SES acquiring Intelsat
SES S.A. (“SES”) and Intelsat S.A. (“Intelsat”) have agreed to the former acquiring the latter through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion (2.8 billion euros) and certain contingent ...
ULA’s Atlas V Starliner’s first human launch of NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams to ISS
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket will launch on May 6, 2024 at 10:34 p.m. EDT Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft with two NASA astronauts, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita (Suni) Williams on the Crew Flight ...
Koonibba set to host one of the largest commercial rockets ever to launch from Australian soil
Australia will take another step forward as a space faring nation with a 11.5-metre-tall single stage rocket set to launch from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range on Thursday — this launch is for German rocket manufacturer HyImpulse who transported their ...
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Spirent announces PNT X – the next generation test solution for PNT
Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT) has unveiled PNT X, the company's next-generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) simulation system. Designed to deliver unprecedented performance and flexibility in PNT simulation and testing, PNT X offers the highest fidelity and most signal sources in a single test ...
Airbus to expand the company’s Earth Observation constellation with Pléiades Neo Next
Airbus has launched the Pléiades Neo Next program to expand its very high resolution Earth observation constellation. This new program will result in new satellite assets and capabilities, including enhanced native resolution. As a first step of Pléiades Neo Next, ...
Spire Global secures multi-million$ deal with financial firm for weather forecasts
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has entered into a multi-million-dollar deal with a financial firm to provide the firm's High-Resolution Weather Forecast model, which offers a six-day outlook powered by proprietary data collected from space, and develop an AI-powered model ...
Umbra Advances to Phase II of the DARPA DRIFT program
Umbra has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to progress to Phase II of the Distributed Radar Image Formation Technology (DRIFT) program. This significant milestone underscores Umbra's pivotal role in advancing cutting-edge capabilities for DARPA's mission ...
NASA sets coverage for Dragon spacecraft relocation on ISS
The SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft pictured from the International Space Station. Photo is courtesy of NASA. In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (read this news item), four crew members aboard the ISS will relocate the SpaceX ...
Secure World Foundation’s leadership advancements
Secure World Foundation announces promotions in the leadership team, further strengthening their commitment to the secure, sustainable, and peaceful uses of outer space. These key roles will enhance strategic planning and execution for future-year projects. Krystal Azelton Krystal Azelton has ...
QinetiQ achieves UK’s first jet-to-jet teaming between aircraft and autonomous drone
QinetiQ has successfully trialed the UK’s first Crewed-Uncrewed-Teaming demonstration between a crewed aircraft and an autonomous jet drone. The trial – which took place in collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Royal Navy and the Air ...
The SES O3b mPOWER system starts providing high-performance connectivity services
SES' O3b mPOWER second-generation, software-enabled, satellite system is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at MEO (8,000km away from the Earth) and with extensive ground infrastructure built ...
Neuraspace unveils free SYNC + subscription-based PRO tiers for the firm’s Space Traffic Management platform
Neuraspace recently launched SYNC, a free version (tier) of its end-to-end STM (Space Traffic Management) platform, as well as the subscription-based PRO tier. Both tiers are software-as-a-service (SaaS) and feature a new real-time and collaborative exchange between satellite operators. This ...
Satcom Global enhances AuraNow VSAT coverage via a new Intelsat agreement
Satcom Global and Intelsat (PDF) recently announced a new global agreement, driving expansion and further enhancing the global Ku-band network behind the flexible and scalable AuraNow VSAT solution. Vessels with AuraNow on board will now benefit from the combination of ...