Spaceflight Inc. is getting into the small-satellite operations business.
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Hosted payload broker Spaceflight Inc. took a step toward offering rides on its own satellite platform.
U.S. Army Taps Andrews for Second Kestrel Eye Satellite
Andrews Space will develop, build and deliver Kestrel Eye Block 2.
Spaceflight To Launch Kestrel Eye Satellite
The U.S. Air Force Space Development and Test Directorate exercised a contract option with Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. to launch the Army’s Kestrel Eye 1 tactical imaging satellite as a secondary payload on a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Falcon 9 rocket lifting off in 2013.
Spaceflight, SpaceX Sign Secondary Payload Pact
Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. announced June 11 that it had signed a launch services agreement with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to manifest secondary payloads on upcoming Falcon launches.
Twin RBSP Spacecraft Arrive in Fla. for Launch
The two Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) spacecraft slated to launch in August aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket arrived May 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin a two-year mission to study the extremes of space weather.
Spaceflight Plans 2014 Demo Launch of Sherpa In-space Tug
SAN FRANCISCO — Spaceflight Inc. plans to send secondary payloads and the company’s new Sherpa in-space tug on a Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Falcon 9 flight in 2014 to demonstrate the ability to move small payloads from the point where a primary mission drops them off to their desired orbital destination.
Spaceflight Inc. Tapped To Find Rides for STP Satellite
Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force Space Development and Test Directorate to find secondary payload accommodations for two small experimental satellites, STPSat-3 and Kestral Eye, aboard Falcon 9 rockets Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) plans to launch in 2013.
Spaceflight Services Wants To Be Expedia for Small-satellite Launches
To serve customers seeking to send small satellites into orbit, Seattle-based Spaceflight Services is teaming with Innovative Space Logistics BV of Delft, Netherlands, to create a one-stop shop for secondary payloads.
Six More Companies Join Commercial Space Group
Six more firms joined the Commercial Spaceflight Federation in July, boosting the Washington-based advocacy organization’s number of corporate members to 31.