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Discover the intricacies of in-flight thruster performance assessment and its critical role in satellite mission success. Dive into our latest blog for expert insights: Understanding In-Flight Thruster Performance Assessment. #SpaceTech #SatelliteOperations #AerospaceEngineering #GNSS

Check out our latest blog post on in-flight thruster performance assessment, a crucial aspect of satellite mission success

ICYMI: This Week in Launch: Electron returns to flight and final Falcon Heavy of the year

Yesterday Juan Enrique Gonzalez Laguna, Managing director at Startical, participated in the session "The Future of satellite based solutions empowering the Aviation Industry" at the European Space Conference. Institutional entities and the industry discussed future trends and opportunities. 🛰️✈️Juan Enrique Gonzalez Laguna explained Startical's activity and its objectives: "Startical is a space company that will provide satellite-based air traffic management. We will launch more than 200 LEO satellites to provide VHF communications and ADS-B surveillance in the incoming years, this constellation will be renewed every 5 years. In the field of ATM Startical is a pioneer initiative that will change the way we fly and in the field of the space is such an exciting project with a lot of possibilities for the industry." #EuropeanSpaceConf #ATM #Satellites #Space

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Interesting article about Airbus new device aimed to stabilise satellites that end up tumbling at their end-of-life (due to orbital flight dynamics); and the consequences of improperly managing EOL satellites, as was the case of EchoStar-7. “The first-of-its-kind settlement included the company (Dish Network) admitting liability and agreeing “to adhere to a compliance plan and pay a penalty of $150,000.”Very positive to see that things are moving forward regarding enforcement capabilities (e.g. by the FCC) of EOL management.

ICYMI: This Week in Launch: Electron returns to flight and final Falcon Heavy of the year

PSLV-C58/XPoSat Mission: Lift-off normal XPoSat satellite is launched successfully. PSLV-C58 vehicle placed the satellite precisely into the intended orbit of 650 km with 6-degree inclination . The POEM-3 is being scripted ... #XPoSat

The Consolidated Pathfinder project, led by the Office of Space Commerce, is making strides to assume the #SSA mission from the Department of Defense. This Pathfinder, while focused only on the LEO regime, showcases existing commercial capabilities. COMSPOC has played a crucial role by providing orbit determination services, leveraging radar- and optical-based sensors and data fusion of observation-level data, contributing to the development of a comprehensive commercial #space object catalog for LEO. This progress and OSC’s initiative announced this week calling for a new global coordinated #SSA system that leverages commercial technologies and the correct decision on including international standards for data formats and data sharing are critical components to increasing #safety and #sustainability.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission: All set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS). Awaiting the arrival of Lander Module (LM) at the designated point, around 17:44 Hrs. IST. Upon receiving the ALS command, the LM activates the throttleable engines for powered descent. The mission operations team will keep confirming the sequential execution of commands.