Indian Private Space Consortium to Build First National Earth Observation Satellite Network
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 05:49
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
In a milestone for India's space sector, a private consortium will design, deploy, and operate the nation's first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS). The planned 12-satellite network will be completed within four to five years at a projected cost exceeding Rs 1,200 crore.
The winning team, comprising SatSure, Pixxel Space, PierSight, and Dhruva Space, will execute the mission under

BlackSky signs rapid expansion deal for Gen-3 satellite imagery with new international client
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 05:49
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has secured a two-year early access agreement for its Gen-3 satellite imagery services with a new international customer that began a Gen-2 On-Demand contract in January. The accelerated move to Gen-3 reflects strong demand for combining very high-resolution imagery with low-latency, high-cadence monitoring.
CEO Brian O'Toole said BlackSky is increasin

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Multi Antenna Integration for USSF Deep Space Tracking
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 05:49
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) have successfully linked multiple ground-based antennas at Site 1 in Western Australia, marking a first for the program and advancing efforts to build the most capable deep-space tracking radar system in the world.
The calibrated antenna arrays operated as a unified system, enabling pr

Dynamic satellite design advanced through Space RCO industry forum
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 05:49
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office convened its Agile Satellite Industry Engagement Day on July 30, bringing 13 selected industry participants together for intensive technical dialogue on next-generation satellite development.
The event provided a collaborative setting to assess design requirements and acquisition strategies for upcoming near-Geostationary Earth Orbit satellites, along wi

Intuitive Machines to Acquire KinetX Expanding Role in Deep Space Navigation and Mars Relay Services
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 05:49
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
Intuitive Machines has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arizona-based KinetX, an aerospace company with more than three decades of experience in deep space navigation, systems engineering, ground software, and constellation mission design for U.S. and international clients.
The deal strengthens Intuitive Machines' ability to deliver fully integrated systems for Moon, Mars, and deep

Irish CubeSat proves wave based control for precise in orbit pointing
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
London, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
EIRSAT-1, Ireland's first satellite, has validated an onboard Wave-Based Control payload that enables accurate attitude control in orbit. Developed at UCD's School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, the software-led experiment demonstrates advanced manoeuvring techniques on a live spacecraft rather than solely in simulation.
Engineering Manager for EIRSAT-1 and UCD control systems ex

SpinLaunch secures 30 million to speed Meridian Space constellation development
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
Long Beach CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
SpinLaunch has closed 30 million in funding to accelerate development and commercialization of Meridian Space, its low-earth orbit satellite broadband constellation. The round includes new capital from existing investors led by ATW Partners, along with the previously announced strategic investment from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace.
The company is targeting its first customer link in the

Rocket Lab Prepares 70th Electron Mission for August Launch
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Rocket Lab has confirmed its 70th Electron launch is set for this weekend, lifting off no earlier than August 23 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The dedicated mission, named Live Laugh Launch, will deploy five satellites into a 655 km circular Earth orbit for a confidential commercial client.
The flight takes place less than three weeks after the company's previous mission, highlight

Rotation corrected orbit method promises centimeter level precision for mega constellations
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Precise orbit determination is becoming increasingly critical for satellite navigation, positioning and timing as Low Earth Orbit constellations expand worldwide. Researchers have introduced a new method that combines inter-satellite link data with onboard BeiDou-3 observations to simultaneously resolve LEO and BeiDou-3 Medium Earth Orbit satellite orbits with unprecedented accuracy.
The a

Asteroid family link strengthened by SwRI analysis of Bennu and Ryugu
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
A Southwest Research Institute study of near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu provides compelling evidence that both objects originated from the Polana collisional family in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
The team compared Polana spectroscopy data with spacecraft and laboratory results from Ryugu and Bennu, revealing strong similarities in their near-infrared spectra that

Webb telescope discovers a new Uranus moon
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 19, 2025
NASA scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a 29th moon orbiting Uranus while using infrared detection through the James Webb Space Telescope.
The discovery was made on Feb. 2, but NASA officials did not announce the discovery until Tuesday in a news release.
"This object was spotted in a series of 10 40-minute long-exposure images captured by the Near-Infrared

New model shows how collapsing matter and voids shape cosmic evolution
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
A University of Queensland researcher has developed a mathematical framework that incorporates collapsing regions of matter and expanding cosmic voids to explain the universe's evolution in greater detail than the standard model allows.
Dr Leonardo Giani and colleagues used data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which measures the structure of the universe across distan

Early detection methods refine study of stellar explosions
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Supernovae are sudden stellar explosions that flare brightly in the sky, making them difficult to capture in their earliest moments. With modern wide-field, high-cadence sky surveys, astronomers can now spot these events almost daily, but protocols are needed to secure immediate follow-up data.
A pilot study led by Lluis Galbany of the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) in Barcelona te

Supernovae: How to spot them at record speed
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Supernovae appear to our eyes-and to astronomical instruments-as brilliant flashes that flare up in the sky without warning, in places where nothing was visible just moments before. The flash is caused by the colossal explosion of a star. Because supernovae are sudden and unpredictable, they have long been difficult to study, but today, thanks to extensive, continuous, high-cadence sky surveys,

Global Invacom launches modular auto deploy XY antenna for multi orbit mission critical networks
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 04:25
London, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Global Skyware, a unit of Global Invacom Group, has introduced the XY antenna, a field-ready platform engineered for rapid response operations. The system emphasizes modularity, flexibility and fast assembly, supporting both on-the-move and on-the-pause scenarios where dependable connectivity is essential.
The XY delivers multi-orbit support across Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), Low Eart
