ANYWAVES has been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) to demonstrate the technical feasibility of a Reflectarray antenna for smallsats. Selected from a call for tender, the French manufacturer […]
Archives for December 2020
ISRO Launches Their CMS-01 Communications Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on December 17 successfully launched their 42nd communication satellite, CMS-01, on board the PSLV-C50 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) at Sriharikota. The […]
An Independent Inquiry Commission Releases Their Conclusions Regarding The Arianespace VV17 Mission Loss
On Tuesday, November 17, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, which was carrying two payloads, SEOSAT-Ingenio, an Earth-science observation satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA), on […]
ESA Contracts ArianeGroup To Develop Themis Reusable Rocket Stage Demonstrator
ArianeGroup has received a 33 million euros contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to begin the first development phase for the Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator. Themis will use […]
AST Space Mobile To Become A Publicly Traded Company
AST & Science LLC (“AST SpaceMobile”) has entered into a business combination agreement with New Providence Acquisition Corp. (“New Providence”) (NASDAQ: NPA, NPAUU and NPAWW), a publicly traded special purpose […]
HawkEye 360’s Cluster 2 Smallsats Ship To Cape Canaveral For Upcoming Launch
HawkEye 360 Inc. has shipped their second cluster of satellites to the launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida — the satellites are scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
Integrasys Satmotion + Alusat Assist MSTelecom Serve Angolan Comms Needs
MSTelcom, a telecommunications company based in Angola is providing connectivity to rural Angola and has successfully deployed a large network across the country, supported by ST Engineering iDirect’s Evolution platform. […]
Additional Seed Funding for Orbit Fab’s Gas Stations in Space™
A unique vision that has come to life receives additional funding. Orbit Fab’s Gas Stations in Space™ Propellant Supply Chain has raised a seed extension round led by Munich Re […]
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch Vehicle Awarded NASA NLS II IDIQ Contract
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to launch planetary, Earth observation, exploration, and scientific satellites for the agency […]
HawkEye 360 Supporting NGA’s RF Geoint Pilot Program
HawkEye 360 Inc. is supporting a commercial radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) pilot program for the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), using its constellation of formation flying satellites […]