UK’s Orbex and Germany’s Exolaunch Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement In Launch Services
Orbex, the UK-based orbital launch services company, has today announced a strategic five-year partnership with Exolaunch, a global leader in launch services, mission management, deployment systems and integration services for small satellites.
Globalstar Kicks Off Global Expansion with the First C-3 Tracking Antenna Supporting its New Constellation Installed at Clifton, Texas Ground Station
Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT), a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announces the successful installation of Clifton-8, the first 6-meter tracking antenna dedicated to its upcoming C-3 mobile satellite system, officially kicking off a sweeping global expansion of Globalstar’s ground infrastructure related to the new Extended MSS Network.
Sidus Space Partners with VORAGO Technologies to Advance Radiation-Hardened Compute Capabilities for Scalable Space and Defense Infrastructure
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), an innovative space and defense technology company, have announced a strategic collaboration with VORAGO Technologies to validate and integrate next-generation radiation-hardened microcontroller (MCU) technology through VORAGO’s Alpha Customer Program.
Thales Alenia Space to Develop SOLiS Very-high-throughput Laser Communications Demonstrator
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been selected by the French space agency CNES, as part of the space component of the France 2030 program launched by the French government, to develop a very-high-throughput laser communications demonstrator.
Government of Canada Extends MDA Space Contract Providing Continuous Space-based Maritime Awareness and Security
MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, have announced a contract extension with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (“DFO”) to provide critical and continuous maritime satellite surveillance data and analytics services for dark vessel detection.
Constellation Technologies & Operations Becomes UNIVITY and Moves from Promise to In-Orbit Test
A new name, an active payload in orbit, ground testing with telecom operators—and the first live connectivity demonstration on the horizon. The Constellation Technologies & Operations (CTO) becomes UNIVITY, asserting its ambition to build a shared space infrastructure that enables universal, affordable, and sustainable high-speed, low-latency internet services.
Momentus Wins Contract in Highly Competitive U.S. Space Force SpaceWERX Sustained Space Maneuver Challenge
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services, announced it has signed a $1.86M Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force.
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Choose Luxembourg as Joint Venture Headquarters to Drive European-Wide Space-Based Mobile Broadband Coverage
Vodafone Group and AST SpaceMobile Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS) today announced that their new joint venture satellite company, SatCo, will be headquartered in Luxembourg, creating a European sovereign integrated satellite service.
Skynopy Raises €15 Million to Build the First Real-Time, High-Speed, Satellite Ground Station Network
Skynopy, a French NewSpace startup providing ground station services for low Earth orbit satellites, has completed a record fundraising round less than 18 months after its creation.
MDA Space Reopens Operations at David Florida Laboratory
MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has taken over operation of the David Florida Laboratory (DFL) in Ottawa, ensuring this world-class testing facility remains open to industry and under sovereign Canadian control.
Finland Ministry of Defense Selects ICEYE for Space-Based Intelligence and Surveillance Capabilities
ICEYE, the European leader in new defense technology and the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, and the Finnish Ministry of Defense have signed a Letter of Intent that enables the Finnish Defense Forces to acquire ICEYE SAR satellites.
AST SpaceMobile & Fairwinds Technologies Demonstrate World's First Tactical NTN Connectivity Over Standard Mobile Devices
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS) announced the successful demonstration of the world’s first Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) tactical satellite communications delivering high-throughput data, voice, and video using unmodified mobile devices in collaboration with Fairwinds Technologies.
The European Space Agency Awards Thales Alenia Space the Study of the SIRIUS Mission to Monitor Urban Heat Islands from Space
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), to perform the mission consolidation study of the SIRIUS mission (Space Based Infra-Red Imager for Urban Sustainability), in the frame of the Scout missions, part of ESA's Earth Observation FutureEO programme.
New Generation Airbus-built Optical Constellation CO3D Satellites En Route for Launch Pad
The four latest generation optical satellites, developed and built by Airbus in partnership with the French Space Agency CNES are on their way to their launch pad in French Guiana.
Intelsat Partners with Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative to Expand Access to Education in East Africa
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, announced today a groundbreaking partnership with Academy Award-winning actor and humanitarian Forest Whitaker’s nonprofit, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), to revolutionize access to education in conflict-affected regions across Africa.
HawkEye 360 to Launch Cluster 12, Expanding Global Signals Intelligence Constellation
HawkEye 360 Inc., the global leader in signals intelligence, have announced the upcoming launch of its Cluster 12 satellites.