News About Micro Satellites
September 18, 2023
COSPAR new program seeks to build SmallSat capacity in Developing Countries

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2023
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Capacity Building program through collaboration in the field of small satellites (Small Sats). Institutes and universities in developing countries which are interested in developing small satellites by setting up or expanding a local laboratory are invited to join the project. The program is expected to include a one-week workshop at a relevant centre leading or having a relevant position within a Small Sats projec ... read more
Communications achieved for NASA's 4 Starling CubeSats
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2023
Mission managers have established command communications with all four of NASA's Starling CubeSats! The spacecraft are progressing through payload and propulsion tests, the final stage of a pre-oper ... more
RTX provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Swarm test launch
Lafayette CO (SPX) Aug 15, 2023
RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), announces successful launch and initial contact with CubeSats for the NASA Starling missi ... more
ICEYE US receives first NASA commercial smallsat data task order
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023
ICEYE US Inc, renowned for its persistent Earth monitoring through radar imaging satellites, has secured its inaugural Task Order as a part of a previously announced Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) ... more
RTX and Blue Canyon unveil new high-capacity XB16 CubeSat
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023
In response to the ever-growing demand in the satellite industry for greater payload size, weight, and power (SWaP), RTX's satellite manufacturer arm, Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), has recently un ... more
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Lockheed Martin opens facility for rapid development of small satellites
Littleton CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2023
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has opened a facility that streamlines small satellite (smallsat) processing to enable high-rate delivery. The multi-million dollar facility will house the company's Spac ... more
Pixxel lands iDEX funding for miniaturized satellites development
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
In a remarkable development in the Indian space industry, Pixxel, a prominent name in the realm of hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, has been awarded a substantial grant by iDEX (Innovations f ... more
Beam-hopping JoeySat passes in-orbit tests
Paris (ESA) Aug 01, 2023
An advanced broadband satellite providing high-speed internet services that demonstrate next-generation 5G connectivity has passed its initial in-orbit tests. Because they can swiftly switch t ... more
Momentus completes payload deployment from vigoride-6 mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2023
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), the space technology firm, announced that it has successfully launched and deployed all payloads from its Vigoride-6 mission. The mission was carried out via the SpaceX ... more
NASA's Starling CubeSats set in motion: an innovative swarm in LEO
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 19, 2023
NASA's quartet of Starling CubeSats has successfully deployed from Rocket Lab's Electron kick stage, marking a significant step forward in the field of satellite swarm technologies. These cutting-ed ... more
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NASA's Starling Mission Sending Swarm of Satellites into Orbit
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
This July, NASA is sending a team of four six-unit (6U)-sized CubeSats into orbit around Earth to see if they're able to cooperate on their own, without real-time updates from mission control. While ... more
Sidus Space awarded two Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Contracts
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 23, 2023
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has been awarded contracts for two projects with Israeli partners Maris-Tech and Lulav Space by Space Florida under the Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership. This is the ... more
W-band on the run
Paris (ESA) Jun 23, 2023
A trio of ESA engineers took to the roof of the Agency's technical heart to link up with a satellite the size of a shoebox as it sped overhead. The team deployed a portable, self-made ground s ... more
ESA backs Greek firms' and universities' CubeSats
Paris (ESA) Jun 21, 2023
Seven CubeSat missions that demonstrate a variety of services including connectivity and secure communications are being developed by small and medium-sized companies and universities in Greece, fol ... more
Global collaboration drives record-breaking advances in small satellite industry
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
In a great week for NewSpace, global collaborations have led to record-breaking achievements across the small satellite sector, with a focus on autonomous technology, enhancing global internet conne ... more
NASA Offers Fly-Fix-Fly Testing for SmallSat Planetary Observation

Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
After a 12-day stratospheric flight, winners of NASA's first TechLeap Prize are now analyzing data from technologies that may improve autonomous observation capabilities for small spacecraft flying over Earth, the Moon, or other worlds. Their payloads were selected through the TechLeap Autonomous Observation Challenge No. 1, which asked teams to develop technologies to autonomously detect, locate, track, and collect data on short-lived events, such as wildfires, unique aerosol dispersions like dust and ... read more
Record-setting launch sends 41 satellites to space
Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2023
China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon to send a total of 41 satellites into space, setting a new national record for the most spacecraft transported on a single mission ... more

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Terran Orbital supervises Italian students building satellite for first Vatican space mission
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
A satellite created with the help of Terran Orbital Corporation's (NYSE: LLAP) Italian subsidiary, Tyvak International, successfully launched Monday, carrying Pope Francis's iconic "Statis Orbis" co ... more
SpaceX Transporter-8 delivers 6 NanoAvionics satellites to orbit
Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
Kongsberg NanoAvionics recently announced a significant accomplishment in the field of space technology as SpaceX's Transporter-8 mission successfully placed six of its satellites into orbit. Among ... more
Exolaunch deploys over 30 smallsats on Spacex's Transporter-8 Rideshare Mission
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2023
On June 12, the Transporter-8 rideshare mission successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission featured the integration of 32 customer satellites, facilitated by E ... more
Rocket Lab spacecraft built for Varda operating on orbit
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports its spacecraft for Varda Space Industries ("Varda"), a leading in-space manufacturing and hypersonic re-entry logistics company, is successfully operating ... more
Capella Space awarded multi-year blanket purchase agreement by NASA
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2023
Capella Space, an American space tech company and the world's leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery for a wide range of government, commercial and scientific applicat ... more
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