As DoD grows more reliant on space industry, it needs to define the relationship
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-22 21:24
The conflict in Ukraine has shed light on the value of commercial satellites for national security. There are still open questions on how the military will work with private space companies in wartime. U.S. Space Command and the Space Force are laying out requirements for commercial space systems.
SES considering quantum cryptography satellite system
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-23 06:57
SES will lead a consortium of 20 companies to build and operate the smallsat. Eagle-1 is scheduled for launch in 2024 for a three-year mission. The spacecraft, weighing about 300 kilograms, will be built by Italian company Sitael. The satellite will operate in a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Marlink to offer Starlink to maritime and enterprise customers
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-22 16:25
Marlink and OmniAccess have become “authorized Starlink integrators’ The agreement combines connectivity from Starlink’s low Earth orbit constellation with terrestrial networks. SpaceX had initially focused on selling Starlink directly to customers since it launched early services about two years ago.
Avanti turns to regional operator partnerships to expand satellite coverage
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-23 18:49
U.K.-based Avanti Communications announces five-year partnership with Turksat. The deal pools more than 100 gigabits-per-second of Ka-band capacity between them. Turksat had signed a contract in 2019 to use capacity on Hylas 2 for three years.
ULA’s Delta 4 prepares for final West Coast launch as Vandenberg seeks new tenants
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-23 15:03
Delta 4 Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch a National Reconnaissance Office mission Sept. 24. This will be Delta 4’s final launch from the West Coast. After completing the NROL-91 mission, ULA will start vacating SLC-6 and consolidate operations at SLC-3.
Axiom Space to fly Saudi astronauts
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-23 11:24
Saudi Space Commission says it has created the country's first astronaut program. Company Axiom Space is working with the Saudi Space Commission on "a future flight opportunity" That flight could be as soon as the Ax-2 mission in the second quarter of 2023 to the International Space Station.
SES-led group to deploy quantum security satellite for Europe in 2024
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-22 22:10
The European Space Agency has tasked an SES-led consortium to develop a satellite. The group of more than 20 European companies secured a contract for the Eagle-1 satellite. They aim to transmit keys using the quantum properties of photons to encrypt communications. In 2016, China launched a satellite called Micius that Chinese state media hailed as the world’s first quantum-enabled satellite.
Historic launch pad faces uncertain future after final West Coast Delta 4 mission – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-23 00:00
The Delta 4-Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off at 2:53 p.m. EDT (5:53 GMT) Saturday. The launch is known as NROL-91, and will be the final flight of the Delta 4-Heavy. The rocket can deliver payloads up to 62,540 pounds (28.3 metric tons) to low Earth orbit.
Live coverage: NASA calls off Sept. 27 launch attempt for Artemis 1 moon mission – Spaceflight Now
Original Publication Date: 2022-09-23 00:00
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The SSLV or Small Satellite Launch Vehicle made its launch debut from Sriharikota, India on Sunday, August 7 at 03:48 UTC. An issue with the fourth stage resulted in the satellites being deployed in an unusable orbit. The SSLV program’s genesis was a December 2015 National Institute of Advanced Studies proposal to create a “Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-1”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 carrying 54 Starlink satellites has finally launched at 8:18 PM EDT on Sunday, Sept. 18. Unfavorable weather scrubbed attempts on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. This mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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The European Service Module (ESM) is the provider of propulsion and life support for the Orion crew capsule. The ESM sits on top of the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) on the Space Launch System (SLS), which is being prepared for its third launch attempt on the Artemis I mission. As the prime contractor for the ESM, Airbus is leading the construction and assembly for ESA.
