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Arianespace to launch Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites and CNES’s MicroCarb satellite on July 25 from French Guiana

On Friday July 25th, 2025, at 11:03 p.m. local time (02:03 a.m. UTC, 04:03 a.m. CEST, on July 26th, 2025), Arianespace is to launch Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites, […]

Airbus Defence and Space implements new organization to shape division’s future competitiveness

Announcement from Airbus: The new organization of Airbus Defence and Space will come into effect on 1 July 2025, as previously communicated. The Division has completed all information and consultation […]

Arianespace to launch CO3D + MicroCarb satellites via Vega C

On July 25, 2025, Arianespace will place into orbit Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites, as well as the CNES’s MicroCarb satellite, with a Vega C rocket. The CO3D mission […]

Arianespace’s successful top secret launch for French military

The CSO-3 military observation satellite has been successfully launched by Arianespace atop an Ariane 6 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Carrying a very-high-resolution optical instrument built by Thales Alenia […]

Forrester’s Digest: Airbus, Thales to merge satellite divisions?

Europe’s two giant aerospace companies are looking to merge their satellite-related businesses. Airbus Defence & Space and Thales Alenia Space are in ‘nonbinding’ talks about merging their two divisions. One […]

Forrester’s Digest: Globalstar’s plans emerge

Globalstar, last week, ordered 50 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space. It has now been revealed that the C$1.1 billion (€0.74bn) order reflects a request made to the FCC on February […]

Oxford Space Systems selected for UK EO mission

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that the Oberon Earth Observation (EO) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite mission has been awarded to Airbus Defence and Space, with Oxford Space […]