Space News for Saturday, February 01, 2025

SpaceX Starlink Group 11-4 smallsats launch now on Saturday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-31 00:00 SpaceX is now targeting Saturday, February 1 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 3:02 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities ...

Space News for Friday, January 31, 2025

Arianespace’s Ariane 6 to launch the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency’s CSO-3 satellite – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-30 00:00 Arianespace will launch the CSO-3 satellite with Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The mission, called VA263, ...

Space News for Thursday, January 23, 2025

Almagest Space successful launch + deployment of their ELEVATION-1 E-Band satellite – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-23 00:00 ELEVATION-1 was launched, with support from Almagest’s launch partner D-Orbit S.p.A., on January 14th as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission from ...

Space News for Tuesday, October 15, 2024

OroraTech raises 25 million euros for satellite wildfire detection system Original Publication Date: 2024-10-15 09:54 Munich-based startup OroraTech has raised 25 million euros ($27.3 million) OroraTech is developing a constellation of small satellites equipped with thermal cameras. The company ...

Space News for Thursday, June 06, 2024

Astroscale shares soar in Tokyo stock market debut Original Publication Date: 2024-06-06 04:28 Astroscale started trading on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market at 850 yen ($5.46) per share. Company announced plans May 1 to go public, offering 20.8 million shares. Astroscale developing systems ...

Space News for Wednesday, April 03, 2024

White House directs NASA to develop lunar time standard Original Publication Date: 2024-04-03 01:52 White House policy calls for new time standard for use on cislunar missions. New time standard based on Coordinated Universal Time on Earth but adapted to moon. Policy provides little technical ...

Space News for Monday, April 01, 2024

A Leap Forward in Satellite Monitoring Original Publication Date: 2024-04-01 09:33 Beyond Gravity has launched a new SSA solution distinguished by its outstanding accuracy and data quality. The solution leverages over six years of data collection from diverse sources and was built together with ...

Space News for Tuesday, January 02, 2024

India launches X-ray astronomy satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-01-01 14:34 India launches an astronomy satellite to start a year that will feature key tests. XPoSat carries two instruments to conduct X-ray polarimetry measurements. Astronomers plan to use data collected by XPoSat to ...

Space News for Monday, December 18, 2023

SpaceX alums offer telemetry stack through startup Sift Original Publication Date: 2023-12-18 04:05 Sift is a startup founded by former SpaceX software engineers. It developed a proprietary telemetry stack to improve the way machine data is recorded. Potential customers include space companies ...

Space News for Thursday, November 30, 2023

China is working on a design for a reusable air-launched orbital rocket Original Publication Date: 2023-11-30 10:49 Chinese launch vehicle maker is working on designs for an air-launched rocket. System is designed to provide “flexible, affordable and dedicated launch” for small satellites. It ...