Chinese Long March 3B Launches APStar-6C Communications Satellite – Spaceflight101
China launches rare commercial Long March 3B rocket with APStar-6C communications satellite for APT Satellite Holdings. Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 16:06 UTC on a mission of under half an hour to lift the spacecraft into an elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit. Confirmation of launch success was provided by APT Satellite around 40 minutes after liftoff.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Reaches new Heights in latest Test Flight – Spaceflight101
Blue Origin returned to its West Texas testing grounds on Sunday for the eighth flight of its reusable New Shepard launch system. The mission was designed to expand the vehicle’s operational envelope by sending it to a peak altitude of 107 Kilometers, a new record for New Shepard. Demonstrating that New Shepard can reliably lift its Crew Capsule above the Karman Line represents an important objective of the company’s drive toward beginning sub-orbital tourism flights.
ISS Updates – Spaceflight101 – International Space Station
A veteran NASA spacewalker and an EVA rookie from Japan ended their week with nearly six hours of work outside the International Space Station. The restoration of the Station’s Mobile Servicing System started last year and continued in January to provide Canadarm2 with a new pair of grappling hands.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 takes to the skies over Florida’s Cape Canaveral Monday afternoon. The Falcon 9 is lifting a flight-proven Dragon spacecraft into orbit for a critical delivery of science gear, supplies and maintenance hardware. It is the first of at least six cargo ships inbound to the U.S. Segment of ISS this year.
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Russia's Rockot booster is set to blast off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 17:57 UTC with the Sentinel-3B multi-function satellite. The rocket will carry a Russian Rockot booster with a Sentinel-3B satellite. The launch is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body – Spaceflight101
The CZ-11 fourth stage used leftover propellant for a partial de-orbit maneuver, lowering its perigee to 120 Kilometers to significantly accelerate its orbital decay. It is reportedly built around a YF-50 main engine and conducts the orbital circularization after the three CZ-11 stages finish their job.
NASA’s Asteroid-Striking DART Mission Team Has JPL Members
DART will be at a point 6.8 million miles (11 million kilometers) from Earth when it impacts Dimorphos. JPL’s navigation section is experienced at getting spacecraft to faraway locations accurately. The Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging Asteroids has the important task of imaging DART’s impact effects.
NASA’s Juno Will Perform Close Flyby of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
Juno will be the closest a NASA spacecraft has approached Europa since Galileo came within 218 miles (351 kilometers) on Jan. 3, 2000. Scientists think a salty ocean lies below a miles-thick ice shell, sparking questions about potential conditions capable of supporting life. The close flyby will modify Juno’s trajectory, reducing the time it takes to orbit Jupiter from 43 to 38 days.
NASA’s InSight ‘Hears’ Its First Meteoroid Impacts on Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter flew over the estimated impact site to confirm the location. InSight’s seismometer has detected over 1,300 marsquakes. The Sept. 5, 2021, event marks the first time an impact was confirmed as the cause of such waves.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
The rover has collected four samples from an ancient river delta in the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater since July 7. Twenty-eight miles (45 kilometers) wide, Jezero Crater hosts a delta – an ancient fan-shaped feature that formed about 3.5 billion years ago at the convergence of a Martian river and a lake.
NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations
The briefing will livestream on NASA Television, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, as well as the agency’s app. Questions can be asked on social media during the briefing using #AskNASA. Perseverance marks the first step in the Mars Sample Return campaign, which would return scientifically promising samples to Earth for further study.
NASA’s AIRS Instrument Records Typhoon Hinnamnor Before Landfall
Airlines provides data that is improving weather forecasts and advancing our understanding of Earth’s climate. AIRS, launched in 2002, was the first instrument to reveal the 3D distribution of rain within tropical storms like Hinnamnor. These 3D images have made a major contribution to knowledge of how hurricanes and typhoons develop, improving forecasts and saving lives.
A Cosmic Tarantula, Caught by NASA’s Webb
The Tarantula Nebula has a similar type of chemical composition as the gigantic star-forming regions observed at the universe’s “cosmic noon,” when the cosmos was only a few billion years old. Webb will provide astronomers the opportunity to compare and contrast observations of star formation in the Tarantula Nebula with the telescope’s deep observations of distant galaxies.