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 — […]
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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 […]
Airbus awarded million€€€ Syracuse IV ground segment contract
Within the Syracuse IV program, Airbus has been awarded a 10-year framework agreement called Copernic for the construction and upgrading of part of the ground segment for the telecommunications satellites […]
The 2022 Future Space Leaders Grant Program Announced By The Future Space Leaders Foundation
The Future Space Leaders Foundation (FSLF) is pleased to announce the 2022 Future Space Leaders Grant Program. Intended for U.S. graduate students and young professionals who are pursuing space- and […]
ARABSAT Contracts Thales Alenia Space To Build A Software-Defined Satellite
ARABSAT and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract for the latter to build ARABSAT-7A, a fully flexible, Software-Defined Satellite (SDS) based on the Space Inspire (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) […]
Prométhée Contracts NanoAvionics To Build Their 1st EO Smallsat
Satellite operator Prométhée has contracted mission integrator NanoAvionics to build the first smallsat for the French company’s planned constellation of Earth Observation (EO) smallsats and image analysis platform. “ProtoMéthée-1” will […]