Category: Satellites
Rocket Lab’s order backlog tops $141M as the company inks five-launch deal with Kinéis
It was a busy first half of the year for U.S.-New Zealand company Rocket Lab, which posted earnings for the first six months of 2021 on Wednesday – the first such reporting since the company went public last month. Rocket Lab reported revenues for the six-month period of $29.5 million.…
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China’s drive to compete against Starlink for the future of orbital internet
The country is heavily investing in its own low-earth orbit satellite constellations Blaine Curcio 8 hours There has been a wave of businesses over the past several years hoping to offer broadband internet delivered from thousands of satellites in low-earth orbit (LEO), providing coverage of most of the earth’s surface.…
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Another milestone for in-space servicing as Northrop Grumman gives aging satellite new life
Northrop Grumman hit a new milestone in extending the life of active spacecraft as a purpose-built spacecraft, MEV-2, docking with Intelsat’s IS-10-02 satellite to give it another 5 years of life. It’s a strong demonstration of the possibilities in a growing field of orbital servicing operations. MEV-2 launched in August…
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Rocket Lab reveals plans for reusable rocket with 8 ton payload
Rocket Lab is developing a larger rocket that can carry bigger payloads than its current reusable trooper, the Electron. At 131 feet tall, the Neutron launch vehicle will be more than double the size of its predecessor and will also outstrip it in te… Source
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Rocket Lab gains FAA approval to launch satellites from US soil
Rocket Lab is on a roll this week. After successfully returning to launch following a failure in July, the company announced that it has received FAA clearance to launch small satellites from its Electron rockets in the US. So far, all its missions h… Source
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SpaceX will make its Starlink satellites less of a blight on the night sky
On April 22nd, SpaceX launched its eighth payload of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. Shortly thereafter, the satellites could be seen from the ground, appearing to be dots of light traversing the night sky. According to Elon Musk, the compa… Source
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