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Blue Origin Wins Telesat LEO
Telesat and Blue Origin have signed a multi-launch agreement for the deployment of Telesat’s global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, which aims to deliver fiber-like broadband services anywhere on...
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Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos, Telesat CEO Dan GOldberg, Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith (left to right). Photo: Blue Origin
Phase Four Provides Maxwell Thrusters to Tyvak and Capella Space
Phase Four, a provider of electric Radio Frequency (RF) thrusters for in-space propulsion, revealed that Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems purchased multiple Maxwell thrusters for Tyvak’s expanding portfolio of end-to-end microsatellite solutions. Tyvak selected...
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Phase Four's Maxwell propulsion solution. Photo: Phase Four
JAXA Launches Satellite Which Creates Shooting Stars
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 mission today at 9:50 a.m. local time. The satellites were carried aboard the fourth Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-4),...
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The Epsilon-4 rocket lifting off from the Uchinoura Space Center on Jan. 18. Photo: AFP