This is an artist's rendering of a cluster of cubesats and small satellites sent in orbit on a Russian Soyuz rocket by Exolaunch, the German launch services provider formerly known as ECM-Space. Credit: Exolaunch

Exolaunch plans ambitious launch campaign

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“We act as an essential interface between a heavy lift launch vehicle and a small satellite developer," said Jeanne Medvedeva, Exolaunch commercial director.

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Solar flare protons and energetic electrons affect satellites, avionics and Earth's magnetic field. Credit: NASA

Air Force wants satellite weather data

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The U.S. Air Force has obligated about $7 million of its $20 million budget for commercial satellite weather data.

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Spire engineer Shaina Johl runs tests on a Spire cubesat, the NanoRacks-LEMUR-2 qualification model, prior to its June 2017 launch from Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft. Credit: Spire Global

Spire Global is expanding cubesat constellation to offer persistent global view

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Spire Global, the San Francisco-based company that operates 48 GPS radio occultation cubesats, says it could provide a persistent view of about 97 percent of Earth with a constellation of 150 satellites.

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