A consortium led by Celestia TTI has been awarded a €9.9 million contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of a Tracking Radar for LEO Space Debris […]
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MDA’s CHORUS constellation will launch via SpaceX
MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has selected SpaceX to be the launch service provider for CHORUS, MDA’s next generation Earth observation constellation. CHORUS is targeted to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket […]
China launches reconnaissance satellites
A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the fourth Yaogan-39 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 23 October 2023, at 20:03 UTC (24 October, at 04:03 […]
Atheras Analytics to improve Ka-band link of weather outage predictions
Atheras Analytics, a global leader in predicting and managing the effects of atmospheric/weather impairments on Ka-band and Q/V-band satellite links, has announced its successful award of a co-funded ARTES development […]
Leonardo + Sierra Nevada Corporation partner to extend global ISR reach
Leonardo UK Ltd. and the firm’s U.S.-based subsidiary, Leonardo Electronics US Inc., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) that brings the companies together to […]
Lockheed Martin’s first LM 400 multi-mission space vehicle passes a milestone
The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) LM 400, a versatile, mid-sized satellite that can be adapted for military, civil or commercial uses, has successfully completed Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility testing. This trial is crucial to […]
Thales Alenia Space’s €112 million contract from ESA for IRIDE radar and optical satellites
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won contracts from the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a first batch of six small satellites […]
U.S. Navy contracts Curtiss-Wright for MOSA IFF radar system computer modules
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, IDIQ contract in excess of $8.7 million by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division to supply the company’s Modular Open Systems […]
HENSOLDT and Fraunhofer to cooperate on space surveillance radar to track debris
Sensor specialist HENSOLDT will cooperate with the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Technology (FHR) with the aim of transforming the technology demonstrator GESTRA (German Experimental Space Surveillance […]
Lockheed Martin’s first LM 400 multi-mission spacecraft is ready for final testing
Internally-funded LM 400 Tech Demonstrator Satellite Progresses Toward 2023 Launch The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) LM 400, a flexible, mid-sized satellite customizable for military, civil or commercial users, rolled off […]