Australia’s largest space company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has been selected to develop and launch a new sovereign surveillance satellite for the Department of Defence, as part of the government’s $7 billion investment in new space capabilities. Australia’s Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, announced the $15 million partnership with Gilmour Space, highlighting the government’s commitment to […]
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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) platform by Thales Alenia Space. With this contract, ARABSAT joins geostationary satellite operators who have selected this technology to empower their business and transition from […]