Kcell, Kazakhstan’s leading mobile network operator, and SES, a leading, global content connectivity provider via satellite, have successfully demonstrated satellite-enabled cellular networks in remote parts of Kazakhstan. Kcell’s terrestrial network […]
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OHB + ESA Sign Rider-Contract For The 2nd Copernicus CO2M EO Development Phase
The CO2M mission of the European Earth Observation Program, Copernicus aims to specifically measure how much climate-changing carbon dioxide is actually released into the atmosphere by human activities. OHB System […]
NanoAvionics Alpha Smallsat Demo To Be Powered By Gama Solar Sails
NanoAvionics has been contracted by Gama for a demonstration of Gama’s solar sails propulsion system in LEO. Under the mission agreement, NanoAvionics will provide its 6U smallsat bus, payload integration […]
Key Milestone Reached By Thales Alenia Space In The Ongoing Development of Prime OBH’s Copernicus CO2M Mission For The ESA
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed an amendment to its CO2M contract worth €169 million with project prime contractor OHB for the […]
A Major NATO Airborne Contract Goes To Horizon Technologies For Their Flying Fish™ Airborne SIGINT System
Horizon Technologies has been assigned a £2 million contract by a NATO customer for the company’s FlyingFish™ airborne SIGINT system. This follows a number of 1Q 2022 orders from a […]
Miratlas Secures Million$€ In Seed Funding
Miratlas has raised 2 million euros in seed funding — the round was led by Karista and supported by Région Sud Investissement and private investors. This major, initial funding is […]
Airbus’ Final Two Dispenser-Free Pléiades Neo Constellation Satellites Ready For Launch
The last two satellites of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pléiades Neo constellation are on track for launch later this year, following successful final tests in Toulouse’s clean rooms. Following […]
Tying Tuvalu Into Complete Satellite Connectivity Solutions Is Eutelsat
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and The Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation (TTC) have signed a contract for capacity on the EUTELSAT 172B satellite to support the extension of corporate networks for […]
OneWeb + Telefónica Global Solutions MoU To Improve European + LATAM Connectivity
OneWeb and Telefonica through, Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS), the subsidiary of global telecommunications company Telefónica, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve connectivity services across Europe and Latin America. The […]
SES + ESA To Enable GovSatCom With MEO Constellation
SES has released information that the company’s non-geostationary MEO satellite network will now be part of the GovSatCom-grade satellite communications platform that it has developed with the co-funding by ESA. […]