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Archive for January, 2022

Manufacturing revenues for EO to grow to US$76.1 billion by 2030

January 13th, 2022 by

Euroconsult has released its “Earth Observation Satellite Systems Market” report, providing a review analysis of the Earth Observation (EO) upstream ecosystem and breaking down government and commercial programmes.

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SES Government Solutions launches on-demand X-band service platform

January 13th, 2022 by

SES Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, announced the launch of tactiXs, a mission-specific managed service platform in partnership with Network Innovations and GovSat, a public-private joint venture between the Government of Luxembourg and SES.

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Kleos’ Patrol Mission satellites delayed to April

January 13th, 2022 by

Kleos Space S.A. announced the Kleos Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites, planned to launch in January 2022, have been remanifested to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission scheduled for April 2022.

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SpaceX launches third rideshare mission

January 13th, 2022 by

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Transporter 3 (105 smallsats); Date: 13 January 2022, 1525 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, USA. The satellites were deployed into a roughly 525-kilometer polar Sun-synchronous orbit.

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NASA’s new IXPE mission begins science operations

January 12th, 2022 by

Having spent just over a month in space, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is working and already zeroing in on some of the hottest, most energetic objects in the universe.

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NASA’s new IXPE mission begins science operations

January 12th, 2022 by

Having spent just over a month in space, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is working and already zeroing in on some of the hottest, most energetic objects in the universe.

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Thales Alenia Space to build Intelsat 41 and Intelsat 44

January 12th, 2022 by

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Intelsat to deliver two Space Inspire software defined satellites, Intelsat 41 (IS-41) and Intelsat 44 (IS-44).

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Thales Alenia Space to build Intelsat 41 and Intelsat 44

January 12th, 2022 by

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Intelsat to deliver two Space Inspire software defined satellites, Intelsat 41 (IS-41) and Intelsat 44 (IS-44).

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