Tag: Satellites

​SES’s third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites have arrived at the Cape Canaveral where they are scheduled for launch in the coming weeks…. 

​Seoul (AFP) April 19, 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country has finished building its first military spy satellite and gave the green light for its launch, state media said Wednesday.

The report of its completion comes about a week after Pyongyang launched what it said was a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, marking a major breakthrough in its banned weapons programmes.

Analysts ha 

​Previous tests have demonstrated North Korea can send satellites into space, but experts question whether it has cameras sophisticated enough for spying. 

​Northrop is on contract to build 42 satellites for the next iteration of the Space Development Agency’s data transport layer. 

​COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — The National Reconnaissance Office is planning to rapidly expand and proliferate its architecture of surveillance and reconnaissance satellites over the next 10 years, the agency’s director said Apr. 18. 

PSLV is a third-generation launch vehicle developed solely in India

The Earth Observation Satellite (EOS) developed by ST Engineering, will
provide imagery that could be used for hotspot monitoring and haze management.

The 750-kilogram satellite is developed by ST Engineering. During its last
mission, PSLV deployed Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-06). This is not the 

​COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A little over a year after winning a Space Development Agency (SDA) contract to provide satellites for a low-Earth orbit mesh communications network, Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed
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​Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023

Exolaunch has successfully deployed 21 satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 mission. The mission was launched using a SpaceX Falcon 9 on April 14 at 11:48pm PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. This is the 19th mission in Exolaunch’s flight heritage, bringing it to a well-rounded 290 satellites launched and taking the Company ever closer to the 300 satellites milestone. 

​Herndon VA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023

HawkEye 360 Inc has reported that its Cluster 7 next-generation satellites have deployed in orbit after launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California during the Transporter-7 mission. Communication with the satellites has been established by the company’s operations team.

“We are pleased to report that our Cluster 7 satellites have deployed to orb 

​COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Following the launch of two small satellites last fall, Lockheed Martin [LMT] in relatively short order demonstrated its ability to maneuver the satellites closer together for future on-orbit
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