The FCC has approved OneWeb’s request to deploy an additional 1,280 satellites to provide high-speed broadband services in the US. The approval increases the number of satellites OneWeb can operate […]
SmallSat
Final Prep Underway For Arianespace’s Vega Smallsat Rideshare Mission
Final preparations are underway for Arianespace’s historic Vega rideshare flight with Europe’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser system, which has been rescheduled within a launch window from September 1 […]
NewSpace Prepares for Lift-Off in South Australia
Southern Launch will host the September 15 launch at its Koonibba Test Range (KTR) 40km northwest of Ceduna in the far west of South Australia on land leased from the […]
China To Launch Ethiopia’s Second China-Funded Satellite
Ethiopia is completing their planning for the launch of the nation’s second satellite into orbit next month, just eight months after the launch of the country’s ETRSS-1 satellite last December. […]
OHB Group Signs Rocket Lab For Early 2021 Launch
OHB Group has signed a contract for a dedicated launch on an Electron rocket with Rocket Lab — the launch was procured through OHB Cosmos International Launch Service GmbH, the […]
Redwire Names New Chief Growth Officer and EVP Of Space Infrastructure
Redwire has named Al Tadros as the firm’s Chief Growth Officer and EVP of Space Infrastructure, effective August 24. As a thought leader in on-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing, Mr. […]
RBC Signals Ties Up With Momentus For Global Ground Services SATCOM
RBC Signals has been engaged by Momentus for satellite communication (SATCOM) services — this agreement calls for Momentus to use assets within the RBC Signals global ground station network for […]
Capella Space Partners With Rocket Lab For Sequoia SAR Smallsat Launch
Capella Space has announced that the company is one step closer to making their mission vision a reality — the firm is partnering with Rocket Lab to launch Sequoia, the […]
XploreMR Reports That Smallsat Adoption Will Soar In The Defense Sector
The global small satellite market is anticipated to proliferate at a healthy pace and surge past valuation of US$ 8.9 billion by the end of the forecast period (2018 – […]
Scotland’s Launch Site + Pressure On Nilesat + OneWeb Reorg Plan Receives Objections
Scotland’s ‘Space hub Sutherland’ has gained planning approval to build the rocket launch facility. Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) intends to create Space Hub Sutherland on land owned […]