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Paris (ESA) Apr 12, 2023 - Ariane 5 for flight VA260 carrying ESAs Juice mission is seen here fully integrated and ready for rollout for its planned 13 April 2023 launch from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana. Juice

The Arab world’s first lunar mission is set to explore likely payoffs of further space exploration.


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FINO MORNASCO, Italy, May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D-Orbit, the space logistics and orbital transportation company in the process of going public

Infinite Blue launched on May 25, 2022, aboard the SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission...

Spacelust launched on April 1, 2022, aboard the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission...

Kleos is now establishing contact with the satellites to commence commissioning Launched into a 525km Sun Synchronous Orbit, the Polar Vigilance satellites increase Kleos’ coverage to the north and south of its Scouting Mission Early adopter revenue has commenced, with repeat subscription-based revenues starting in Q3 Development of Kleos’ third satellite cluster, the Polar Patrol Mission (KSF2) cluster, on track to launch in late 2021 onboard another SpaceX Falcon 9 Kleos Space S.A ( ASX: ...

Share Contract placed with ISISPACE to build and support Kleos’ third mission – Polar Patrol Mission – four satellites scheduled for end of 2021 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 ISISPACE to provide a turn-key solution from satellite design and build through to launch and Early Orbit phase support Polar Vigilance Mission second satellite cluster of four satellites expected at launch site week commencing 31st May ISISPACE Contract includes potential for a further three clusters of four satel...

GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) Follow-On (OCX 3F). The OCX 3F program is further future iteration of the GPS Enterprise Modernization effort. OCX comes in four blocks: 0, 1, 2 and now 3F. Only Block 0 is currently operative, though it does not “fly” the constellation, it only handles Launch and Early Orbit (LEO) operations and the on-orbit checkout of all GPS III satellites. I has done so for four GPS III satellites so far. A fifth launch is due in June. [Photo: GPS ...

Raytheon Receives $234M for Future Military GPS System Our Bureau 1603 Raytheon won $234 million from the U.S. Air Force for Next Generation Operational Control System Block III follow-on. This contract will provide updates to the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) Block 1 and 2 ground system to incorporate Global Positioning System Block III Follow-on (GPS IIIF) satellite capabilities, a U.S. DoD release today said. OCX will command all modernized and legacy GPS satellites, man...