Starlab Space LLC (Starlab Space), the global joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, has welcomed MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) as a strategic partner and equity owner in […]
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SES launches SES Open Orbits™ IFC Network
SES has reached agreements-in-principle with several regional satellite network operators to launch the SES Open Orbits™ Inflight Connectivity (IFC) Network to enable seamless connectivity services to airlines around the world. […]
Airbus delivers 1st active antenna of the SpainSat NG-I satellite
Acceptance testing of the active transmit antenna for Hisdesat’s SpainSat NG-I satellite has been successfully completed following the final radiation pattern tests — the antenna is being integrated onto the […]
Beyond Gravity: Key products for new European navigation satellites
The past weekend witnessed two additional European Galileo navigation satellites launched into orbit. In parallel, work on the second generation of Galileo satellites is already underway on Earth. Beyond Gravity […]
Airbus to expand the company’s Earth Observation constellation with Pléiades Neo Next
Airbus has launched the Pléiades Neo Next program to expand its very high resolution Earth observation constellation. This new program will result in new satellite assets and capabilities, including enhanced […]
EarthCARE satellite set to explore the Earth’s skies
The EarthCARE satellite — developed by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — addresses two of the fundamental challenges that we face […]
Mitsubishi Corporation joins Starlab Space as strategic partner, equity owner in JV
Starlab Space LLC (Starlab Space), the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, has welcomed Mitsubishi Corporation as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space — this partnership […]
SpaceX launches EUTELSAT 36D providing more than 1100 broadcast channels in Africa, Russia and Europe
On Saturday, March 30 at 5:52 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the EUTELSAT 36D mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center […]
UPDATE: 3 Saturday launches, 22 Starlink from West Coast, 23 Starlink and Eutelsat-36D launches from East Coast
SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Saturday, March 30 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg […]
Airbus-built TEXUS sounding rockets launched to conduct experiments in microgravity
The TEXUS 60 rocket was successfully launched by Airbus on Sunday, March 24, at 10:45 CET, from Esrange Space Centre in Kiruna, Sweden — the rocket reached an apogee of […]