The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command, through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) vehicle, awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) approximately $29 million for a sensor payload design […]
Archives for July 2023
PLD Space wins partnership contract to develop a micro launcher
PLD Space, with Aciturri, AIRBUS, Air Liquide, ALTER, Anteral, Applus, Caye, CECOM, CMASA, Deimos, INSYTE, LOGO 2, Mecanizados Especiales, OCCAM, Repsol, Swagelok, Talleres Ramón Clemente and Tecno Lanema, has won […]
Arianespace’s flight VA261 mission a success for Ariane 5’s grand finale
On July 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. local time, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, lifted off flawlessly from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit for the German government and […]
SES Space & Defense awarded $134 Million from U.S. DoD for global X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement
DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), acquired and now part of SES’s wholly-owned subsidiary SES Space & Defense, has been awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an estimated value […]
AALTO HAPS + Paradise Mobile partner to develop stratospheric connectivity solutions
AALTO HAPS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter a strategic partnership with Paradise Mobile, the Bermuda-based MNO, to partner on introducing HAPS-based solutions to the region. Paradise […]
Optical Surfaces’ approach to beam expander design aids alignment
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has developed a new, modular approach that enables simple set-up of a larger diameter beam expander assembly aligned to your optical experiment. These pre-aligned modules enable researchers […]
Hughes JUPITER 3 arrives at Cape Canaveral for launch
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, has announced the company’s JUPITER™ 3, ultra high-density satellite has arrived in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the upcoming launch. JUPITER 3, also […]
Telstra signs agreement with Starlink
Telstra has signed an agreement to become the first provider in the world to offer voice-only and voice plus broadband powered by Starlink to rural and remote Telstra customers in […]
OQ Technology wins million€ ESA contract to build 3 advanced smallsats
OQ Technology has been awarded a 1.1 million euros contract to design, build, integrate, test and demo three, advanced smallsats that will feature multiple payloads, providing space-based, 5G, narrowband Internet-of-Things […]
ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite progressing toward launch
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite has passed the Critical Design Review (CDR), a key step to start the manufacturing of the satellite ahead of planned launch in […]