NuLIoN smallsat contact established by NuSpace Pte Ltd. + NUS CRISP – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-06 00:00
NuSpace's NuLIoN smallsat has been successfully inserted into orbit. The company attempted to contact the satellite using the firm’s own ground station. NUS CRISP picked up a short blip on their spectrum analyzer, which corresponded to NuLIoN’s frequency.
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After 11 years on Mars, Curiosity continues to climb the slopes of Mount Sharp
Original Publication Date: 2023-08-05 19:36
Curiosity and its team will celebrate its 11th anniversary by doing what the rover does best: exploring Mars. Curiosity’s climb up Mount Sharp is extremely impressive given the rover’s age and condition. The route Curiosity has been following up Mount Sharp over the last few months has been the most difficult climb the rover has faced yet.