Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Ovzon AB have entered into a long-term agreement for the provision of satellite control services following a competitive bidding process involving all major […]
Satellites
CRISTAL Clear For Airbus Regarding A New Satellite Build For ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus to develop and build the Copernicus polar ice and snow topography mission (CRISTAL). With two satellites, the CRISTAL mission will ensure the […]
Capgemini Commissioned By ESA To Develop The Pilot Program For The BIOMASS Space Mission
Capgemini has been commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the pilot version of the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP), an innovative environment that provides data and […]
Turkey to Launch Türksat 5A Satellite into Space on November 30
… the festival kicked off with just three teams and 18 people five years ago and this year had 149 teams and 900 contestants. Turkey will launch the Türksat 5A […]
Sentinel-6 Satellite Being Prepped By Airbus For Transport To Launch Site
Airbus space engineers are preparing the European ocean satellite “Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich” for its journey to the Vandenberg launch site in California. Next week, the satellite will be loaded […]
The USAF’s AEHF-6 Satellite From Lockheed Martin Completes On-Orbit Test
The sixth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite successfully completed its On-Orbit Test (OOT) period on August 27, 2020. AEHF-6 will be part of […]
Thales Alenia Space To Provide Comms + PCDU For The HERA Mission
Thales Alenia Space has been selected by OHB and the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide the communications system as well as the Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit (PCDU) for […]
Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 Satellite Ready For Launch + Ops
After a comprehensive review, EUMETSAT and the other European and US partners of the Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 program confirmed readiness of all systems and teams for the launch and operations of the […]
Thales Alenia Space Commissioned To Build SATRIA Satellite For Indonesian Consortium
Satelit Nusantara Tiga (SNT) and Thales Alenia Space, Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have signed a Preliminary Work Agreement to start the activities of the broadband telecommunication […]
SpaceX’s Successful Launch, Again
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida the Kennedy Space Center at 8:46 a.m. Thursday, September 3, deploying a set of […]