International Space Agreements
INNOSPACE signs MoU with UAE’s Madari Space for Space Data Center development
INNOSPACE (KS:462350) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Madari Space to cooperate on the joint development and commercialization of space data centers in the UAE. Through this MOU, INNOSPACE and Madari Space will jointly explore new space business, ...
AST SpaceMobile’s positive smartphone tests prove ready for Bell Canada’s connectivity
AST SpaceMobile performed well after the company ran tests for voice, video, and data over a standard smartphone. This success enables AST to partner with Bell Canada and prepares for Canadian direct-to-device distribution (D2D) of its signals. The technology goal ...
Novaspace expands to India
Novaspace, the global consulting and market-intelligence firm dedicated to the space sector, has opened a new office in India, marking a strategic milestone in the firm’s mission to connect global expertise with one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-evolving ...
Starlink is named as supplier for three more airlines; Virgin Atlantic, Singapore Airlines and Emirates
Word is in that there are three additional airlines that will be equipping their aircraft with Starllnk-supplied in-flight connectivity. The newest airlines to join in the picture are Virgin Atlantic which has selected Starlink on its Boeing 787s, Airbus A350s, ...
ISRO plans to 3x spacecraft output + Chandrayaan-4 to launch in 2028
The recent LVM3-M5/CMS-03 mission set for launch, photo courtesy of ISRO ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said the Indian government has approved the complex Chandrayaan-4 mission that is designed as a lunar sample-return mission for launch in 2028. The organization ...
ESA awards contract to SBQuantum for quantum sensors upgrades for space deployment
SBQuantum, the first company developing quantum diamond magnetometers capable of providing accurate readings from space, has received another contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). Funded through ESA’s FutureEO Program, the deal is worth nearly $1 million (€800,000) and will ...
Two arrangements mark a new step for Ariane 6 and Vega-C exploitation
Two Launchers Exploitation Arrangements (LEA) have been signed at the European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Paris, marking an important step in the continued operation of Ariane 6 and Vega-C. Following decisions taken by the ESA Council in 2023, the ...
Avanti Communications announces strategic partnership with Türksat to bridge connectivity gaps in South Africa
Avanti Communications has announced a strategic partnership with Türksat—this collaboration marks a significant milestone in Avanti’s mission to extend high-quality connectivity solutions across Africa, with a special focus on underserved regions in Southern Africa. Artistic rendition of the Türksat 5B ...
AST SpaceMobile comments on launch delays
BlueWalker-3 has a 64-square-meter antenna, the largest deployed commercially in low Earth orbit. Credit: AST SpaceMobile Commercial launches are now delayed by at least six months from the original timeline. The company has a launch scheduled for a prototype satellite ...
U-Space closes a 24 million euros series A to expand into the global smallsat constellation market
After an initial €7 million funding round in 2022, the French small satellite manufacturer U-Space has announced a new €24 million Series A round led by Blast, the French Ministry of Armed Forces’ Definvest fund managed by Bpifrance, and Expansion, ...
Rheinmetall + ICEYE establish joint venture
The technology group Rheinmetall and ICEYE have completed the establishment of their joint venture, Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions GmbH, based in Neuss, Germany. As the majority shareholder, Rheinmetall AG holds 60 percent of the shares in the joint venture, while ...
INNOSPACE begins payload integration for ‘HANBIT-Nano’ prior to the firm’s 1st commercial launch
INNOSPACE (KS:462350) has begun functional checks and satellite–launch vehicle interface tests for customer satellites and experimental payloads as part of the operational procedures for its first commercial launch mission SPACEWARD of the ‘HANBIT-Nano’. This procedure verifies the electrical and mechanical ...
Space Systems Command foreign military sales MoU for GPS user equipment represents the next era of allied partnerships
A new, multi-lateral agreement that allows participating nations to buy and sellmilitary Global Positioning System User Equipment for common defensestimulates Foreign Military Sales and allied interoperability. U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC), along with the Department of War ...
INNOSPACE to launch HANBIT-Nano SPACEWARD mission on November 22 including 5 smallsats
INNOSPACE (KS:462350), a South Korean satellite launch service company targets 3:00 p.m. on November 22 (Brazil time) for the launch of its first commercial launch vehicle ‘HANBIT-Nano’ as part of the SPACEWARD mission. The target launch date was determined following an ...
HydroGNSS satellite twins are poised for their launch at Vandenberg SFB
A British-built twin-satellite mission, designed to monitor key climate variables linked to water, has been preparedfor its journey into Earth orbit. HydroGNSS is scheduled to launch this month aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, ...
Sateliot launches a project with ESA for satIoT
Sateliot will test a pioneering system that allows its satellites to connect with IoT devices without relying on satellite navigation systems (GNSS) such as GPS. This breakthrough opens new opportunities in sectors such as Security, where Europe’s technological autonomy and ...
Rocket Lab launches “The Nation God Navigates” to join SAR constellation for Japan
Photo by Satnews. "The Nation God Navigates” launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 19:51 UTC on November 5, 2025, deploying QPS-SAR-14, nicknamed YACHIHOKO-I for the Japanese god of nation-building, to a 575km circular Earth orbit ...
Three Chinese astronauts stranded at the Chinese space station as the return capsule hit by debris
Double the taikonauts makes a full house. Three Chinese astronaurs, or taikonauts, will be delayed unexpectedly on China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbital debris on Wednesday. There return date was ...
A universe of collaboration: IAC 2025 marks a new era in space sustainability
The global space community gathered in Sydney for the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025), held from 29 September to 3 October 2025. .Organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) the world’s largest space non-profit association with more than 600 ...
Sentinel-1D climbs to orbit via an Ariane 6
Ariane 6 launch with the Sentinel-1D satellite aboard from Europe's Spaceport The Sentinel-1 mission, which provides radar vision for the Copernicus Earth observation program, has added the on-orbit arrival in SSO of the final first generation series of satellites, the ...




















