Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. announced completion of a deal with Eutelsat OneWeb to purchase its 50% share of the Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS) joint venture. Airbus is now the […]
Manufacturing
Pixxel to launch six home-built hyper-spectral Fireflies satellites in June
Pixxel recently launched its satellite manufacturing unit, Mega Pixxel, in Bengaluru where it can assemble, integrate and test 40 satellites weighing 100 kilograms every year as the nascent company aims […]
SpaceX preps for a Friday launch of 22 Starlinks
SpaceX is ramping up once again and targeting Friday, September 15 at 12:03 a.m. ET (04:53 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from […]
Sierra Space + Redwire partner for in-space biotech facilities
Sierra Space has engaged in a strategic partnership with Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW). Specifically, the two companies are collaborating on groundbreaking commercial pharmaceutical and biotech R&D and manufacturing in LEO. […]
HawkEye 360 initiates manufacturing of their Satellite Clusters 12 + 13 under SFL’s Flex program
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has announced that HawkEye 360 has initiated manufacturing of the 12th and 13th Clusters of the company’s radio frequency (RF) geolocating, smallsat constellation — the six […]
MDA’s appointment of VP of Satellite Systems
MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), provider of advanced technology and services to the expanding global space industry, announced the appointment of Luigi Pozzebon as the company’s Vice President of Satellite Systems, reporting […]
Satcube building mass production, state-of-the-art, production facility for satellite terminals
Satcube is building a new facility for mass production of satellite terminals, both for existing product verticals and new ventures for LEO and vehicular applications — this new state-of-the-art facility […]
Exobotics to build a smallsat for GenMat for mapping all of the Earth’s minerals
Exobotics has won a multi-million-pound customer contract from advanced materials specialist Quantum Generative Materials (GenMat) to construct a high-precision, remote sensing, prospecting satellite. Exobotics will design, manufacture, and test a […]
Amazon’s new Project Kuiper facility will increase satellite manufacturing with goal of four satellites daily
Amazon’s new facility in Kirkland, Washington, will provide jobs and infrastructure to scale satellite production ahead of a full commercial deployment. Amazon is continuing to invest in people and facilities […]
An RFP for 600 LEO satellites issued by Rivada Space Networks
Rivada Space Networks GmbH has issued a request for proposals for 600 LEO satellites, having released the RFP for the associated, heavy-lift launch services two weeks ago. The company anticipates […]