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Arianespace to launch ESA’s Biomass satellite on April 29, with Vega C

On Tuesday April 29th, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace is to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite from […]

Viasat’s contract with ATLAS Space Operations to provide NASA with mission-critical support

ATLAS Space Operations has been contracted by Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, to help provide mission-critical support to ongoing and future NASA missions. As one of four […]

constellr’s multi-year contract with the German Space Agency to provide Earth Observation research

constellr, a European provider of thermal data services that enables smarter decisions for climate action, resource use, and global food security through actionable thermal intelligence powered by precise monitoring of […]

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 […]

KSAT providing satellite C&C for ESA’s Arctic Weather satellite

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) significantly expanded their ground segment capabilities and the company is delivering comprehensive, end-to-end, ground segment services, including satellite operations (SatOps), for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) […]

China’s advanced satellites for climate, carbon monitoring now operational

China’s atmospheric environment monitoring satellite and terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite have been officially put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday. During their in-orbit testing, […]

SpaceX launches NOAA’s “monumental” GOES-U mission claiming “the nation’s most advanced weather observing and environmental monitoring satellite system” 

On Tuesday, June 25 at 5:26 p.m. ET, Falcon Heavy launched the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-U mission to a geostationary orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at […]

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 […]