Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has entered a strategic agreement valued at tens of millions of dollars, including a potential for significant project expansions, with a large government […]
Archives for May 2021
China’s Yaogan-34 Satellite Issues Forth From Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
On Friday, April 30, China successfully launched a new, remote sensing satellite, Yaogan-34, into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 3:27 p.m. The Yaogan-34 satellite […]
Northrop Grumman Receives Contract From Airbus For OneSat Solar Arrays
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by Airbus Defence and Space for the design, development and production of 24 ship sets of solar arrays to support […]
Coalition For Deep Space Exploration Names Their New President + CEO
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration (Coalition) has named Frank Slazer, a space industry executive and space advocate with more than 30 years of experience on space policy, programs, and […]
Satellite-Derived Bathymetry Delivered By TCarta Marine To NOAA
TCarta Marine has supplied the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) validated by green laser altimeter data from the NASA ICESat-2 satellite for two U.S. shallow-water […]
CGI To Define PDGS For Airbus’ TRUTHS
CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has won a subcontract with Airbus to define the Payload Data Ground System (PDGS) for the Traceable Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio-Studies (TRUTHS) satellite. TRUTHS is […]
A New Study For More Accurate Satellite Navigation To Be Completed By RUAG Space
The European Global Navigation Satellite System Agency GSA has now commissioned RUAG Space to conduct a study to increase the accuracy of real-time satellite navigation. For climate and environmental research, […]
SES’ HD Capacity Agreement On ASTRA 19.2 Degrees Is Extended By SRS And bmt
Bayerische Medien Technik GmbH (bmt) has extended its partnership with SES, provider of content connectivity solutions, in a multi-year agreement to continue using SES’s satellites at its prime TV neighborhood […]
ASAT Testing In Space Fact Sheets Published By Secure World Foundation
The Secure World Foundation has released an updated set of 11 fact sheets that document anti-satellite (ASAT) testing in space and robotic rendezvous and proximity operations (RPOs) conducted for military […]
A SatNews Focus: Introducing Ursa Space’s Image Services
As the number of satellites launched into orbit continues to increase, the volume of imagery is growing exponentially, creating a trove of valuable insights waiting to be gleaned from the […]