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Eutelsat selects Airbus Defence and Space to build OneWeb LEO constellation extension
Eutelsat Group (Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build the extension of the company's OneWeb LEO constellation. Under a contract signed between the two companies, Airbus will build the first batches of ...
Astranis to launch next four satellites on Tuesday, December 17th, via SpaceX Falcon
Photo of the MicroGEO satellite, courtesy of Astranis. The next four Astranis satellites are complete and ready for launch. They are currently at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and on track for their scheduled launch date of December 17th — ...
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Rocket Lab to launch an owl for Synspective, Owl the Way Up mission ready to go on Friday
The “Owl The Way Up” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens on December 21th Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand (December 17 ...
Forrester’s Digest: Astra 1P “fully operational”
On the heels of the news that that the latest pair of SES O3b/mPOWER satellites were successfully launched comes confirmation that its latest craft, Astra 1P, has been brought into service over Europe and serving 118 million TV homes. Following ...
Analyst: Starlink at 5m users
According to analysts at Quilty Space the SpaceX/Starlink ‘broadband-by-satellite’ system has now hit 5 million subscribers/users. “From its debut announcement of 60,000 subscribers in 2021 to hitting 5 million this month, Starlink’s growth trajectory is not only accelerating at a ...
UP Aerospace conducts latest research mission from Spaceport America
UP Aerospace launched its 21st suborbital space flight from the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport — Spaceport America. One of Spaceport America’s foundational tenants, UP Aerospace partnered with NASA’s Flight Opportunities program on its latest flight, SL-15, which featured its ...
FMV procures satellite launch capability at Esrange Space Center from Swedish Space Corporation
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for project establishment to create a basic capability for satellite launches from SSC’s Esrange Space Center. “This is an important step in our effort to ...
GPS World: Mysterious drone sightings surge across U.S. — military bases on alert
Unidentified UAVs over military installations have sparked security concerns across the United States — numerous sightings of suspected drones have been reported over residential areas, restricted sites and critical infrastructure, including reservoirs, electric transmission lines, rail stations, police departments and ...
Firefly awarded million$$$ NASA contract for Moon delivery to Gruithuisen Domes
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been awarded an approximately $179.6 million NASA contract to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028. Artistic rendition of Firefly’s Elytra Dark orbital vehicledeploying Firefly’s Blue ...
Deutsche Bank reports AST SpaceMobile valued at $53 per share
Analysts at Deutsche Bank have re-examined prospects for would-be global telco ‘space tower’ business AST SpaceMobile (AST) as being worth $53 (€50.51) per share. They recommend clients ‘BUY’ AST. “We currently expect AST will begin broad commercial service in northern ...
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat orders 100 new OneWeb satellites
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat, which already has some 654 of its OneWeb satellites in low Earth orbit, is ordering another 100 satellites from Airbus Defence & Space. The new satellites will be built at the Airbus plant in Toulouse, and ...
Teledyne Space Imaging awarded payload contract for the CAS instrument on LISA, the ESA Space Observatory mission
Photo of Teledyne Space Imaging's CAS instrument for the ESA LISA mission, courtesy of the company. Teledyne Space Imaging has been awarded the role of Prime Contractor for the CAS (Constellation Acquisition Sensor) instrument, contributing to the ESA mission, LISA ...
