Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has signed a contract with Norway’s Andøya Space, securing one of the most coveted launch sites in Europe. RFA is engaged in launch vehicle development for […]
Archives for April 2021
York Space Systems Engaged In Larger Smallsat Bus Production
York Space Systems is now producing a larger satellite platform with double the payload volume of the company’s current spacecraft bus in response to market demand. The new LX-CLASS is […]
Five Year Collaboration Between Gilmour Space + DEWC To Develop Space-Based, EW System
DEWC Systems and Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the next generation Miniaturized Orbital Electronic Warfare Sensor Systems (MOESS) system […]
UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 10:50 pm local time (01:50 UTC on Thursday, April 29), a Vega launch vehicle operated by Arianespace lifted off successfully from the Guiana Space […]
SATCOM GLOBAL Adds EUTELSAT 174A Beams To Their Aura VSAT Network
Satcom Global has enhanced their Ku-band Aura VSAT network by adding the Eutelsat 174A (E174A) North Pacific and South Pacific satellite beams. The new coverage will strengthen and extend the […]
SES Signs Agreements Across The Globe TO Build Eight, Initial O3b mPOWER Ground Stations
SES has signed agreements with key infrastructure service providers around the world to build its eight, initial, O3b mPOWER satellite ground stations. Construction has already started on these advanced technology […]
SpaceX Successfully Launches 60 Starlinks
On Wednesday, April 28 at 11:44 p.m. EDT, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the […]
Kratos 1st Company To Exhibit The Optimization Of Wideband SATCOM Using Enterprise Management and Control
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been the first company to successfully exhibit an integrated SATCOM capability that provides real-time Situational Awareness (SA) to an operationally secure […]
Avoiding Low-Earth Orbit Collisions – The Clock Is Ticking
We’ve had a few scares recently, and the number of close calls requiring an automated or manual maneuver to avoid a collision will increase dramatically in the future… There was a recent […]
Eutelsat Garners An Equity Stake In OneWeb
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has entered into an agreement with OneWeb for the subscription of a c.24% equity stake, becoming a leading shareholder of the company alongside the UK […]