An image of the star HD8111, which is not known to host any exoplanets, taken by CHEOPS during the mission’s in-orbit commissioning An announcement revealed that Teledyne e2v is proud […]
Archives for April 2020
Millennium Space Systems Completes Work on U.S. Space Force’s TETRA-1 Smallsat
Less than 15 months after contract award, Millennium Space Systems has designed, manufactured, assembled and integrated the U.S. Space Force TETRA-1 satellite. The work was completed 60 percent faster than […]
Major Launch Services Agreement Signed Between Firefly Aerospace and Spaceflight Inc.
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. and Spaceflight Inc. have signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA). The agreement confirms that Spaceflight will secure the majority of the payload mass aboard a Firefly Alpha […]
China’s Mars Exploration Mission to Receive Logo and Name
This photo was taken on January 11, 2019, and shows the Chang’e-4 probe. Photo is courtesy of the China National Space Administration. The name and logo of China’s first Mars […]
AMERGINT Acquires Raytheon’s Space-Based Optics Business
AMERGINT Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“AMERGINT”) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Raytheon Technologies Corporation’s space-based precision optics business, headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut (“Danbury”). The business, which is part of […]
SatADSL and YahClick Connect to Provide Connectivity to Sub-Saharan Africa
The efforts of two companies, one in Brussels, SatADSL, and the other in United Arab Emirates, YahClick, will be enhancing connectivity across Sub-Saharan Africa. The companies forged their efforts to eradicate digital exclusion […]
Iran’s First Military Satellite is Launched
Screen capture of the Iranian military satellite launch from the country’s news agency. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday that the country put the Islamic Republic’s first military satellite into orbit, […]
European Space Agency Enlists CYSEC SA to Protect Ship Tracking Comms from Cyber Threats
There are vulnerabilities in many existing maritime communication systems that could lead to dramatic consequences when under a cyber-attack. In particular, the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) provided by multiple satellite […]
EM Solutions to Deliver $14 Million of Cobra Maritime Satellite Terminals to Four Allied Navy End-Users
Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (EOS) today announces that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, EM Solutions (EMS), has recently closed contracts to deliver its Cobra Maritime Satellite Terminals to four […]
NEC to Build Vietnam National Space Center’s LOTUSat-1 Satellite
NEC Corporation has received an order from Sumitomo Corporation for the manufacture and launch of the “LOTUSat-1” Earth Observation (EO) satellite system for the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC). The […]