Sateliot advances its constellation with 5 new satellites to be manufactured by Alén Space
Sateliot has taken another step forward in the deployment of its satellite constellation by entrusting the manufacture of its next five satellites to the Spanish firm Alén Space. These satellites, which will become part of its LEO network, are scheduled ...
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SSC awards $2.8 billion contract for the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program
Image is courtesy of Boeing The United State Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $2.8 billion contract to The Boeing Company to build and deliver the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program. ...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches MTG-Sounder satellite to address air pollution and extreme weather events + ESA + EUMETSAT
On Tuesday, July 1 at 5:04 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Eumetsat MTG-S1 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Both MTG and Copernicus Sentinel-4 are world-class Earth observation missions ...
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Plextek’s comments regarding UK Space Agency’s £75.6 million for new procurement process to deter threat of space debris
The UK Space Agency recently announced that it has launched a major new procurement process to tackle the growing threat of space debris initiating a £75.6 million tender for the nation’s first mission to actively remove defunct satellites from orbit ...
NGA’s new Luno A + Luno B delivery orders
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's latest delivery order awards for the agency's Luno A and Luno B contracts, as part of NGA’s focus on unlocking the capacity and innovation of the commercial geospatial industry. The selected vendors are: Luno A: BlackSky ...
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile’s FM1 launch date slips
July 1st saw AST SpaceMobile write to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking for permission to ship the satellite from its Texas HQ to the Indian launch site and for the FCC to grant an “experimental authority to launch and ...
SES’s 9th + 10th O3b mPOWER satellites arrive at Cape Canaveral
SES's ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites have arrived at Cape Canaveral where they will be readied for launch by SpaceX this summer. Both satellites will join the eight O3b mPOWER satellites already in operation at Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) ...
SpeQtral + Thales Alenia Space launch new quantum comms by satellite experimental phase
SpeQtral and Thales Alenia Space have signed a new collaboration agreement, extending their strategic partnership for the development and demonstration of quantum communications between space and Earth. Quantum information networks represent a major breakthrough in information technology. They will enable ...
UK Space Sustainability Report reveals leading performers but critical gaps remain
SustainabilityOf.Space has released the first comprehensive analysis behind the UK Space Leaderboard. This is the first regional report from a ground-breaking benchmarking tool that assesses sustainability performance across more than 500 space-related organizations operating in, or from, the UK. Published ...
UK’s Orbex and Germany’s Exolaunch partner in smallsat launch services
Orbex PrimeOur team of aerospace engineers have completely re-thought and re-designed the launch vehicle, from avionics and software to structures and propulsion. Orbex, the UK-based orbital launch services company, announceds a strategic five-year partnership with Exolaunch, a provider of launch ...
European Space Agency’s Sentinel-4 Mission launches with Teledyne Space Imaging CCD technology
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) designed, tested, and manufactured two powerful charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors delivered to Airbus GmbH for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-4 air-quality monitoring mission. Sentinel-4, mounted on the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S) satellite, successfully ...
Wishing Everyone a Happy July 4th … Independence Day, U.S.A.
Satnews Publishers’ offices will be closed on Friday, July 4th, to celebrate the July 4th holiday, returning on Monay, July 7th. The entire Satnews team wishes those who celebrate Independence Day a most enjoyable holiday. We remember sacrifices have been made ...
Novaspace’s Report indicates defense spending fuels $182.6 billion (€155bn) miniaturization of technologies + EO satellite boom
The 18th edition of Novaspace's Earth Observation Satellite Systems report finds 5,770 EO satellites set to launch by 2034, fuelling a $182.6 billion (€155bn) market surge, as national defence priorities shape space strategy “A new generation of defense suppliers is ...
