Throughout 2022, antenna manufacturer ANYWAVES has been addressing the challenging transition from unit to series production. Straying from the beaten path of the traditional processes, ANYWAVES blazes its own trail […]
France
French institutions award Exotrail in-orbit logistics missions worth several million euros
Exotrail’s in-orbit transport service spacedrop™, has been selected via a competitive tender process to perform the first orbital logistics missions ordered by French institutions. In a contract worth several million […]
Iridium partner SKYTRAC SATCOM selected for French light helicopter armed forces program
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has shared that Airbus Helicopters is providing the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger – HIL) French Armed Forces Program with H160M’s that will be factory-equipped with Iridium […]
It’s official… OneWeb to bond with Eutelsat
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and key OneWeb shareholders have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective of creating a leading, global player in Connectivity through the combination […]
Water-powered satellites have Thales Alenia Space partnering with MIPRONS
Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with Italian startup MIPRONS to develop an innovative propulsion system for satellites that uses water as a fuel. Based on MIPRONS’ proprietary technology, […]
SYRLINKS + CNES deliver transceiver + transmitter for the MERLIN mission
SYRLINKS, a designer of RF communication systems for the space domain, and CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales), have delivered their S-band transceiver — EWC29 — and the X-band transmitter — […]
Eclipse Global Connectivity partners with Thales to equip French Defense’s Airbus MRTT aircraft with a secure SATCOM solution
Last month, Eclipse Global Connectivity (Eclipse) partnered with Thales on a 17 year contract to develop and provide a SATCOM solution for French Defense Airbus MRTT aircraft. The project is […]
ArianeGroup to speed up the development of Europe’s 1st reusable + eco-friendly launchers
ArianeGroup has been given responsibility for two, particularly ambitious projects to speed up the development of reusable, eco-friendly, European launchers — the company will be heading the SALTO and ENLIGHTEN […]
Arianespace to launch MEASAT-3d + GSAT-24 satellites on June 22nd
Arianespace’s second launch of 2022 — the first Ariane 5 of the year — will place the MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GEO), with the launch occurring […]
ThrustMe wins an ESA GSTP contract to develop + qualify an electric propulsion system
ThrustMe has been awarded an ESA GSTP contract to develop and qualify the electric propulsion system NPT30-I2-1.5U. ThrustMe technology will integrate the GomSpace lead technology demonstration GOMX-5 mission — the […]