Satellites

Satellites 23 November 2022

Successful launch of EUTELSAT 10B telecom satellite

A new-generation satellite delivering connectivity for the aviation and maritime sectors Cannes, November 23, 2022 – The EUTELSAT 10B communications satellite, built by Thales Alenia…

Satellites 15 November 2022

Saying goodbye to Galileo 1st Generation

Galileo is Europe’s largest satellite constellation – and the world’s most accurate satnav system. The work on Galileo began two decades ago with two test…

Satellites 8 November 2022

First small geostationary HummingSat sold

Satellite operator Intelsat has placed an order for the first small geostationary “HummingSat” developed as part of ESA’s efforts to support fast, dynamic and agile…

Satellites 2 November 2022

Bye-Bye Biomass: forest monitoring satellite departs for final testing before launch

Stevenage, 02 November 2022 – Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) forest measuring satellite has left the Airbus Defence and Space site in Stevenage and…

Satellites 25 October 2022

THINKOM PASSES 30 MILLION HOURS

THINKOM PASSES 30 MILLION HOURS OF OPERATIONAL TIME FOR Ku3030 PHASED ARRAY SATELLITE ANTENNAS ThinKom and Intelsat celebrate 30 million hours as the gold standard…

Satellites 14 September 2022

Galileo Second Generation technology tested in ESA labs

Europe’s first generation Galileo constellation is already the world’s most precise satellite navigation system – delivering metre-scale positioning to more than 3.5 billion users worldwide…

News, Satellites 21 June 2022

Airbus delivers third radar for Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission with a world premiere

Friedrichshafen, 21 June 2022 – Airbus has finished the third instrument for the Sentinel-1 satellite series. It features a world premiere of a new separation mechanism…

Satellites 14 June 2022

Airbus built MEASAT-3d communications satellite ready for launch

57th Eurostar E3000 geostationary satellite built by Airbus MEASAT-3d is equipped with C, Ku, Ka, Q/V and L-bands @AirbusSpace @MEASAT #Connectivity #SpaceMatters #NextSpace Toulouse, 14…

News, Satellites 13 June 2022

Airbus-built Earth observation satellite (SARah-1) ready for launch

World-class Earth observation satellite system developed for the Bundeswehr Latest radar technology together with very fast alignment and flexible shaping of the antenna beam enables…

Satellites 13 June 2022

OneWeb and Telespazio partner for Eurosatory 2022 Exhibition

Paris, 13 June 2022 – OneWeb, the global space-based communications company, will join Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), at Eurosatory…

Defence, Satellites 18 May 2022

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace orders three surveillance satellites from NanoAvionics

Commercial mission will also be the precursor of Norway’s first smallsat constellation Vilnius, Lithuania, 18 May 2022 – Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) has placed…

Satellites, Space 26 April 2022

Keeper of the winds shines on

Launched back in 2018, Aeolus has outlived its 36-month in-orbit design life – but going above and beyond, it continues to deliver excellent data. This…

Satellites 14 April 2022

Satellites improve national reporting of greenhouse gases

With the climate crisis continuing to tighten its grip, nations around the world are making efforts to reduce emissions of climate warming gases. To track…