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Archive for March 3rd, 2022

Airbus Ventures invests in CesiumAstro

March 3rd, 2022 by

Airbus Ventures announced its investment in CesiumAstro Inc., a developer of advanced aerospace communication systems, which today publicised its US$60 million oversubscribed Series B funding round, co-led by Airbus Ventures and Forever Ventures, with strategic participation from L3Harris Technologies. Returning investors include Kleiner Perkins, Lavrock Ventures, Franklin Templeton Blackhorse Fund, and HEICO .

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OneWeb suspends Baikonur launches, ends science co-operation in space

March 3rd, 2022 by

OneWeb said was suspending all launches from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after Moscow’s space agency demanded guarantees that its technology would not be used for military purposes. In related news, Russia said it will no longer provide Western companies with rocket engines.

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47 more Starlink satellites in orbit

March 3rd, 2022 by

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: 47 Starlink satellites; Date: 3 March 2022, 1425 UTC; Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, USA. The spacecraft were deployed into a near circular orbit at an altitude of almost 320 kilometers.

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