Replacement Soyuz arrives at space station
Original Publication Date: 2023-02-26 13:02
Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft docked with the station's Poisk module at 7:58 p.m. Eastern. The spacecraft had launched two days earlier on a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Instead of a crew, it carried about 430 kilograms of cargo to the station.
Space Force looks to energize industry with next round of launch contracts
Original Publication Date: 2023-02-25 17:45
U.S. Space Force officials will meet with industry executives this week to discuss launch procurement. Space Force plans to attract new launch providers to compete for as many as 70 missions. Much of the available launch supply in the near term was gobbled up by Amazon's Projet Kuiper.
NASA’s CREW-6 human spaceflight mission to depart for ISS on Monday, February 27th – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-02-26 00:00
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Monday, February 27 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s sixth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-6) to the International Space Station. The instantaneous launch window is at 1:45 a.m. ET (6:45 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Tuesday, February 28, at 1:22 a.m. (6:22 UTC) The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew Demo-2, Crew-2, and Axiom Space’s Ax-1 to and from the space station.
Comtech’s EVOKE is bridging the digital divide and sparking innovation – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-02-26 00:00
Comtech’s Innovation Foundry, EVOKE, was created with two distinct purposes: EVOKE is pioneering new business ideas to disrupt the existing market and create new opportunities. The second EVOKE charter is to support Comtech’s core business by developing new solutions that can ENHANCE existing technologies and service offerings.
Marlink’s digital transformation of French Guiana using SES’s multi-orbit satellite network – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-02-26 00:00
SES and Marlink have signed a 15-year agreement to deliver high-speed internet across French Guiana. The services will be split roughly evenly between the recently launched SES-17 high throughput satellite stationed over the Americas and the next-generation O3b mPOWER system. The companies will build and manage local gateway infrastructure to enable the delivery of nearly 3.5 gigabits per second of high-powered satellite capacity.
Kayhan Space preps for intensifying threats of space collisions with their new COO – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-02-26 00:00
Matthew Shouppe is Kayhan Space’s new Chief Commercial Officer. Shouppe brings more than 13 years of industry experience in the highly specialized area of sales and product development for astrodynamics-based software. He joins Kayhan Space direct from LeoLabs, where he served as Senior Director of Commercial Space.
Omnispace + Ligado Networks partnering to create a licensed satellite spectrum portfolio – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-02-26 00:00
Omnispace and Ligado Networks have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to combine their respective licensed mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum. The companies’ collaboration would use portions of Ligado’s 40 MHz of L-band satellite spectrum in the U.S. And Canada and Omnispace’s 60 MHz of S-band satellite spectrum.
Dynamic NASA-Built Weather Sensors Enlisted to Track Tropical Cyclones
COWVR is a weather radiometer developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The idea for the mission emerged a decade ago as the U.S. Department of Defense started considering the next generation of instruments. NASA also is exploring the use of data from COWVR and TEMPEST, as well as small satellites like them, for its own weather-related missions.