Airbus’ patented Detumbler device designed to prevent satellites at the end of their lives from tumbling, was launched on Saturday, November 11, and will be tested in space in association […]
Archives for November 2023
Space ready optics for satellite data relay systems
Resolve Optics is a leading OEM designer and supplier of high performance optical systems for satellite data relay systems and, recently, the Managing Director of the company, Mark Pontin, offered […]
EUMETSAT Polar System satellites are now involved in testing + integration with Airbus D&S
Metop Second Generation A1 and B1 (Metop-SGA1 and Metop-SGB1) are the first pair of a total of six satellites in the EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation (EPS-SG) system. These […]
Lockheed Martin jets into nuclear electrical spacecraft power
Hot off the heels of the DRACO announcement in July 2023, Lockheed Martin was awarded $33.7 million from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear (JETSON) High […]
DCUBED and Solestial’s new solar array to make space more affordable
DCUBED, the German NewSpace hardware manufacturer, and Solestial, the U.S. solar energy company for space, have today announced a new solar array product designed to make space more affordable. The […]
SpaceX’s Starship’s second flight test tomorrow and ‘numerous lessons learned’ from first launch
The second flight test of a fully integrated Starship is set to launch Friday, November 17. A two-hour launch window opens at 7:00 a.m. CT. A live webcast of the […]
Australia’s 1st MQ-4C Triton UAS takes flight
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft — the flight marks a major production milestone as Northrop Grumman progresses […]
Telesat Selects Aalyria’s Spacetime for revolutionary Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Aalyria, a leading advanced networking and laser communications technologies company, today announced an Agreement to deploy […]
Intelsat and Africa Mobile Networks expand cellular coverage across Africa
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have deployed more than 3,000 rural base satellite antennas across several countries […]
SES-led consortium for EAGLE-1 system welcomes TNO and Airbus to deliver optical ground station
The SES-led consortium of European companies, responsible for development of the quantum secure space-based EAGLE-1 system and working in close collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is joined by TNO and Airbus […]