Astra and Holicity Inc. (NASDAQ: HOL) (“Holicity”) have announced a definitive business combination agreement that will result in Astra becoming a publicly-traded company. This transaction reflects an implied pro forma […]
Egypt Schedules Their “Next” Satellite Launch
A series of Egyptian “Next” satellites will be launched starting in December of this year, this according to the executive director of the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohammed El-Qousi, who told […]
Axelspace’s Second GRUS Smallsat Group Launch Is Set
Axelspace will be launching four satellites with a launch date set for March 20, 2021, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The 4 satellites (GRUS-1B, 1C, 1D, 1E) will be part […]
Space Flight Laboratory Launches 12 Smallsats Aboard the SpaceX Transporter-1 Mission
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) successfully deployed 12 satellites on January 24, 2021. The SpaceX Falcon 9 ride-sharing mission carried three different, SFL-designed smallsat platforms into orbit for three separate commercial […]
The ISRO’s CMS-01 Satellite Now In Final Orbit
The communication satellite CMS-01, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 14, has been placed in its final circular orbit of about 36,000 kilometres after orbit raising […]
New Director General @ EUMETSAT
Phil Evans is now the Director General of EUMETSAT, appointed to that positions as of January 1, 2021, taking over from Alain Ratier. Before starting at EUMETSAT, he was the […]
Satelliot Involved With 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) + Establishment Of New Timetable + SATCOM Specs
Space and satellite communications continue to gain weight in the telecommunications industry. This is demonstrated by the fact that non-terrestrial networks are increasingly taken into account by bodies as important […]
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch Vehicle Awarded NASA NLS II IDIQ Contract
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to launch planetary, Earth observation, exploration, and scientific satellites for the agency […]
A Full Mission Launch Set For TriSept’s Satellite Mix Aboard Relativity’s 3D Printed Terran 1 Rocket
Supporting a rideshare manifest with a mix of small and large satellites, TriSept Corporation has selected Relativity Space for a full mission aboard Relativity’s Terran 1, the world’s first entirely […]
Thales Alenia Space Delivers Euclid High Gain Antenna For Satellite Integration
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has delivered the K-band high gain antenna to be integrated with the rest of the Euclid satellite in […]