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 […]
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Forrester’s Digest: Thaicom resists takeover bid
A takeover bid for satellite operator Thaicom has been made by Gulf Edge, Gulf Energy and Intouch Holdings. Gulf Edge already owns 41.14 per cent of Thaicom and if successful […]
SpaceX to launch Thuraya 4-NGS on Thursday
SpaceX is scheduled to launch Thuraya 4-NGS at 5:27 PM – 9:53 PM PST from Space Launch complex 40, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being […]
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 […]
ONERA, ThrustMe + Airbus Defence & Space explore iodine-based propulsion for satellites
ONERA, ThrustMe, and Airbus Defence & Space have initiated the IPISC project (Iodine Propulsion Interaction with Satellites and Components), supported by ESA and CNES. This project aims to evaluate the […]
Airbus Space, “Merger with Thales-Alenia possible” as rivals combine expertise
Aerospace giant Airbus Defence & Space CEO Guillaume Faury told analysts that he would prefer to merge all of its Space Division with rival satellite specialist Thales Alenia Space’s similar […]
First all-new MetOp complete + sibling in testing
With all instruments integrated, the first ESA MetOp Second Generation-A, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite is now fully assembled and on schedule for liftoff next year. Meanwhile, its sibling, MetOp-SG-B1, is undergoing […]
Forrester’s Digest: Airbus Defence & Space to lay off 2,500
Airbus Defence & Space is having a tough time. It has, in the past, confirmed that it is facing a challenging business environment, and now says it will “streamline the […]
L3Harris ‘notches another milestone’ for the Biomass satellite as its large unfurlable mesh reflector arrives in France
L3Harris reports it has ‘notched another milestone’ in aiding the European Space Agency’s (ESA) five-year mission to better understand the state of the Earth’s forests and their role in the […]
SpaceX is enlisted to launch Thaicom-10 satellite
Thaicom, the Asian satellite and space tech company, has announced that its subsidiary, Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), has signed an agreement with SpaceX for the launch of Thaicom-10, Thaicom’s […]