The European Commission wants to build a new satellite constellation called IRIS2. A consortium (SpaceRise) has submitted its best and final bid to secure the contract to build the highly-secure […]
Eurostar Neo
Airbus awarded Bundeswehr contract for MILSATCOM system + Sentinel-2C on the move
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation, secure, military satellite system that includes geostationary satellites as well as ground segment, […]
Yahsat contracts Airbus for the construction of Al Yah 4 + Al Yah 5 satellites
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) has contracted Airbus Defence and Space to build the company’s new geostationary telecommunications satellites, Al Yah 4 (“AY4”) and Al Yah 5 (“AY5”). […]
Airbus Eurostar Neo Arabsat BADR-8 telecoms satellite shipped to Cape Canaveral and is ready for launch
Airbus’ latest nexgen GEO Eurostar Neo satellite — Arabsat BADR-8 — has been shipped to Cape Canaveral, ready for launch. The satellite will provide connectivity over Europe, Middle East, Africa, […]
First Eurostar Neo satellite reaches operational electric orbit
The first Eurostar Neo satellite built under ESA’s Neosat Partnership Project has completed its electric orbit raising to reach its geostationary position some 36,000 kilometers above Earth. The satellite — […]
Inmarsat’s-6 F2 satellite built by Airbus arrives on Airbus’ Beluga for launch in Florida
The second Airbus-built Inmarsat-6 geostationary telecommunications satellite (I-6 F2) has arrived on board an Airbus Beluga at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ready for its launch in February. The […]
Airbus’ giant Beluga delivers Airbus satellite to Cape Canaveral just hours after its twin was launched
The Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST), a special outsized aircraft, touched down at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida this weekend to deliver the Airbus-built HOTBIRD 13G satellite for […]
The first Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite is all set for shipment to Cape Canaveral for launch
The first of Airbus’ next generation geostationary Eurostar Neo satellites is ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral for launch preparations. HOTBIRD 13F will inaugurate the Eurostar Neo satellite era, […]