Space

HawkEye 360 has launched three radio frequency-sensing satellites into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-11 Rideshare mission via launch integrator Exolaunch, bringing the company’s satellite constellation to 31. The company said Friday the Cluster 10 satellites will enhance HawkEye 360’s ability to frequently revisit strategically important areas as well as improve data collection efforts. Rob Rainhart, president at […] More

Maxar Intelligence has deployed its third and fourth high-resolution Earth imagery and mapping satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The company said Thursday the two WorldView Legion satellites were placed into a mid-inclination orbit, allowing for dawn-to-dusk data collection. Company CEO Dan Smoot, said, “Having multiple WorldView Legion satellites […] More

York Space Systems announced the successful demonstration of the first-ever Link 16 network entry to a U.S. Navy ship from Tranche 0 satellites in low-Earth orbit in collaboration with the Space Development Agency. In a press release Thursday, Dirk Wallinger, CEO of York, said, “York’s ability to develop, deploy, and successfully demonstrate this advanced technology […] More

L3Harris Technologies has marked a milestone in the development of one of three solid rocket motors that will support future NASA missions. The defense contracting company said Tuesday it was able to cast the jettison motor needed for the Launch Abort System, or LAS, of NASA’s Orion spacecraft and intended for Artemis III and IV lunar […] More

BAE Systems has wrapped up integration and testing of the Wide Field Instrument, the primary camera system for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope designed to boost astronomical research. The company said Tuesday it had completed environmental testing to ensure the visible-to-near-infrared imager can withstand harsh launch and space conditions. The WFI offers enhanced spectral capabilities, […] More

Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, has shipped over 5,000 HL1120W electronically steerable antennas tailored for the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation. The terminal, manufactured in a facility in Maryland, supports satellite connectivity via the Eutelsat OneWeb space architecture, delivering download speeds of up to 195 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 32 […] More

Firefly Aerospace and L3Harris Technologies have entered into an agreement to extend their launch services partnership for five years. The space transportation company said Wednesday it has signed a second deal with defense contracting company L3Harris to team up for a maximum of 20 launches using Firefly’s Alpha rocket, with two to four missions a […] More

James Clevenger, director of government sales at Hughes Network Systems, discussed how the company helps government agency customers and other clients integrate geosynchronous orbit satellite capabilities with low Earth orbit and medium Earth orbit satellite systems to meet their specific mission requirements. “And so we really look at each individual customer, be it a federal […] More