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Archive for January, 2022

Qualification testing of VIKAS Engine for Gaganyaan Programme

January 20th, 2022 by

The High Thrust VIKAS Engine for ISRO’s Gaganyaan programme has successfully undergone qualification test for a duration of 25 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.

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USSF-8 launch set for 21 January

January 20th, 2022 by

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the USSF-8 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.

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Rocket Lab closes acquisition of SolAero Holdings

January 19th, 2022 by

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. announced it has closed the previously-announced transaction to acquire SolAero Holdings, Inc., a supplier of space solar power products and precision aerospace structures for the global aerospace market, for US$80 million in cash. Rocket Lab announced the execution of the agreement to acquire SolAero on 13 December 2021 pending certain closing conditions.

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Radian Aerospace emerges from stealth

January 19th, 2022 by

Radian Aerospace, the developers of the world’s first fully reusable horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage to orbit spaceplane, announced that the company recently closed US$27.5 million in seed funding.

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Airbus platforms for EarthDaily Analytics’ constellation

January 19th, 2022 by

EarthDaily Analytics Corp., a vertically-integrated data processing and analytics company, announced the initial mission partners for the company’s EarthDaily constellation of nine super-spectral satellites.

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Proba-3 programme makes progress

January 19th, 2022 by

The Proba-3 programme, spearheaded by SENER Aeroespacial, the project’s prime contractor for the European Space Agency (ESA), has accomplished several relevant milestones in the integration of the two satellites that will, for the first time, demonstrate a high-precision formation flight in space.

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Next Electron launch set for 4 February

January 19th, 2022 by

Rocket Lab USA, Inc, announced the launch window for its first Electron mission in 2022, a dedicated mission for BlackSky through launch services provider Spaceflight Inc.

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SpaceX launches 2,000th Starlink satellite

January 19th, 2022 by

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: 49 Starlink satellites (Starlink 4-6); Date: 19 January 2022, 0202 UTC; Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, USA.

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