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Astroscale Ships World’s First Debris Inspection Mission to Launch Site

Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has shipped its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), from its satellite manufacturing facility in Tokyo, Japan, to Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.

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Planet Nine Confirms Multiple SD Plane Simple Ku-band® Terminals as Satcom Direct Becomes Preferred Connectivity Supplier

Planet Nine Private Air has selected Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, as its preferred connectivity supplier. The Van Nuys, California-headquartered operator, has acquired multiple Plane Simple Ku-band terminals to upgrade its fleet over a three-year period, with its Bombardier Global Express airframes already being equipped with the advanced connectivity solution.

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Astroscale Japan Awarded Grant of up to U.S. $80 Million by Government of Japan to Inspect a Large Defunct Satellite in Orbit

Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), today announced it has been selected by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (“MEXT”) for its Small and Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop an on-orbit inspection demonstration mission that will image and diagnose a large, defunct satellite in space.

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Arianespace’s Next Vega Mission Will Embark 12 Passengers

Arianespace’s next mission is targeted on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 10:36 p.m. local time (October 7, at 01:36 a.m. UTC), from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana with a Vega launcher. The mission, called VV23, will place its passengers into sun-synchronous orbit.

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NASA Extends CSDA Agreement with Planet

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has extended its Blanket Purchase Agreement with Planet under the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program with multiple orders totaling $18.5 million in funding through 2024.

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Eutelsat and OneWeb Combination Heralds New Era in Space Connectivity as World’s First GEO-LEO Operator

Eutelsat Communications SA (Euronext Paris: ETL) (the “Company”), one of the world's leading satellite operators, announced the completion of its all-share combination with OneWeb, the global low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications network, following the approval today at the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Eutelsat shareholders. This combination forms Eutelsat Group.

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Fleet Space Technologies Appoints Imelda Alexopoulos as Director of Exploration Strategy

Fleet Space Technologies, one of the world’s fastest growing space-enabled mineral exploration companies, is thrilled to announce Imelda Alexopoulos as the new Director of Exploration Strategy. Following Fleet’s continued exponential growth and successful Series C funding round, this appointment marks the latest in a series of strategic additions to the Fleet team since the beginning of 2023.

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Artel, LLC Partners with Rivada Space Networks for U.S. Space Force Contract for Commercial Satellite Communications (Proliferated Low Earth Orbit)

Artel LLC a provider of secure network communication services to U.S. government agencies, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force and is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide the next generation network critical to support U.S. Government communications.

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