https://spacewatch.global/tag/low-earth-orbit-leo/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 20 Oct 2023 06:00:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/low-earth-orbit-leo/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/neuraspace-and-arcsec-partner-for-debris-detection/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 06:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51838 Neuraspace, a provider of space traffic management (STM), announced on the 17th of October that they will partner with Arcsec, a provider of star trackers to develop a new way to detect space debris.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/arianespace-tops-1000-with-number-of-launched-satellites/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35768&preview=true&preview_id=35768 Arianespace has launched more than 1000 satellites since its foundation with Flight ST35 on Soyuz for OneWeb, the company said. The launch for OneWeb placed another 34 OneWeb satellites into orbit; Arianespace has now deployed a total of 322 satellites for the global connectivity constellation, it said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/rocket-lab-to-launch-u-s-space-forces-monolith-mission/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34684&preview=true&preview_id=34684 Rocket Lab has opened a launch window for U.S. Space Force`s Monolith mission for 29 July, the company said. Rocket Lab aims at launching the Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored demonstration satellite called Monolith into low Earth orbit (LEO) on its Electron rocket from its Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/thales-builds-two-axiom-space-modules-for-iss/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34488&preview=true&preview_id=34488 Thales Alenia Space will build two modules of the Axiom Space Station, “the world’s first commercial space station”. Thales and Axiom Space signed a contract for the development of the two elements that are scheduled for launch in 2024 and 2025 respectively, and will be docked to the International Space Station (ISS). The value of the contract is € 110 million.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/oneweb-expands-u-s-footprint-with-acquisition-of-trustcomm/ Tue, 11 May 2021 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32655&preview=true&preview_id=32655 OneWeb acquires the Texas-based TrustComm “to offer its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network and connectivity services to U.S. government clients and TrustComm customers”, the company said. TrustComm was established in 1999 as a provider of managed satellite communications and professional services to commercial organizations and governments, OneWeb said. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/new-york-court-bankcruptcy-oneweb-leo-constellation/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26831&preview=true&preview_id=26831 New York court readies OneWeb to start services next year]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/york-space-systems-announces-partnership-with-latconnect-60-to-deploy-smallsat-constellation/ Thu, 11 Jun 2020 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23381 York Space Systems, an aerospace company specializing in complete space segment customer solutions and the manufacturer of standardized spacecraft platforms, announced that the company has been chosen as a strategic partner & subcontractor by LatConnect 60, who is currently developing a small satellite constellation that will provide greater access and control to critical Earth observation data required by the Australian government and a wide range of commercial clients across the world.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/equatorial-space-systems-signs-mou-with-southern-launch-australia/ Wed, 27 May 2020 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22910 Equatorial Space Systems announced on 25 May 2020 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to use the facilities of Southern Launch Australia for its upcoming suborbital mission programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/skyrora-completes-the-uks-first-complete-ground-rocket-test-in-50-years-in-scotland/ Thu, 21 May 2020 05:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22742 The UK’s Space race heats up as Skyrora effectively made the UK ready for launching rockets into space after a team successfully built a mobile launch complex and completed a full static fire test with the Skylark L rocket on it – in only five days. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/blackjack-focuses-on-risk-reduction-flights-and-simulations-to-prepare-for-full-demonstration/ Wed, 13 May 2020 05:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22445 In partnership with the U.S. Space Force and Space Development Agency, DARPA’s Blackjack program is targeting flights to low-Earth orbit (LEO) later this year and in 2021. Using a series of small risk reduction satellites, the program aims to demonstrate advanced technology for satellite constellation autonomy and space mesh networks. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/relativity-space-autonomous-factory-will-produce-worlds-first-3d-printed-rocket-in-long-beach/ Tue, 12 May 2020 05:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22430 Relativity Space, the first company to utilize additive manufacturing and robotics to build an entire launch vehicle, today announced that it has secured a new headquarters in Long Beach, California.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/nanoavionics-to-build-satellites-for-nasa-funded-aero-vista-mission/ Tue, 12 May 2020 05:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22410 NanoAvionics has received a contract to build two nanosatellites for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AERO-VISTA mission team at NanoAvionics’ recently-opened manufacturing facility in Columbia, Illinois, USA.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/firefly-aerospace-achieves-as9100-quality-certification/ Fri, 08 May 2020 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22299 Firefly Aerospace, Inc., a leading provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services,  announced on 6 May 2020 that it has secured AS9100 quality certification as it advances from developmental to production phase ahead of the inaugural flight of its Alpha launch vehicle later this year.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/firefly-aerospace-and-spaceflight-sign-launch-services-agreement/ Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21856 Firefly Aerospace, Inc., a leading provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, and Spaceflight Inc., the leading launch services and mission management provider, announced on 22 April 2020 that they have signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA). The agreement confirms that Spaceflight will secure the majority of the payload mass aboard […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/glasgow-based-startup-alba-orbital-announces-new-ground-station-service/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20488 Alba Orbital, a Glasgow-based pioneer of miniaturized satellites announced AlbaConnect, a new Rapidly Deployable combined UHF/S Band Ground Station System for a global satellite network, on 10 February 2020. AlbaConnect allows clients to control satellite communications and process data without having to worry about building, leasing, or managing their own satellite ground station infrastructure. The […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/space-video-company-sen-awards-multimillion-euro-contract-to-nanoavionics/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20390 Sen, a British space company establishing video streaming media to provide real-time and timely Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video of Earth, has contracted NanoAvionics to build the first five nano-satellites of its constellation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/kepler-communications-to-launch-satellites-with-isl-and-gk-launch-services-on-a-soyuz-mid-next-year/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 05:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16325 Kepler Communications has signed a launch agreement with Innovative Space Logistics, working with GK Launch Services to deploy two satellites into sun-synchronous orbit in Q2-Q3 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/blue-canyon-technologies-joins-viasats-ecosystem-to-build-first-ever-link-16-low-earth-orbit-spacecraft/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15676 Small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies has been selected by Viasat to join its team supporting the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles XVI pilot program to test the first-ever Link 16-capable LEO spacecraft]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/spaceflight-purchases-and-fully-manifests-first-ever-commercial-sslv-mission-from-newspace-india-limited/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 05:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15581 Spaceflight has purchased the first commercial launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), scheduled for launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India later this year.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/spacewatchgl-interviews-dr-moriba-jah/ Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14721 Spacewatch.Global's Chairman Dr. John B. Sheldon was fortunate enough to sit down with Dr. Moriba Jah of the University of Texas and a pioneer in Space Situational Awareness to talk about what's wrong with the current approach and how this growing problem can be tackled. ]]>