Maxar Technologies and Busek Co. confirmed successful completion of an end-to-end hot fire test campaign validating all major elements of the 6 kW solar electric propulsion (SEP) subsystem being designed […]
Manufacturing
OHB Sweden AB Signs Rocket Factory Augsburg AG To A Dedicated Launch Contract
OHB Sweden AB, subsidiary of space and technology group OHB SE, has signed a contract for a dedicated launch with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) for an upcoming mission that […]
ViaLite Launches 6 GHz Bandwidth Link Which Is IP Rated
The Black OEM from ViaLite is the latest in the Mil-Aero range of stand-alone RF over fiber modules. Operating in frequencies from 10 MHz to 6 GHz, it provides the […]
Combining Talents To Launch Smallsats… Gilmour Space + Fleet Space Technologies
Gilmour Space Technologies and Fleet Space Technologies are joining forces to launch smallsats to orbit. Fleet Space launched Australia’s first commercial smallsats in 2018 and its fifth just last week […]
Dragonfly Aerospace’s Gecko Imager Delivered To Loft Orbital
Dragonfly Aerospace has delivered a customized Gecko electro-optical imager to Loft Orbital to fly on that firm’s YAM-3 satellite that is due to launch in Q2 of 2021. The Gecko […]
New RF Offerings From L-com
L-com, an Infinite Electronics brand and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, has added a new series of fixed RF attenuators and RF loads to address myriad applications involving […]
SKY Perfect JSAT Signs Airbus For Superbird-9 Sat Build
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has selected Airbus to build Superbird-9, a fully digital in-orbit reconfigurable telecommunications satellite. The satellite will be based on Airbus’ standardized OneSat product line. Airbus will […]
Eutelsat Contracts Airbus To Build The EUTELSAT 36D Satellite
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has signed a contract with Airbus for the procurement of EUTELSAT 36D to succeed EUTELSAT 36B, expected to reach its end of life at the […]
Aussies’ Fleet Space Technologies Applies for $5 Million Grant Will Increase Building From Three Smallsats to 50 Per Year
If the grant application is successful, Fleet Space will become a major satellite manufacturing hub and increase its payroll from 31 staff today to 128 by 2024… Australia’s satellite manufacturer, […]
Arianespace Signs Avio For 10-Vega C Launcher Builds
Arianespace has signed an agreement with Avio, prime contractor for the Vega and Vega C launchers, to start production of a batch of ten new Vega C rockets, to be […]