Together with partners German Aerospace Center (DLR), Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace and Airbus Defence and Space, KSAT will analyze optimized downlink scenarios for future European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Observation […]
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European Space Agency (ESA) selects DCUBED to lead smallsat deployable antenna array consortium
The Mechanical Assembly for Reflectarray Antennas of SmallSats (MARAS) project funded through ESA ARTES 4.0 will enable small telecommunications satellites to take their antenna capabilities to the next level with […]
SWISSto12 HummingSat’s product line’s roll-out support at ESA Ministerial Council reveals subscriptions in excess of €30 million
SWISSto12, Switzerland’s rapidly-growing aerospace company and a manufacturer of satellite payloads and systems, announces the HummingSat Partnership Project with the European Space Agency (ESA) is proceeding in the roll-out of […]
Airbus finalizes JUICE — French Guiana the next stop for an Ariane 5 launch
ESA’s mission will study Jupiter’s three largest icy moons and the Jovian system’s magnetic fields The Airbus-built JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission) spacecraft will shortly leave Toulouse, France, for […]
Synspective’s SAR and Insight Terra provide space-enabled data and monitoring of mine tailings facilities
Synspective, a Tokyo based SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite data and solutions provider, and Insight Terra, a London based start-up providing a cloud based environmental and infrastructure risk management platform […]
Airbus and VDL Group to produce UltraAir, an airborne laser communication terminal
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by […]
European Space Agency and Euroconsult to support space startups and entrepreneurs
The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent on behalf of its network of business incubation centers to boost its offering for space start-ups with high growth potential, […]
Airbus’ EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation system achieves key milestone
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key […]
ESA’s Comet Interceptor construction by OHB moves forward
ESA and OHB have signed a contract to move forward with the design and construction of ESA’s ambitious Comet Interceptor spacecraft, planned for launch in 2029. Unlike other missions, Comet […]
Spire Global preparing to launch six satellites in January of 2023
Spire Global, Inc. will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (SFS) no earlier than January of 2023. The satellites will demonstrate advancements […]