ESA picks Kepler-led group to develop LEO optical data relay network Original Publication Date: 2024-10-16 09:00 European Space Agency awards group 36 million euro ($39 million) contract. Group led by Kepler Communications, a Canadian small satellite operator. Three-year contract covers early ...

SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-10-12 00:00 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced that the company’s Pelican tech demonstration satellite, Pelican-1, along with 36 SuperDoves, have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for launch next month. Pelican-1 is the first ...

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 ...

X-37B space plane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit Original Publication Date: 2022-11-12 19:38 The X-37B space plane landed Nov. 12 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. It set a new endurance record after spending 908 days on orbit. This was the sixth ...