The Sentinel-1 mission, which provides radar vision for the Copernicus Earth observation program, has added the on-orbit arrival in SSO of the final first generation series of satellites, the Sentinel-1D, […]
European Space Agency (ESA)
Sentinel-1D + Ariane 6 ready for liftoff
The time has come… ESA‘s Sentinel-1D satellite is in on its launch pad at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Also ready is Arianespace and the Ariane 6 launch vehicle to […]
Europe turns to space to boost resilience
European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, set the stage for discussions on the potential for space to support security at a conference entitled “Space for European Resilience: rising […]
ESA’s Arctic Weather satellite adds power to forecasts
Although ESA’s small Arctic Weather Satellite was built as a demonstrator for future constellation called EPS-Sterna, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is now incorporating its data into its […]
Decisions and announcements following the 337th ESA Council
The 337th meeting of ESA Council occurred at the European Space Agency’s headquarters in Paris on October 23rd and 24th, 2025. As detailed separately, Cyprus has signed its Associate Agreement […]
ESA-supported test leads to better in-flight connectivity
Better in-flight streaming and video-calling might just become more accessible thanks to a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Building upon the success of an experiment for a […]
1st data rec’d from Met-Op-SG’s IASI-NG
The IASI-NG instrument (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer-New Generation) flying on the Metop-SGA1 weather satellite has sent back its first data. Lifted into space from the Guiana Space Centre by an […]
ESA’s report credits themselves for better in-flight connectivity and video-calling due to experiment with Viasat antenna
A report by ESA indicates that they are responsible for better in-flight streaming and video-calling due to a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) that involved an experiment […]
EU wants UK participation in IRIS2
Laurent Jaffart, Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications at the European Space Agency (ESA), has spoken encouragingly about the UK participating in the EU’s IRIS2 super-constellation being assembled by the […]
Sateliot launches a project with ESA for satIoT Defense
Sateliot will test a pioneering system that allows its satellites to connect with IoT devices without relying on satellite navigation systems (GNSS) such as GPS. This breakthrough opens new opportunities […]