The European Commission awarded two contracts for 12 satellites — 6 satellites each — for a total of EUR €1.47 billion to ThalesAleniaSpace (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) […]
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Airbus Meets Milestone, One Step Closer to Building Next Gen Military Satellite
Airbus was awarded the Skynet 6A contract in July 2020 and teams across its sites in Stevenage, Portsmouth and Hawthorn have been working on the program to achieve this key […]
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 […]
Euroconsult’s Latest Research Puts Space Economy @ $385 Billion
In their latest research product, “The Space Economy Report 2020,” Euroconsult estimates that the consolidated space economy, including both government space investments as well as commercial space, totaled $385 billion […]
Rakon Helps Build A Satellite View of Climate Change
Rakon products are on-board the Copernicus satellite Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (‘Sentinel-6’), which was launched on November 21 and sent back its first measurements of sea level last week. The mission […]
United Launch Alliance Rocks NROL-44 Mission Launches to Support National Security
This morning’s notification indicated a delay of ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket on a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. To recap, the United launch Alliance rocket departed Space Launch […]
Inter-Satellite, Real-Time Data Relay System Debuts from Inmarsat + AddValue
The world’s first, publicly-available, real-time link between satellites in high and low earth orbits is now available — after a five-year collaboration, Inmarsat and Addvalue Innovation have announced the Commercial […]
Talia Acquires Arabsat 5C Ka-Band Beam
Talia has announced their further collaboration with Arabsat, acquiring an additional Ka-band spot beam for coverage across the Levant region. The new agreement adds an additional Ka-band spot beam on […]
Gilat’s New Global Defense VP/General Manager Was Brigadier General In Israel Defense Forces
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has enlisted the expertise of a retired Brigadier General from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to head Gilat’s Defense business to maximize opportunities […]
Second Emirati Satellite Project Initiated
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced a new satellite project called the MBZ-SAT, which […]