In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) refers to extending the life or functionalities of spacecraft that are already on-orbit — this can be accomplished by performing maintenance, adjusting a spacecraft’s orbit, changing the […]
European Space Agency (ESA)
Europe’s first lightning imager captures 1,000 pictures per second that help produce a meteorological breakthrough
The first satellite instrument continuously detecting lightning over Europe and Africaison is delivering a breakthrough for the detection and prediction of severe storms. Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, and the […]
European Space Agency (ESA) unveils new events venue in the UK
A state-of-the-art conference center that will support the thriving UK space industry has opened at Harwell campus in Oxfordshire. Part of ESA’s European Center for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), […]
ESSP + Viasat agree to commercialize the Iris air traffic program
Viasat, through its recently acquired business, Inmarsat, has signed a long-term contract to appoint European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) as the Service Provider for the Iris air traffic modernization program, […]
OQ Technology wins million€ ESA contract to build 3 advanced smallsats
OQ Technology has been awarded a 1.1 million euros contract to design, build, integrate, test and demo three, advanced smallsats that will feature multiple payloads, providing space-based, 5G, narrowband Internet-of-Things […]
ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite progressing toward launch
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite has passed the Critical Design Review (CDR), a key step to start the manufacturing of the satellite ahead of planned launch in […]
Teledyne e2v Space Imaging celebrates sensors success as Aeolus de-orbits
Teledyne e2v Space Imaging , part of Teledyne Technologies, designed and built sensors for Aeolus, the first European Space Agency (ESA) satellite mission to acquire profiles of Earth’s wind on […]
EnduroSat’s Balkan constellation selected by ESA + the EU for the Copernicus Contributing Missions
EnduroSat’s Balkan Constellation has been selected by ESA and the European Union (EU) for the Copernicus Contributing missions. The Balkan Constellation is another step in EnduroSat’s mission of making space […]
ESA’s Copernicus reveals carbon monoxide from fires in Canada
As climate change increases the risk of wildfires across the globe, the spate of fires that hit Canada in May and June suggest that 2023 is on course to be […]
Sun-watching Proba-3 formation flyers tested for take-off
ESA’s pair of Sun-watching Proba-3 satellites have been placed in take-off configuration (see image above), one on top of the other, for testing in simulated launch and space conditions at […]