Airbus has finished the third instrument for the Sentinel-1 satellite series which includes a new separation mechanism to help the spacecraft avoid space debris. The C-band radar for the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is now en route to Thales Alenia Space facilities in Rome, Italy, where integration and testing will occur. The satellite is scheduled for […]
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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 development and qualification of the payloads for the first two satellites in the CO2M mission, part of Europe’s Copernicus program. Copernicus is the core satellite […]
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. SES’s O3b high-throughput, low-latency and secure communications features is ideal for data-intensive applications sought by the European governments, including Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) operations, […]
Arianespace to Propel The Sentinel-1C To Orbit Aboard A Vega-C Launch Vehicle
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Sentinel-1C in the first half of 2023 on Vega-C — the satellite, weighing around 2.3 metric tons, will be placed in SSO with an altitude around 690 km. Before Sentinel-1C satellite, both Sentinel-1A and […]
Decisions From the 2022 Space Summit
European leaders today confirmed their ambitious plans to work closely together to accelerate Europe as a world leader in space during a series of high-level meetings held in Toulouse, France. Under the plans, ESA, the EU and their member States are uniting to ensure that Europe fully realises the enormous untapped potential for space to […]
Million€€s Awarded To Isar Aerospace By The European Commission
Isar Aerospace has won the European Commission’s EIC Horizon Prize “Low-Cost Space Launch” and has received 10 million euros in prize money. The European Commission’s award was given to Isar Aerospace for their launch service solution using ‘Spectrum,’ a two-stage launch vehicle that offers flexible and cost-efficient access to space for small and medium-sized satellites […]
NEW SYMPHONIE CONSORTIUM WINS A New Symphonie Consortium Awarded A European Union Concept Study For Future Global Connectivity
New Symphonie, the recently established consortium of 22 European companies, has won the European Commission call for tenders entitled “New Space solutions for long-term availability of reliable, secure, cost-effective space-based connectivity.” The consortium — led by UNSEENLABS and Euroconsult, will be awarded a six month study contract for a total amount of 1.4 million euros. […]