Earlier this month, the following was released by the Inmarsat regarding the UK’s Competition & Market Authority‘s position on the firm’s acquisition deal with Viasat… “We welcome this announcement that, […]
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New ‘phase shifter’ technology will reduce signal loss in antenna systems
A new type of high performance ‘phase shifter’ for use in advanced phase array antenna systems has been developed at the University of Birmingham. Researchers led by Dr. Yi Wang […]
ReliaSat’s acquisition of Arralis Technologies to refocus in Ka-band high data rate satellites, designing and manufacturing of space antennas and more
ReliaSat Limited, an employee-owned wholly U.K. enterprise, has agreed to acquire Arralis Technologies, formerly a Hong Kong owned manufacturer of market leading mmWave communications technology including satellite transceivers, sub-system modules, […]
Babcock awarded UK MoD contract to operate Skynet
Babcock International Group Plc (“Babcock”) has been awarded the contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) military satellite communications system. The six-year contract, commencing in […]
Thales Alenia Space to provide TETRA electric propulsion for Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-3 satellite
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to provide electric propulsion for incorporation on […]
A 1st for sustained microgravity research + testing on Earth by Gravitlab Aerospace Services
Gravitilab Aerospace Services Ltd. has announced a world first for microgravity research and testing. At their UAV testing site at Predannack airfield, Cornwall, UK, the company successfully engineered the first […]
UK Space Agency announces £50 million for satellite communications
The UK Space Agency has announced £50 million of funding for ambitious and innovative projects that will supercharge the UK’s satellite communications industry. The funding, which is part of the […]
Synspective’s SAR and Insight Terra provide space-enabled data and monitoring of mine tailings facilities
Synspective, a Tokyo based SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite data and solutions provider, and Insight Terra, a London based start-up providing a cloud based environmental and infrastructure risk management platform […]
CesiumAstro acquires UK’s TXMission smallsat communications company
CesiumAstro Inc., provider of active phased array communications technology for space and airborne systems, announced it has acquired TXMission Ltd. (pronounced “transmission”), a United Kingdom-based communications company that develops software-defined […]
AAC Clyde Space’s SEK 2.6 M follow-on order from Space Forge for reusable demonstration spacecraft’s in-orbit production mission
AAC Clyde Space, a New Space company, has received a EUR 234 k (approx. SEK 2.6 M) order from UK-based Space Forge to provide space products for a demonstration spacecraft […]