On July 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. local time, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, lifted off flawlessly from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit for the German government and […]
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Reflex Aerospace’s first commercial customer, MBS, together accelerate innovation in orbit
Reflex Aerospace, a Munich and Berlin- based startup specializing in the design and manufacture of advanced satellites, has signed MBS as its first commercial customer. This strategic partnership will leverage […]
Full ignition for ESA’s Prometheus reusable rocket engine
According to ArianeGroup, which is developing Prometheus under contact to ESA, testing will continue at the end of 2023 at the German aerospace agency DLR’s test site in Lampoldshausen, Germany. […]
SSC to support OHB’s Heinrich Hertz mission with critical ground segment services
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has been contracted by OHB System AG to provide TT&C, LEOP and Emergency S-Band support for Germany’s new communications satellite Heinrich Hertz, also known as “H2SAT” […]
ESA’s Partnership Project’s first Triton-X satellite enroute to inaugural flight
The first satellite developed under the Triton-X multi-mission platform program for low Earth orbit is on its way to be integrated onto the launcher for its inaugural flight. Developed under […]
RFA completes their integrated upper stage system test
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) has successfully hot fired the company’s upper stage for a full duration of 280 seconds — this marks the successful completion of the Integrated System […]
AAC Clyde Space’s components onboard ESA’s Jupiter mission, JUICE
AAC Clyde Space has been part of the team developing the SWI instrument onboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter mission JUICE, that began traveling to its destination after launching […]
SES’ €75 Million of Multi-Year Video Contract Extensions
SES has signed multi-year capacity agreements totaling more than €75 million in backlog with multiple German private and public broadcasters. The majority of renewals span several years and will enable […]
Mynaric to develop quantum comms for satellite networks
Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN) was selected for three technology development projects that are related to quantum communication — these projects are part of the second phase of the QuNET initiative funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and co-funded with a total amount […]
constellr + Exolaunch sign MLA for smallsat AgTech constellation deployment
constelIr and Exolaunch have signed a multi-launch agreement (MLA) for the former’s high precision versatile ecosphere monitoring (HiVE) smallsat constellation. The HiVE constellation is designed to provide advanced warning to […]