Following on from the launch of the first Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite, MTG-I1, last December, the European Space Agency (ESA) focus is now on getting its partner satellite, MTG-S1, […]
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ESA: Exoplanet surveyor Ariel passes PDR
Ariel, ESA’s nexgen mission to observe the chemical makeup of distant exoplanets, has passed a major milestone after successfully completing its payload Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The successful completion of […]
Beam-hopping JoeySat passes on-orbit tests
An advanced broadband satellite that is providing high-speed internet services that demonstrate nexgen 5G connectivity has passed initial, on-orbit tests. As they can swiftly switch their coverage between different locations, […]
AAC Clyde Space: xSPANSION project moves into final phase
AAC Clyde Space and partners have agreed to move into the phase 3B of the xSPANCION project, wherein the project will be completed with the manufacturing of ten novel spacecraft, […]
Advanced aircraft tracking will come live from space
Satellites will soon be used to keep an independent eye on airborne planes, under a deal agreed between ESA and Spire Global, a company that provides space-based data, analytics and […]
ESA: Ariane 6 launch system tests are progressing well
Teams preparing Ariane 6 for its inaugural flight successfully completed, for the first time, a launcher preparation and countdown sequence on July 18th. at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. […]
ESA selects Thales Alenia Space for SOLARIS feasibility study
Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a feasibility study for the SOLARIS initiative — this study will determine the viability of a […]
ESA: New Galileo station goes on duty
This week marks another important milestone for the Galileo project with the ground segment formally gaining a brand-new asset. Galileo’s new Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT&C) facility is a 13.5-meter […]
Thales’ contract to provide cybersecurity for Galileo Second Generation (G2G)
Thales has been notified by the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) and the European Union represented by the European […]
Fleet Space Technologies acquires European frequency assets and continues the company’s global expansion
Fleet Space Technologies has expanded its global footprint with its acquisition of rights to new, long-term, frequency filings in Europe — in the firm’s first commercial venture on the European […]