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Private orbital debris removal company Astroscale has validated its magnetic capture system that is designed to tackle the problem of space debris. Its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) servicer satellite managed to capture a si… Continue reading ELSA-d spacecraft captures “space debris” in orbit for the first time
Lockheed Martin is looking to give diminutive CubeSats a pretty big job – regularly updating existing satellite constellations in orbit. Lockheed Martin’s IN-space Upgrade Satellite System (LINUSS) is a new CubeSat family designed to demonstrate techno… Continue reading Lockheed Martin develops LINUSS CubeSat to upgrade satellites in orbit
Those readers whose interests don’t lie in the world of amateur radio might have missed one of its firsts, for the last year or two amateurs have had their own …read more Continue reading A Satellite Upconverter Need Not Be Impossible To Make
There’s a lot of expense in what telephone companies call “the last mile” — delivering service from the main trunks to your home or business. StarLink wants to avoid that …read more Continue reading StarLink Terminal Unit Firmware Dumped
A first-of-a-kind spacecraft is set to make history later this year, and will do so using materials you could find at your local hardware store. The world’s first wooden satellite will enter orbit as a box made largely of birch plywood, which will be p… Continue reading World’s first wooden satellite to launch later this year
The US Space Force has launched a tactical satellite developed in only four months with only 21 days notice. On June 13 at 4:11 am EDT, the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) demonstration satellite was launched on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL r… Continue reading US Space Force launches tactical satellite with only 21 days notice
In the annals of technical achievement originating from the United Kingdom there lies a forgotten success story that should have led to greater things but instead became a dead-end even …read more Continue reading You Have About Four Months To Find A Lost Satellite
Join us on Wednesday, June 2 at noon Pacific for the Satellite Comms Hack Chat with Paul Marsh! All things considered, space isn’t that far away; you could drive the …read more Continue reading Satellite Communications Hack Chat
The UK Space Agency has awarded a group of companies contracts worth £32 million (US$45 million) to develop a new “beam-hopping” communication satellite. Called Joey-Sat, the satellite would be able to quickly respond to sudden changes in demand or sud… Continue reading UK Space Agency funds beam-hopping communications satellite
Mars is getting to be a busy place, what with helicopters buzzing around and rovers roving all about the place. Now it’s set to get a bit more crowded, with …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 2, 2021