Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has entered into an agreement to acquire Lithuanian smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer, NanoAvionics. The planned acquisition expands KONGSBERG’s space offering to also have products and technology for manufacturing small satellites. NanoAvionics is a smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer with significant global growth in recent years, including expansions […]
Satellites
D-Orbit signs launch + deployment contract with Kepler Communications
D-Orbit has signed a launch and deployment contract with Kepler Communications that covers the launch of two, 6U, telecommunications smallsats. The satellites will be boarded inside the ION Satellite Carrier (ION), D-Orbit’s proprietary, versatile, and cost-effective, orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) designed to precisely deploy satellites and perform technology demonstrations of third-party payloads on-orbit. After launch, […]
ICEYE’s new business will offer complete SAR missions for customers
ICEYE has established a new line of business that is focused solely on delivering fully operational satellite missions to customers looking for their own orbital SAR capabilities. Governments and large multinational corporations are able to purchase their own radar imaging satellites from ICEYE and operate them independently, or arrange ICEYE to manage the spacecraft exclusively […]
Avanti Communications + Viasat enter a long-term capacity agreement targeting the energy sector
Avanti Communications (“Avanti” has signed a long-term capacity lease agreement with Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) to help support the connectivity needs of their customers in the energy sector. Capacity from Avanti’s fleet of HYLAS Ka-band satellites will be used to extend coverage across the North Sea and Western Africa. Viasat and Avanti have a long-standing […]
Aireon ADS-B surveillance data to expand Boeing’s Safety Management System
Aireon, a leading provider of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) services, will deliver its flight data stream to Boeing [NYSE: BA], who will use the stream to expand their advanced data analytics capabilities in its effort to further strengthen the safety of commercial air travel. Aireon will provide historical aircraft data and near real-time aircraft […]
Xplore completes satellite testing of Microsoft Azure Orbital
Xplore Inc., providing Space as a Service®, completed a satellite testing initiative using Microsoft Azure Orbital to conduct satellite operations for the NOAA-18 satellite. Xplore is operating over a dozen satellites on-orbit; the company completed its work with Azure and became one of the first, cloud-based, ground control software apps to operate a NOAA satellite. […]
Globalstar’s advanced edge platform for satellite asset tracking and telematics data
By defining smart data at the edge, users send only the data they need over the highly reliable Globalstar LEO satellite network to the customer endpoint — significantly reducing transmission costs. Globalstar, Inc. , a mobile satellite services and connectivity provider, introduced Realm Enablement Suite, a portfolio of satellite asset tracking hardware and software solutions featuring a powerful […]
International space security researchers qualify for the 3rd annual Hack-A-Sat competition organized by USSF and USAF
The third annual Hack-A-Sat qualification round occurred virtually May 21-22, with more than 800 teams and 2,500 individual security researchers working through a set of space-related cybersecurity challenges for a chance to win cash prizes and entry into the final event. Organized by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, along with space and […]
A world premiere for Airbus as the company delivers the third radar for the Copernicus satellite
Airbus has finished the third instrument for the Sentinel-1 satellite series which includes a new separation mechanism to help the spacecraft avoid space debris. The C-band radar for the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is now en route to Thales Alenia Space facilities in Rome, Italy, where integration and testing will occur. The satellite is scheduled for […]
Satellite megafactory unveiled by Aerospacelab — 500 satellites capacity per year
Aerospacelab has unveiled their satellite megafactory commitment, with a yearly production capacity of 500 satellites — this makes this site the largest satellite manufacturing plant in Europe. This groundbreaking new site, which will be built by Sambrinvest in Charleroi, follows the launch of the company’s Monnet Center facility, located in Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve that can produce as […]