Impulse Space awarded BALISTA contract by NRO – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-17 00:00
Impulse Space has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Office of Space Launch (OSL) as a recipient of a BALISTA contract. The contract will allow the NRO to assess and evaluate advanced space technologies in areas such as launch, on-orbit support, and command and control.
Observation rocket to test ‘detonation engine’ launched by JAXA – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-17 00:00
An observation rocket, S-520 No. 34, launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. A development test is to be conducted with this launch with the focus on what JAXA has called a detonation engine.
CBC: Canadian province of Ontario is purchasing capacity on Starlink – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-17 00:00
The province of Ontario, Canada, is partnering with Starlink to provide high-speed internet access for 15,000 customers, both businesses and rural in rural. Called the ONSAT (Ontario Satellite Internet) program, this move is part of a nearly $4 billion investment by the provincial government’s.
Northrop Grumman-built Optus X for Australia’s Optus ready for SpaceX launch on Sunday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-16 00:00
MRV approaching commercial satellite for MEP installation. SpaceX will launch Northrop Grumman-built geostationary communications satellite, Optus X for Australian satellite operator Optus. The launch will mark the first time a robotic-capable spacecraft will ascend into space to provide persistent robotic servicing capabilities.